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🌱 New Runaway Truck Ramp Plan + Playing Chicken With Property Tax Plan

The quickest way to get caught up on the important things happening in Lakewood today.

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Morning, Lakewood! It's Friday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in Lakewood today.

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Here are the five top stories in Lakewood today:

  1. CDOT's planning runaway truck ramp in Jefferson County. The state's Transportation Department is planning a second runaway truck ramp in the lower in Mount Vernon Canyon between the Morrison and C-470 exits. The new design calls for it to be placed on the left side of the road, and not everyone likes the proposed version. (CBS4)
  2. Why do scam calls show up as calls from small Colorado towns? You've probably gotten a call from Allenspark only to pick up and it be a spam call for an extended car warranty. Spoofing the calls through small towns is designed to trick people into answering. (9News)
  3. Legislators playing chicken with property tax reform. At least the now defeated Gallagher Amendment kept residential property taxes from astronomically increasing for decades in Colorado. State legislators are now racing to pass a package designed to fix the problem — but keeping the team together, may prove impossible. (CO Sun)
  4. Electric cars have been around a long time, and they haven't always been pretty, or cheap. A 1970s Colorado electric car start up made a car that's become a novelty for collectors. The 1979 Electrek looks like a cross between a Ford Pinto and an AMC Pacer. (CPR)
  5. What are the rules for e-bikes on trails? New rules from the U.S. Forest Service promise to expand e-bike usage on public lands. Get the scoop on updated directives and expert tips for how to ride your electric two-wheeler on across Colorado. (5280)

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Today in Lakewood:

From my notebook:

  • The City of Lakewood has been a a Tree City USA Community for 40 years. (Lakewood)
  • West Metro Fire Protection District: Unofficial results of the West Metro Board Of Directors Election. (Patch)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll be in your inbox Saturday morning with a brand new edition of the Lakewood Daily. — Brad K. Evans

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