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Lakewood Discovery Center restroom, observation beehive and river-project concerns draw questions

5720039 · August 20, 2025
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Parks staff reported completion of the Lakewood South restroom remodel, upcoming public observation beehive exhibits and raised community concerns about dirt-hauling for the Smoky Hill River project and possible impacts to trails and tree cover in Lakewood Discovery Center.

Park staff told the advisory board the Lakewood South restroom renovation is complete and that the Lakewood Discovery Center will house an observation beehive exhibit, but several board members raised concerns about the Smoky Hill River project and the prospect of large soil-haul operations through the park. Jeff Hammond, director of Parks and Recreation, said the renovated Lakewood South restrooms were opened and that staff removed a temporary porta-potty when the work finished. "We opened that bathroom at Lakewood South ... the bathrooms…

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