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🌱 Metro Rents Up + Dry Soil, Bad News + No Camping At DIA
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Here are the top five stories in Lakewood today:
- Don't have a flight out of town? Don't sleep here. Denver International Airport provides an unwelcome refuge for the homeless. Police have made hundreds of arrests as Denver's homelessness issue lands at DIA. (9News)
- Even a small raise in the rent hits those living paycheck-to-paycheck. Rent prices across the Denver metro area over the past five years have continued to increase, and prices in more affordable areas are seeing big increases. Finding help isn't easy either. Denver has a waiting list of 23,388 for a small pool of Section 8 housing vouchers. (7News)
- Marijuana banking bill advances in the US House, but its future is still uncertain. Cannabis dispensaries throughout the country came one step closer to having access to banks the way many other existing businesses already have. (Patch)
- Colorado's already dry soil sucking up more water. Climate change could spell big trouble for the state's reservoirs, agriculture, forests and increase the risk of wildfire. (CO Sun)
- What are the closest national parks to Lakewood? Here's a list of the closest national parks where you can experience the best outdoor visits that Colorado has to offer, showcasing the state's natural beauty and cultural heritage. (FOX31)
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Today in Lakewood:
- Rocky Flats Stewardship Council: Regular meeting. (8:30 a.m.)
- Toddler Time: Lakewood Library (10:15 a.m.)
- Lakewood Area High School Games: This week's schedule. (Lakewood Patch)
From my notebook:
- VIDEO: Body camera captures police officer sledding with students at CSU. (CBS4)
- A rare sighting here in Lakewood! Lakewood Animal Control officer photographed these two handsome boys that made their way down to town from the Green Mountain area. Elk don't visit down here too often. (Instagram)
- Wow House: Lakewood's Mercy Grove house up for sale for a cool $1.4 million. (Patch)
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