Comments on: City paid nearly a million dollars for now-vacant lot http://lakewoodedge.com/2009/06/03/city-paid-nearly-a-million-dollars-for-now-vacant-lot/ News and events in Lakewood, Colorado Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:39:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jim Esteban http://lakewoodedge.com/2009/06/03/city-paid-nearly-a-million-dollars-for-now-vacant-lot/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Jim Esteban Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:33:50 +0000 http://lakewoodedge.com/?p=939#comment-196 A little bit of transparency would go a long way to control this sort of irresponsible spending. If everyone in the city knew that we were going to be looking over their shoulder as they spend our tax dollars. The politicians ALL talk the talk when it comes to transparency and campaign reforms but NONE of them deliver the legislation. And often it's because the majority doesn't want reforms. Our state democrats simply didn't want real transparency. I guess they figure it's their turn to spend the money and they don't want citizens looking over their shoulders. Yes I know that they passed a transparency bill but it turned out to be a watered down waste of time. And the coming election is going to be another opportunity for partisan politics to enter our local elections as one of the Ward 4 candidates is experienced in the game of politics but has virtually no experience nor has she shown any interests in our local government until now that she has announced her candidacy. I noticed that she wasn't at the 6/1/09 city council study session and her website is just a bunch of generalities with no specifics on the issues. Oh well, I guess you have to be involved and engaged in order to have a position. A little bit of transparency would go a long way to control this sort of irresponsible spending. If everyone in the city knew that we were going to be looking over their shoulder as they spend our tax dollars.

The politicians ALL talk the talk when it comes to transparency and campaign reforms but NONE of them deliver the legislation. And often it’s because the majority doesn’t want reforms. Our state democrats simply didn’t want real transparency. I guess they figure it’s their turn to spend the money and they don’t want citizens looking over their shoulders. Yes I know that they passed a transparency bill but it turned out to be a watered down waste of time.

And the coming election is going to be another opportunity for partisan politics to enter our local elections as one of the Ward 4 candidates is experienced in the game of politics but has virtually no experience nor has she shown any interests in our local government until now that she has announced her candidacy. I noticed that she wasn’t at the 6/1/09 city council study session and her website is just a bunch of generalities with no specifics on the issues. Oh well, I guess you have to be involved and engaged in order to have a position.

]]> By: Sooo? http://lakewoodedge.com/2009/06/03/city-paid-nearly-a-million-dollars-for-now-vacant-lot/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Sooo? Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:48:35 +0000 http://lakewoodedge.com/?p=939#comment-194 Who was the beneficiary? Who owned the property before the city bought it for a ridiculously inflated sum? Was it someone with a link to city officials? Who was the beneficiary? Who owned the property before the city bought it for a ridiculously inflated sum? Was it someone with a link to city officials?

]]> By: Barb http://lakewoodedge.com/2009/06/03/city-paid-nearly-a-million-dollars-for-now-vacant-lot/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Barb Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:41:27 +0000 http://lakewoodedge.com/?p=939#comment-190 Another piece of property eliminated from contributing to school, county or fire dept taxes. Lakewood keeps accumulating properties via this method, time for a real audit...not that pseudo-audit WE pay for. Another piece of property eliminated from contributing to school, county or fire dept taxes. Lakewood keeps accumulating properties via this method, time for a real audit…not that pseudo-audit WE pay for.

]]> By: J http://lakewoodedge.com/2009/06/03/city-paid-nearly-a-million-dollars-for-now-vacant-lot/comment-page-1/#comment-186 J Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:18:10 +0000 http://lakewoodedge.com/?p=939#comment-186 Nice.....now we know why Rocky and Murphwinkle "saved" the $1.8 M in spending last year.....another Rock legacy building exercise?......what's next? You gonna propose Lakewood get into the car manufacturing business? Or maybe just develop all the land for RTD? I'm figuring your clone (Dorr) will proceed with the $2.0 M purchase as another highlight on his lame resume.....unless the Council wises up and hires a City Manager with honorable vision, and community loyalty....... $300,000 off the City taxroll.....good strategy boys. Nice…..now we know why Rocky and Murphwinkle “saved” the $1.8 M in spending last year…..another Rock legacy building exercise?……what’s next? You gonna propose Lakewood get into the car manufacturing business? Or maybe just develop all the land for RTD?

I’m figuring your clone (Dorr) will proceed with the $2.0 M purchase as another highlight on his lame resume…..unless the Council wises up and hires a City Manager with honorable vision, and community loyalty…….

$300,000 off the City taxroll…..good strategy boys.

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