WHAT AND HOW MUCH IS STILL REMAINING ON THE LAND?

0 WHAT AND HOW MUCH IS STILL REMAINING ON THE LAND?

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by Public
05/23/2025

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This year Memorial Day is a little early. This day is a federal holiday set aside to honor those brave men and women who died while serving America in the armed forces. My humble gratitude- thank you. Because of your service, I am able to write this newsletter.

Thank you to those who attended the recent screening of HALF LIFE OF MEMORY. This documentary exposes the truth about the egregious situation that happened at Rocky Flats regarding contamination and the cover-up. It is my sincere hope that your major takeaway is that the government lied, and we should be mindful that history has a way of repeating itself.

You had the opportunity to meet Jon Lipsky, a former FBI agent who was highlighted in the movie. He refused to sign a document handed to him by the Department of Justice, telling him NOT to tell Congress the truth regarding Rocky Flats. The DOJ wanted him to lie. He refused to sign the document.

Now Lakewood is facing a similar potential build-out of 2100 apartments at the Federal Center that is now referred to as The Bend. Until it was recently sold, it was called the Horseshoe Property. This 59 acres of land is owned by Lincoln Properties, however, they used a company by the name of Lakewood Land Partners, LP for the deed. They paid $30,010,000 for the 59 acres.

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS:

Mike Feeley (husband of Leslie Dahlkemper- County Commissioner) represented the developer who approached Metro West Fire Department and negotiated a Tax Increment Finance (TIF) plan. West Metro Fire District and any developer are NOT authorized to negotiate tax rates.
WHY did Lakewood sign off on this?
Why did the Fire Chief and City Manager agree to this negotiation?
A GAP ANALYSIS is a tool used to justify public financing like “TIFs” (tax increment financing) in order to estimate the cost associated with contaminated land and demolition (not needed in this situation). A GAP analysis was never done.
Since taxpayers are on the hook for costs associated with contamination, how much will we pay?
Will taxpayers ultimately be held liable for any long-term health issues (like cancer) associated with contamination if the 59 acres are not remediated correctly?
Could this lead to a class action lawsuit?
Given the history of this property, should it ever be considered to have structures built on it?

The Bend is a superfund site that requires a long-term response to clean up any contaminated materials. It is known that after WWII, solvents, heavy metals, and PCBs were buried in landfills scattered throughout the campus.
WHAT AND HOW MUCH IS STILL REMAINING ON THE LAND?
To date, no one has been able to locate the soils report for the Common Spirit Hospital site (formerly St. Anthony Hospital). When asked for the soils report, Travis Parker, Director of Planning for Lakewood stated, “Lakewood’s retention policy is 2 years.”
What standards does EPA use for retention of documents relating to hazardous materials?
If the cost of remediation and liability issues regarding health become so egregiously high, will Lakewood Land Partners LP just walk away?
The Blight Report, done in 2017 by the General Services Administration, stated on page 4, “no soil disturbance including digging, drilling, or grading on the northern section.” Note: The “northern section” is much of the 59 acres.
How can a developer build on land with this determination without having liability issues for workers, inhabitants, and taxpayers?

LAST- Why would the City Manager, Mayor and City Council not question this development instead of supporting it?

So many questions needing answers.

In your service.

Ramey Johnson