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Week of April 21, 2022
JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO
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VOLUME 38 | ISSUE 39
Easter weekend fun in Edgewater
Federal, state grant money heads to Lakewood with council green light Aid for low-income neighborhoods and a plan to deal with housing crisis meet little resistance BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Edgewater’s Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast was fun for all ages.
PHOTOS BY BOB WOOLEY
Cute kiddos and pups hunt for eggs and treats BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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ute kiddos, lucky pups and family fun took center stage at the City of Edgewater’s Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast on April 16 at Citizens Park Pavilion. SEE EGGS, P3
Displaying the goods at the City of Edgewater Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast.
No egg hunt would be complete without a visit from this guy.
This is how you find all of the eggs!
New member opposition failed to sideline Lakewood’s City Council from moving forward with approving an ordinance endorsing the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Plan during the April 11 regular meeting. The ordinance passed by a vote of 9-1 with only Mary Janssen (Ward 5) in opposition. Jeslin Shahrezaei (Ward 1) recused herself from the vote due to a work conflict. Before the vote was taken, Janssen cited the current national debt and her belief that many CDBG projects shouldn’t receive federal funding, as reasons for her opposition. The action plan outlines the projects and funding levels for the 2022 program year, which begins June 1. According to Amy DeKnikker, principal lanner and Lakewood CDBG program manager, the CDBG is a federal grant administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that is managed by Lakewood’s Comprehensive Planning and Research Division. She said HUD allocates funds to states, counties and cities to spend on projects that address local housing, social service and community development needs. The annual allocation amount is based on a formula derived from population, poverty rate, income and age of housing stock. SEE GRANTS, P3
INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | CALENDAR: PAGE 17 | SPORTS: PAGE 20
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