Lakewood held its first State of the City address since 2018 on Wednesday — timing Mayor Wendi Strom attributed to fate.
“We got bumped a few times on dates,” Strom said to a room of nearly 100 residents and officials. “It could not have ended up being at a better time. There are no coincidences.”
The address — highlighting the successes of 2025 and the challenges lying ahead — came just a week after the city held a special election regarding the zoning changes approved by the council last year…