Unbelievable, the City of Boulder is going to examine spending.
Those involved in the effort hope outside experts can take a look at how Boulder spends its money, and find ways to deliver the same services. But it might not be that easy: Boulder’s budgets are still recovering from the post-2001 lulls, and the only way to save money might be to cut services.
Cut services!? What a novel idea. I would start with reducing spending on transporting prairie dogs and then move on to the City land use department. Commenter Robert Paul Smoke takes the City government and Council to task, his comments are a must read. This one particularly strikes a chord…
let’s expend more on the planning dept. per capita than any city nationally —
(sarcasm intended I believe)
