Twice a year, 25 residents of the city of Westminster, Colorado (101,000), enroll in the police department’s citizens academy.
This article argues that citizens who become familiar with their local governments’ operations make good diplomats.
This article describes the innovative practices that several Colorado communities use to engage citizens. Reprinted with permission of the Colorado Municipal League.
The city of Grand Prairie, Texas (127,000), has an ambitious program, Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful (KGPB)