While RTD's expansion of its FasTracks light rail system has seen its price tag rise by billions in recent months, at least one local government isn't deterred from pumping millions into a new rail station.
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The City of Lakewood spends thousands each year trying to win awards for city hall. Does this sound like responsible spending to you?
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Lakewood charges taxpayers thousands to win awards
March 24, 2009Face The State recently introduced an award for citizen investigative journalism - what follows is the first winning entry from the March 2009 contest cycle. For more information about the award and how to submit a story for consideration, visit FaceTheState.com/contest.
By Natalie Menten
The next time your government shows you a shiny trophy proclaiming how good it is at spending your taxpayer dollars, you may just want to ask how much it cost to "earn" the award.
Across Colorado, and in my hometown of Lakewood, officials boast of winning such awards every day. The trophies are handed out by organizations bearing mysterious sounding acronyms like NAHRO, GFOA, NATAO, APA and CCRA.
6/17: More mass-transit insanity
A train station modeled after an ice cream cone? You heard me right.
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Lakewood tax policy: Jekyll and Hyde for city residents
April 28, 2008While sipping our coffee Sunday morning, we spotted an article in The Denver Post that looked to be more fiction than fact. Apparently, Lakewood is considering eliminating its tax on groceries. We nearly choked.