🌱 Red Flag Warnings + 983 Coming Soon + CDOT's $700M Floyd Hill Plan

Happy Thursday! It's me again, Brad K. Evans, your host of the Lakewood Daily.

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Here are the top five stories in Lakewood today:

1. New 983 area code is coming to Colorado in June. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has approved the new 983 area code in order to address the high demand for new numbers. The new area code will serve most of the Denver metro region, beginning on June 17. (KKTV)
2. Jeffco deadlines and voter registration for Colorado primary election 2022. Here's what Jeffco residents need to know about voting in the upcoming Colorado primaries. (Patch)
3. Should you be allowed to film the police? A Federal appeals court is hearing a case that centers on people's right to film police doing their job. The case under appeal stems from a YouTube journalist and blogger that claims a suburban Denver officer blocked him from recording a 2019 traffic stop. (CO Sun)
4. Yet another big, ugly road. The Colorado Department of Transportation revealed their uninspiring $700M design for the Floyd Hill expansion. Currently, a trip to the mountains that's become the state's most annoying bottleneck on I-70, near Idaho Springs. (CPR)
5. Red flag warning issued for metro Denver. The National Weather Service's alert indicates that were a fire to start today, it would have the potential to spread rapidly. The fire danger is extremely high along the entire Front range, due to hot and dry conditions. (Patch)

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Today in Lakewood:

• Golden Young Professionals: Monthly Meeting (7:30 a.m.)

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From my notebook:

• The best gift for new grads? Luggage from the Samsonite Factory Outlet! Shop great deals that will take your grads to all the places they want to explore. (Facebook)
• Help lead Lakewood by serving on its boards and commissions. Apply online by 5 p.m. May 25. The current openings are for the Lakewood Advisory Commission, the Board of Appeals and the Judicial Review Commission. (Lakewood)
• Ward 3 Office Hours. In lieu of a formal ward meeting in May, Council woman Stewart will be hosting office hours at City Hall, 480 S. Allison Parkway, in the Council work area on the second floor of the Civic Center South building on May 24, from 3-5 p.m. (Nextdoor)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. See you all bright and early on Friday morning for another edition of the Lakewood Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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