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🌱 More Money For DIA + Fire Victims Feel 'Lucky' + Perlmutter Out

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This email newsletter is for you! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with what's happening today in and around Lakewood.

Tuesday's weather: Periods of clouds and sun. High: 48 Low: 32.

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Here are the top five stories in Lakewood today:

  1. Denver City Council votes 10-3 in favor of massive airport $1.3bn contracts. The approval paves the way to complete the long-delayed upgrade to the Great Hall. The plan's aim is to accommodate more passengers and modernize check-in areas, including a new security checkpoint at the airport. This will take the renovation's final cost well over $2 billion. Those council members voting against the massive spending bill suggested that the process behind the contracts was not transparent enough. (Denverite)
  2. Residents feel 'lucky' with what they have, but those that lost their homes in the Marshall fire are struggling to figure out the future. With thousands displaced, many Louisville and Superior residents worry that they won't be able to find any housing in the area to accommodate them, and for so many families with school-aged children, finding affordable housing in the same school district will likely be a challenge. (CPR)
  3. Colorado Governor outlines top legislative priorities for 2022. Colorado's soaring cost of living and rising crime top a list of priorities outlined by Gov. Jared Polis for the 2022 legislative session that begins tomorrow. (US News)
  4. Rep. Perlmutter says he won't seek reelection in November. On Monday, Democrat Rep. Ed Perlmutter announced that he won't be seeking reelection in a competitive district in Denver's western suburbs, making him the 26th Democrat to retire from the House. (AP)
  5. Let the water wars begin - Nebraska plans to spend $500M to claim water from Colorado. Nebraska is planning to invoke its rights under the South Platte River Compact as Colorado's plans for the river could reduce water flows into Nebraska by as much as 90 percent, impacting the state's agricultural industries, as well as water supplies in Omaha and Lincoln. (Yahoo)

Today in Lakewood:

  • Wheat Ridge Business Association: Monthly Meeting (7:30 a.m.)
  • Virtual Mental Health First Aid: Golden Chamber of Commerce (9 a.m.)
  • Baby Time: Lakewood Library. (9:15 a.m.)
  • New Member Mingle: West Metro Chamber. (5 p.m.)
  • VIBE@FIVE: Business After Hours Social Event. (5 p.m.)
  • Fifteen things to do for free in Denver this Week. (Westword)

From my notebook:

  • Ski documentary tells story of ski race staged just weeks after Germany surrendered in WWII by the 10th Mountain Division ski troops. "Mission Mt. Mangart" will be screened at the Boulder Theater on Jan. 12th. The film is written, directed, edited, and produced by CU Alum Chris Anthony. (Cimone2000)
  • Who's hiring in Lakewood: This week's newest job openings (Patch)

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

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