Comment Policy
Public Comments may be made in person at a regular meeting of the City Council or via an online forum for written public comment or through an established City telephone messaging system. Online viewers of City Council meetings will be directed to use the City’s online written public comment portal or the telephone messaging system. Each speaker is limited to one statement on Lakewood Speaks and one in-person comment on each agenda item
See the Public Meeting Participation page for full information about participating at City Council meetings.
General Guidelines. Comments should be directed to the Planning Commission or City Council. Comments are most useful if they directly relate to the Planning Commission or City Council agenda item and address the decision criteria for the agenda item being considered. City council members pledge to be respectful and open to citizens that appear before them, and expect commenters to do the same.
See the Public Meeting Participation page for full information about participating at City Council meetings.
General Guidelines. Comments should be directed to the Planning Commission or City Council. Comments are most useful if they directly relate to the Planning Commission or City Council agenda item and address the decision criteria for the agenda item being considered. City council members pledge to be respectful and open to citizens that appear before them, and expect commenters to do the same.
Moderation. This limited public forum is intended for use by Lakewood residents and others impacted by community matters to communicate feedback and opinions to the Planning Commission and City Council.
It is the goal of Lakewood Speaks to be a productive, accessible online platform for the City of Lakewood. To this end and in an effort to keep the dialogue both civil and on topic for the intended purpose of the platform, please refrain from any of the following:
- Profanity and obscenity
- Threatening or abusive language
- Personal attacks
- False identification of the commenter
- Language or concepts which are intended to be offensive or are demonstrably false
- Language promoting or advertising businesses, services, events, organizations or political candidates
- Comments directed at prior commenters or the public, rather than Planning Commission and City Council members
Your Comments are Public Record. Comments published on this site will become part of the public record and will not be removed from that record absent a showing of good cause.
To submit a comment on this site, we ask that you please provide the following information:
- Full Name
- Street Address
- City
- Zip Code
Only your full name will be displayed on the publicly accessible website. All other personal information along with your comment will become part of the public record and shared with Planning Commission and/or City Council.
As a government entity, the City of Lakewood is subject to public records laws. Be aware that all information submitted via email or through our websites may be subject to a public records request pursuant to the public records statutes.