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🌱 Fire Warning Today + Metro District Bill Dead + Session's Final 48

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Morning, Lakewood! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

Tuesday's weather: Mostly sunny and warm. High: 77 Low: 49.

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Here are the top stories today in Lakewood:

  1. Another fire warning issued for Tuesday. Today will be another warm, dry and windy day with highs in the upper 70s. Expect winds gusting up to 35 mph in the afternoon, and humidity dropping to around 11 percent. (FOX31)
  2. Would jail have saved her from fentanyl overdose? A woman at an addiction treatment center relapses and dies of an overdose. Some think the best solution is to sit in jail for a while and sober up. There are no easy answers in the cycle of addiction and mental illness. (CPR)
  3. Attempt to reform Colorado metro districts dies in committee meeting. Developers say buying municipal bonds is an iron-clad way to get new housing built, but the concept has its detractors, and the bill died in a late-night committee on Friday. (Gazette)
  4. What to buy at the grocery store when prices get to high. Inflation is hitting pocketbooks at every turn. Here's some grocery store alternatives to try during this round inflationary increases. (FOX31)
  5. There are 140 bills logjammed at the capitol. Time is running out on the 2022 Colorado session, and lawmakers are trying to push as many as of the bills through before the deadline on Wednesday, but some legislators are trying to run out the clock. (CPR

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Today in Lakewood:

  • Resume Concepts: Tips to Get the Interview. (9 a.m.)
  • Baby Time: Lakewood Library. (9:15 a.m.)
  • Textile Craft Drop In: Belmar Library. (1 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Jeffco Commissioners meeting today will consider several items, including a change in the county's fencing regulations. In an effort to increase efficiencies for residents and staff, Planning and Zoning has proposed changes to how fences and mini-structures/sheds are reviewed in unincorporated Jefferson County. (Jeffco)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. I'll see you first thing on Wednesday morning with a brand new edition of the Lakewood Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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