On December 4, 2009 the board of the Association of Washington Cities, AWC, will adopt the final package for its 2010 legislative agenda. Lakewood leadership continues to lobby the AWC to support the issue of local control over gambling. But efforts to that end in the legislature have always failed in the past. For… »
On April 2, 2009, per the TNT, the city council directed the city manager to wean the city from its dependence on gambling revenue.
The proposed budget for 2010 however, seven months later, expects that source of dollars to remain consistent at $3M. Actually it is… »
Friday, August 28, 2009
Crime in Lakewood: Gang Activity and Violence are on the increase
Some of you will recall the post below asking if anyone had questions or concerns about crime in town based on recent statistics report. The report came to my attention because the… »
Happy Days Restaurant/Casino
Successful restaurant and casino located close to I-5. One billion dollar payroll for Ft. Lewis/McChord AFB. This was a high draw for service people. Great location on the… »
Ballot-box gamble the Monitor’s Editorial Board from the October 3, 2008 edition
Since 2004, voters have said ‘no’ to casino expansion. Now it’s time to roll back legalized gambling.
Again this… »
Letter: Clear Choice Lakewood
One of the questions posed the candidates at the forum, hosted by the Lakewood Chamber that has been so outspoken in support of gambling, was “Should gaming… »
States that bet on gambling money: a roll of the vice
To boost their economies, state officials should be discouraging gambling, not trying to expand it.
Editorial Board
The Christian Science Monitor
September 29,… »
Did the City influence the outcome of Prop.1, the people’s initiative to ban gambling in Lakewood that failed 3-2 in last November’s General election?
The September/October, 2008 issue of Lakewood Connections… »
Here are a couple of significant ways you can help return community-and-family-values as the top priority to city hall, which would mean eliminating gambling for starters! Perhaps the most important… »
Want to hear the candidates for Lakewood City Council? On Thursday, August 6, 2009, 6:30p.m., the Tillicum/Woodbrook Neighborhood Association (TWNA) will host a forum to which “as of this posting… »
On August 18th, two of three top vote getters per position will move on to the Nov.3 General Election. Only one position for City Council in Lakewood has three candidates… »
On July 7, 2009 Councilman Walter Neary wrote in his BLOG about the vote the council had taken the night before. ‘Concerned’ that they could be ( in Neary’s words… »
