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A citizen hero

by amy | 7:00 pm, June 17, 2010 | 1 Comment

Natalie Menten is a hero (heroine to be accurate) to COST.  Her hobby is to make government accountable to the citizens it serves. On her Web site you will find numerous databases on government employees’ salaries, government credit card spending and fees.

She recently added Jeffco School District salaries. This is important information to have when local school districts ask for a tax increase as happened with 3A in Greeley Evans School District Six. (3A went down in flames) Voters wanted to know the salaries of much those asking for more taxpayer money — especially when they are making more than the average voter.

Remember, this is your money.  And then thank Natalie for taking the time and going to the expense to hold government accountable so you can see where your money is going.

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  1.   Laura Victoria
      June 17th, 2010 @ 8:05 pm

    Thanks for this piece, Amy. I’ve included Natalie as “transparency hero” under the resources section of my blog for some time now. Right after reading the DP article on the school districts’Starbucks’ credit card usage.

    She’s helped me a lot on learning the ropes on CORA requests.

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