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🌱 Xcel Shutting Down Coal Plant + Fire Ban In Effect

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Get on up, Lakewood! Here's what you need to know about that's happening in and around Lakewood today.

Wednesday's weather: A stray afternoon t-shower. High: 76 Low: 44.

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Here are the top stories today in Lakewood:

  1. Lakewood open space fire ban in effect now. Any kind of fire, including charcoal grills, portable fire pits, as well as use of model rockets and smoking – unless in an enclosed structure or vehicle, have been banned in all of Lakewood's designated open space. (7News)
  2. Xcel to close Comanche 3 coal plant in Pueblo. Colorado's last coal-fired electricity source may close as early as 2031. Xcel Energy's plant in Pueblo is the largest source of greenhouse gas in the state and has been plagued by operational problems since opening in 2010. (CO Sun)
  3. Lakewood man cleared of all charges from 2021 arrest. Ameer Allen was found not guilty on April 22 of four misdemeanor charges, which stemmed from a fight between him and a tow truck driver in February 2021. (CO Newsline)
  4. 'Built-for-rent' is a new model in today's housing market. We hear a lot about the housing crisis in Colorado, and so far, the only rentals that have been built are apartments. Now two companies are developing built-for-rent suburban-style homes. (FOX31)

Today in Lakewood:

  • Union Corridor Professionals: West Metro Chamber. (8 a.m.)
  • Toddler Time: Golden Library. (9:15 a.m.)
  • MasterBinds: The Power of Video for your Business. (Noon)
  • Catwalk Theatre Company: Pomona High School. (3 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Do you have old medicine around your house? Dispose of your unwanted medicines and prescriptions safely at a drop off site during the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (Lakewood)
  • All of the City's open space areas are under a fire ban: Including Bear Creek Lake Park and Bear Creek Greenbelt, Thunder Valley Park and William Frederick Hayden Park. (Lakewood)
  • Economic Development News for the Week of April 25, 2022. (Lakewood)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday off right. See you all Thursday morning for another edition of the Lakewood Daily. — Brad K. Evans

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