The editorial resources of the West Kootenay Advertiser are as far-reaching as its circulation, and they’re being coordinated for an in-depth feature of interest to anyone who pays local or regional taxes.
A concerted effort has been made in the past couple of weeks to put together a comprehensive article on salaries paid to local and regional administrative staff members.
Crunching Numbers, to appear in next week’s West Kootenay Advertiser is being written by the Nelson Star’s Greg Nesteroff with input from Black Press staff in Trail, Castlegar and Grand Forks. It’s a follow-up to a series of stories appearing in various markets on the remuneration of elected officials.
This is an important and interesting topic for several reasons, for one: it provides a useful measuring stick between communities in our coverage area. The story will also provide information that’s helpful for assessing the work done by various officials on our behalf. You’ve heard the expression relating to ‘voting with your wallet?’.. this is another variation on that concept.
Nesteroff is known for digging below the surface of an issue, getting right to the useful details.
Like it or not, money is a large part of most stories relating to government – the universal currency, if you’ll excuse the expression, and those of us paying the freight have an obvious stake in the process.
Watch for Crunching Numbers – coming up in the July 31 issue of the West Kootenay Advertiser.