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Lakewood Alive outlines housing outreach and small-business support; flags garages, hoarding and senior housing needs
Summary
Lakewood Alive told the Housing, Planning & Development Committee on Nov. 10 that its housing‑outreach programs and small‑business assistance reach thousands of residents but that funding gaps—particularly for garage/driveway repairs and mental‑health–linked hoarding—remain pressing.
Lakewood Alive described a portfolio of housing‑related programs and small‑business supports to the Housing, Planning & Development Committee on Nov. 10, casting housing work as economic development while calling attention to gaps that affect low‑income seniors and other vulnerable residents.
"Housing is economic development in Lakewood," Ian Andrews, executive director of Lakewood Alive, told the committee as he summarized programs that include Paint Lakewood (exterior paint and lead remediation funded with CDBG), a bed‑bug program that inspects alleged infestations and helps…
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