Judge’s ruling on controversial project near Lakewood’s Belmar Park rankles opponents

Judge’s ruling on controversial project near Lakewood’s Belmar Park rankles opponents

Residents fighting a proposed five-story apartment building at the edge of a popular park in the middle of Lakewood have hit some roadblocks in recent weeks — most notably with a judge’s order stopping the city from enforcing a new land-use measure that could upend the project. Jefferson County District Judge Jason Carrithers in mid-January granted a preliminary injunction against Lakewood. The ruling will keep the city from requiring developer …