Here is a real surprise - Adams County received less stimulus funds per capita that the vast majority of the rest of Colorado.  This is despite the fact that the county has one of the highest unemployment rates and the so-called stimulus was supposed to go toward job creation.

 The image above from the Denver Post tells the story.  As the related article on the Post’s website says: 

Seven of the 10 Colorado counties with the highest unemployment rates in October rank in the bottom half of the state for overall per-capita stimulus spending. They include Mesa, Pueblo and Adams counties.

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The money ranged from about $1,100 per person in Denver to $272 in Doug las County. Adams and Arapahoe counties averaged just more than $300 per person, while Larimer, Boulder and Jefferson counties were over $500 per person. The unemployment rate in Adams was 7.8 percent in October, compared with 5.3 percent for Boulder and 6.4 percent for Jefferson County.

Of course this isn’t really a surprise.  This is simply a continuation of the ongoing snubs of Adams County and the north metro area that have been going on for decades – it doesn’t matter whether it is the federal government or the state.

Really though, I guess we shouldn’t complain – we did get that handy traffic metering light at I-25 and 84th Avenue.  Gee, thanks President Obama and Governor Ritter!

• On the net:  Colorado counties’ benefits from stimulus funds disparate, not tied to need

Don’t miss:

• Thornton nets two one hundredths of one percent of highway stimulus funds
• Latest transportation stimulus projects get $73.6 million – North area gets nothing
• Boulder Turnpike expansion moves forward – What about I-25?
• Adams County continues to show ineptitude at counting ballots
• CDOT porkulus spending stiffs the north metro area – as usual

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