Task 20--Local and Other Gov't--CHECK!

This task is a good reminder of how helpful these sites can be, and yes, I forget about the Community Directory page periodically--I tend to just type in the addresses, but this is faster and more convenient. So cool things I discovered while exploring. I went to the Mesa County site, and out of curiosity, clicked on "Community Involvement" which led to "Volunteer Opportunities", which is exciting, and Animal Services needs some people for some pretty awesome things, one of which is being a foster parent to baby animals until they're old enough to be adoptable. That sounds like a WHOLE lot of fun (who doesn't like baby animals?), but I would probably want to keep them all and not give them up again. ::sigh:: But there were other options there as well. Next, I found all the Death/Birth record stuff through the Health Department, which is good to know. I found the Assessor page, which looks easy to use, but I don't own property, boo, so couldn't assess it. I then moved on to the State of Colorado site. I use this a lot to help patrons. Obviously taxes are a big one--Residents--Taxes. Easy enough. Another one I find myself using really frequently is Employment--Licenses. It gives a list of which professions require licenses, how to obtain them, how to apply for them or renew them, so. This is really helpful. Then I went back to the Community Directory to poke around some more. I went to the Chamber's site. And I found coupons! I love a bargain and I certainly love a coupon. Under Business Services, it has postings of them--like for Dos Hombres, Partyland, a Gourmet Cheesecake place. Fun! They also have a good local business directory. So Task 20 accomplished.