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Wednesday, September 27, 2006
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Hot off the Associated Press wire:
Anchorage bridge authority OKs big pay raises for executives.
JUNEAU - The top three executives of a bridge authority created by the state to span the Knik Arm [one of the infamous "Bridges to Nowhere"] received sizable pay hikes soon after securing an influx of state and federal money for the project.
The pay raises were approved in a closed-door meeting of the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority's board in June. The salaries of executive director Henry Springer and deputy executive director of corporate affairs Darryl Jordan went up to $130,000 each from $104,496 and $90,324, respectively. Chief financial officer Kevin Hemenway's pay rose to $129,000 from $90,324.
We heard about these pay raises last week. Needless to say, adjectives like ludicrous and mind-boggling come to mind. Here's my quote from the original press release that was sent out yesterday:
Stephanie Kesler, President of the Government Hill Community Council in Anchorage, called the raises an "affront to the lower and middle-income Government Hill families whose homes are in the direct path of KABATA's bulldozers." KABATA officials have repeatedly ignored community requests that the Authority help design a bridge access route that does not destroy homes in the Government Hill neighborhood - Anchorage's oldest. Kesler believes the raises are "mind boggling" in light of the Authority's refusal to respect legitimate community concerns, and are "an example of KABATA's 'let them eat cake' approach."
4:12:28 PM 
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