🌱 Short-Term Rental Policies + Trash Fee + Mayor Election Funding

Hello, everybody! Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in the community today, including:

• Lakewood City Council vote.
• Upcoming weather shift
• Today's events

But first, today's weather:

Rather cloudy. High: 65. Low: 28.

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Here are the top four stories in Lakewood today:

1. The Lakewood City Council has voted on a new license for short-term rentals in the city of Lakewood. This license will regulate those renting out primary residences as short-term rental spaces, which has been occurring in the area for years without close monitoring or guidelines. The new terms for these rentals will go into affect on September 1. (CBS Colorado)
2. Denver's new city trash fee will be charged to apartment complexes, even if they opt for other waste management programs. The fee will cover services that used to be included in property taxes, such as hazardous waste disposal and Christmas tree recycling. It seems likely that these new fees will be passed onto renters rather than covered by landlords. (9 News)
3. Of the 17 politicians running for Denver's mayoral office, two stand out in terms of funding. Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston, with $1.71 million and $1.66 million of respective funding, have more money backing their campaigns than others running. (The Denver Post)
4. Although today and yesterday bring warm spring temperatures, temperatures will drop later in the week. Metro Denver shouldn't see much of a storm, but some snow may accumulate this Thursday. (Fox 31)

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Today in Lakewood:

• Let's Dance! Lakewood Library, 10:15 AM
• Baby Time! Edgewater Library, 10:15 AM
• Let's Dance! Belmar Library, 11:15 AM
• Library for All: Interactive Programs for Adults with Disabilities! Lakewood Library, 1:00 PM
• AARP Tax Help! Columbine Library, 1:00 PM
• Up Lit Book Group - Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto! Belmar Library, 2:00 PM

From my notebook:

• Adorable Adventure Buddy: "Double tap when you spot the most adorable adventure buddy. 🐶 📸: @lucasluddy" (Visit Colorado via Instagram)
• Rocky Mountains: "Explore the beauty of Rocky Mountain National Park through the lens of @robidhh " (Colorado, Denver 🌲 Travel | Hotels | Outdoors | Tips via Instagram)
• Lakewood Cultural Center: "We would like to thank @altanofficial for their outstanding performance of hard-hitting reels and jigs this weekend. The crowd loved your show and we enjoyed hosting you." (Lakewood Cultural Center via Facebook)
• Economic News: "Economic Development News for the Week of March 13, 2023 - " (Lakewood Colorado City Government via Facebook)

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Featured events:

• Taxes in Retirement Webinar (March 16)
• Taxes in Retirement Seminar at Eloise May Public Library (March 20)
• Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward! Live event! (April 12)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with a new update!