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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, 2009
Face 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.
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