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Budget

Lakewood's adopted budget is what the city may spend, not what it has spent

These are the adopted appropriations for the year across all funds. The Lakewood Reinvestment Authority is a separate legal entity, and the budget book does not present it.

Adopted budget, all funds
$313.4M FACT
CY 2026 · City of Lakewood, Department of Finance
Exactly $313,382,438

The budget, on the Lakewood page

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Lakewood's adopted budget is what the city may spend, not what it has spent — Adopted budget, all funds: $313.4M.