Curious about the burlap bag yard signs?
Years ago, during a campaign I wanted to avoid using plastic yard signs. After looking at various options and what it would take to adequately convey a message on the material, I found burlap bags to be a great alternative, and they turned out to be pretty amazing. Instead of the usual sheet of […]
Natalie Menten – keeping more money in your pocket
Spearheaded repeal of the Lakewood grocery tax in 2009. Text shown on the article (left) by Jennifer Gilbert on Colorado Community Media, March 2008: The grocery food committee learned from Dorr that repealing the food tax could adversely affect Lakewood’s bond status because it could change the tax base. Menten threw in another cog when […]
Menten proposal to reduce the RTD’s General Manager +$350K plus salary, plus managers making over $180K
Text shown on the article (left) by Nate Minor on Colorado Public Radio, September, 2020: Along with pulling from reserves, cuts to pay and benefits are a key way the agency will try to balance its books. The exact percentage of salaries that will be cut will firm up in the coming weeks. Staff suggested […]
RTD Board Director Natalie Menten
2012-2020 elected to represent citizens in the 3-4th largest government district in the state Executive Committee Vice-Chair and Finance Committee Chair Spearheaded policies that protect taxpayers and riders, including: Encouraged and worked with state legislators to expand and improve state audits of the Regional Transportation District Eliminated Public Information Fees Charged to Taxpayers for Electronic […]
Work on Transparency Locally, Opening Government to Citizens
Menten Eliminates Electronic Public Information (CORA) Fees at RTD Text shown on the article (left) by Jeff Roberts on Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition publication, May 2019: On her Facebook page, Menten called RTD’s elimination of per-page fees for electronic records “a small win for you and me.” But she noted that a 100-page PDF […]
Natalie’s public policy work open and transparent government
I’m invited to meet and consult at least once a year with a dozen participants in the Transparency and Accountability in Government International Visitor Leadership Program. This includes journalists, diplomats, activists, and non-profit representatives who are actively engaged improving the accountability and open government in their respective countries. In some of these meetings, it’s been […]