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Council establishes LakeHill Entertainment District to encourage neighborhood events
Summary
Council approved an ordinance (O2586) creating the LakeHill Entertainment District (one-word spelling adopted) to allow daytime neighborhood events in Lakewood/Park Hill areas; local business owners asked for council support to boost daytime family events.
The council approved an ordinance establishing an entertainment district to be known as LakeHill (council corrected the spelling to one word) encompassing parts of Park Hill and Lakewood neighborhoods. The district is intended to permit daytime, family-oriented events that support local restaurants and small businesses.
Jess McMullen, owner of several local restaurants, told the council that the LakeHill district is intended to build neighborhood destination activity distinct from the Argenta model. McMullen said the proposed district focuses on daytime and early-evening activities designed to draw families and neighbors, and the request included a 9:00 p.m. latest end time to be mindful of nearby residents.
Council approved emergency readings and accepted a scrivener's correction to make the district name one word. The ordinance passed with unanimous or near-unanimous support.
Council noted the district's hours were intentionally limited to address neighborhood concerns and asked staff to manage signage and permit matters consistently with the new one-word district name.
