A special election for Ward 5 will be held Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Eligible voters should have received ballots in mid-January. Ballots need to be received by the Lakewood City Clerk by 7 pm on Election Day. Postmarks don’t count.
Call Lakewood City Clerk’s office at 303-987-7000 if you have questions.
Need to check your city council district? Look it up at the Secretary of State Voter Information portal. Or you can use the ArcGIS lookup which offers a detailed zoom map.
The Lakewood City Council Candidates for this vacancy created by Wendi Strom’s election to mayor are Jenny O’Neill and Paula Nystrom.
https://www.jennyforlakewood.com/
https://www.paula4lakewood.org/
If you have questions for the candidates, this is their best contact method:
Paula C. Nystrom email – Paula4Lakewood@gmail.com
Jenny O’Neill call or text 303-949-3508
The following videos were recorded at the January 27, 2024 candidate forum. Moderated by Jonita Davis / Jeffco Transcript Community Journalist.
Questions and answers to the candidates included:
Balancing development vs City of Lakewood’s character?
Changes to development ordinances and processes?
Lakewood City Council’s recent passage of a Vacant Commercial Property Tax ($700 every six-months) and $800 emergency service fee for calls to vacant commercial lots, plus residential vacant tax/fee planned for upcoming council action?
Lakewood taxpayer’s and council’s role in homeless?
Lakewood taxpayer’s and council’s role in Denver’s migrant influx?
What type and in what amount of support should Lakewood contribute to Denver’s migrant influx?
Property taxes and more taxpayer funds?
Sustainability?
Additional videos will be posted as time allows, uploads to YouTube take an enormous amount of processing time.
