March 7, 2012

SandBoxBlogs: Colorado Springs Gazette "City spending millions on outside attorneys"

Daniel Chacon:
"Lawyers from the private sector have billed the city of Colorado Springs more than $7.5 million since 2010, an amount that new City Attorney Chris Melcher hopes to rein in.

In 2010, the city and two of its enterprises, Colorado Springs Utilities and Memorial Health System, spent more than $3.66 million on outside counsel.

The figure grew to $3.92 million last year, according to documents obtained by The Gazette under an open-records request..."  (Read more?  Click title)

"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."

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