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Lakewood approves youth and community grants; councilor excused from vote
Summary
Council approved awards under the 2026 Lakewood Youth Programs Grant and the Lakewood Community Grant Program, with Councilor Black excused from votes due to a conflict of interest; nonprofits, including Friends of PAHA and 40 West Arts, described planned youth programming.
Lakewood City Council on May 11 approved two grant rounds to support youth programs and community nonprofits, and heard public praise from beneficiary organizations.
The council read Item 5a (resolution R-2026-35) awarding funds under the 2026 Lakewood Youth Programs Grant and Item 5b (R-2026-36) for the 2026 Lakewood Community Grant Program. Both items had been pulled from the consent agenda for separate consideration. After public comment from Jay…
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