As we see box apartments going up around Lakewood, and 800 more people potentially moving onto the Barnes and Noble property, I thought The Suburban Times readers would be interested to know that Lakewood has been laser-focused on giving developers the highest possible profits. This came up at a recent City Council hearing. The council […]
Letter: Lakewood – Where Housing is Hot, and Public Input is Not
A funny thing happened on the way to incentivizing developers to put housing instead of businesses along Gravelly Lake Drive. Now the rest of the city is under consideration as well! You may recall that earlier this year, the City Council told the planning commission to re-examine the idea of incentivizing housing along Gravelly Lake […]
Letter: Housing densities in Lakewood and a proposed tax incentive for multifamily housing
I’m way overdue on posting an update to an issue I raised here in April. Thanks for your patience. This has to do with the proposal to create financial incentives for developers to build apartments and condos in the pink spaces you see in the map. Here’s what’s going on: – A divided City Council […]
Letter: More apartments for Gravelly Lake Drive by the mall and high school
I’m reaching out for anyone who lives in the area of Gravelly Lake Drive as pictured in the map. I’m looking for you! Or if you know someone who lives in this area, please alert them. You might also want to read this if you are interested in the main Lakewood Library. The City of […]