Chris Vigil has lived in Lakewood for nearly 40 years, and he loves walking his dog around Belmar Park.
“I’m here almost every day,” Vigil said.
The winding trails are popular with dog-walkers and bird-watchers. But what was once an open overlook — with mountain views and Kountze Lake below — is now lined with chain-link fences and downed trees, the result of a stalled luxury apartment construction project…