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Obi’s 2024 Westminster Strategic Goals
As we approach City Council’s strategic planning retreat on April 13, I've crafted these priorities based on year-long conversations with working families, recognizing your voices and needs to advance Westminster as a vibrant community where every resident has a stable, healthy, and prosperous future. At the retreat, I will seek the support of my council colleagues to integrate these goals into our city's strategic plan. Trust that these plans are for you, shaped with you.
Westminster’s Ezeadi collects county assembly delegate majority for state senate seat
Ezeadi emerged as the winner of the Jefferson County Democratic Party Assembly on March 30 with a 58.4% majority for the SD 9 seat, currently held by Rachel Zenzinger. Zenzinger is running for the open Jefferson County Commissioner seat held by Tracy Kraft-Tharp, who is not seeing a second term, according to Colorado Politics.
State Senate Candidate Obi Ezeadi Wins With a Sweeping 58% Majority at the Jefferson County Democratic Assembly
Westminster, Colorado – On Saturday, March 30th, 2024, Obi Ezeadi, the second Black city councilor in Westminster’s 110-year history, emerged as the winner of the Jefferson County County Democratic Party Assembly for the hotly contested open seat currently held by Sen. Rachel Zenzinger.
Westminster to get centralized recycling facility this spring
City councilors in January approved a lease agreement to open the recycling center in April, saying the building will help boost recycling efforts in the city.
“I am very excited by this,” Councilor Obi Ezeadi said before the January vote.
The four drop-off recycling locations which will be decommissioned after a 30-day transition period, according to a city website for the sustainability center.
Westminster bids farewell to three councilors, welcomes newcomers
Councilor Obi Ezeadi announced after the swearing-in that he and Ireland will host joint office hours. He called it a show of unity.
Ezeadi currently is available to the public for an hour every Monday in the city hall’s main-level conference room. Those hours will be expanded to 4:30 to 6 p.m. and include Ireland.
“My hope and vision for this council is that we’re united, that we will move toward consensus as often as we can, that we address the food deserts, the infrastructure needs, the housing crisis in our city,” he said. “But we can’t do any of that with a divided council.
Westminster marks Veterans Day
The City of Westminster held a moving tribute to veterans Nov. 10 at its Armed Forces Tribute Garden. The ceremony, which included patriotic music, speeches from former Denver Nugget coach Bill Hanzlik, and city employee and veteran Joe Murzynsky, a flag presentation, and reading the names of all those city-employed veterans and service people newly honored with brick pavers in the garden.
My Official statement: Regarding speeding and safety concerns near our school zones
In March, a 5 year-old boy was hit by an SUV while crossing a crosswalk at a school on the corner of Tejon Street and Park Centre Drive in Westminster. Throughout the past several years, I have heard community concerns regarding speeding all over the city. On multiple occasions, my own wife and daughter were almost hit by speeding cars on Independence Drive, and I have heard countless accounts from families with similar concerns near school zones.
My official statement regarding the deadly Hamas terrorist attack on Israel
In the face of unprovoked and unjustifiable violence by Hamas and the loss of innocent lives in Israel and Gaza - which has tragically also claimed American lives - my heart is broken for every family shattered by this tragedy. As I look to others for perspective on this issue, many look to me for guidance in times like these. I’m reminded that my privilege of representing, at-large, a diverse community of 116,000 (a scope of representation larger than any CO State House district), requires that I speak up and be a voice for all my Jewish constituents and diaspora communities who feel this pain acutely.
Letter to the Editor: Making childcare affordable
Colorado consistently ranks amongst the most expensive states in the country regarding cost of child care – and we have too few providers. As a child who grew up poor on a single mother’s income, I understand that these price tags are already out of reach and things are about to get much worse as we approach the “child care cliff”: when pandemic-era federal funding expires on September 30, 2023.
Westminster City Council censures one of its own for name calling
Westminster City Council members voted to censure one of their colleagues, City Councilor Bruce Baker, for calling a leading city official a liar at a recent meeting. “I want every single employee in the city to understand that Councilor Baker was wrong, that free speech in the constitution does not cover you from defamation,” Councilor Obi Ezeadi said during proceedings on Aug. 28. “That is not a protected right. You cannot just say anything you want, whenever you want with no consequence.”
Councilor Obi Ezeadi Announces his Westminster 2024 Budget Priorities
As we approach the important task of shaping our city's 2024 budget, I've compiled a list of budget priorities that aim to address various facets of community life in Westminster and are grounded in the shared values we hold dear. I humbly submit these 22 items for your review and consideration. Looking forward to discussing at the appropriate future meeting (9/18):
Westminster City Councilor Obi Ezeadi announces 2024 campaign for state Senate
“I'm running because right now, there's a sense of urgency from families that I speak to. There are huge crises across housing, across healthcare, childcare, energy bills, and I think the pocketbook issue is the one unifying thing that everyone can agree is a problem,” Ezeadi said in an interview.
Democrat Obi Ezeadi, a Westminster councilor, to run for Colorado's open Senate District 19
Democrat Obi Ezeadi, a member of the Westminster City Council, on Tuesday announced that he's formally launching a campaign for the open Senate District 19 currently represented by term-limited state Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, an Arvada Democrat. Ezeadi, the 38-year-old son of Nigerian immigrants and only the second Black councilor elected in the suburban city's history, said he's running to "elevate all the voices" in the northwest metro district.
Councilman Obi Ezeadi Announces Candidacy for 2024 State Senate District 19
Obi Ezeadi, the second Black councilor in all of Westminster’s history, announced his run for 2024 State Senate District 19. As a current Westminster City Councilor and previous intern at the capitol under District 19’s current State Senator, Rachel Zenzinger, Councilman Ezeadi is well-positioned to secure victory in the upcoming 2024 election.
Candidates line up to replace term-limited Colorado lawmakers in 2024
Democrat Obi Ezeadi hopes to replace Democratic Sen. Rachel Zenzinger in Senate District 19, which includes parts of Westminster and Arvada. Ezeadi serves as a Westminster City Council member and recently founded a political action committee to support Black, Indigenous and people of color running for state and local office.
Nation's first Lao-Hmong memorial coming to Westminster
“It helps to ensure that all cultural backgrounds are seen and heard and appreciated,” said City Councilor Obi Ezeadi.
Comprehensive Plan a done deal for Westminster
City Councilors took some heat – and some praise – for their vote on a comprehensive plan that seeks to decrease Westminster's residential density in favor of commercial developments at the March 27 meeting.
Westminster approves plan to decrease housing density, increase commercial
“Our resistance to apartments and multi-family is also irresponsible and entitled. I don't like using those words, but someone had to say it,” Councilor Obi Ezeadi said as his colleagues approved a plan that zones for more single-family homes and commercial spaces on developable land by a 5-2 vote. Ezeadi and City Councilor Sarah Nurmela were the dissenting votes
The Colorado Way: What Coloradans are Saying About the Historic Housing Plan that Will Create More Affordable Housing Options
“Addressing the housing crisis requires state and local governments to come together to create effective change that will allow more affordable housing to be built, faster. By breaking down barriers and building the most affordable type of housing options, more Coloradans will be able to find the home they deserve, and our communities will continue to flourish,” said Westminster City Councilor Obi Ezeadi.