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The Price of Progress
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By Christopher Cullen
Now that the Lake Worth CRA board has voted in favor of a 10% increase
in pay for the CRA Director Joan Oliva, there is no better time to point
out that, except for one dissenting vote, all were snookered
by Ms. Oliva’s argument that her present $100,000 salary is well
below the average of CRA directors in other South Florida cities.
Unfortunately, at $100,000 per year, Lake Worth taxpayers are already
paying a higher than average per capita rate for Ms. Oliva’s services:
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Apparently a majority of the CRA board needs to review
the merits of relying on individual due diligence -- lest they risk spawning
jokes about how many board members it takes to change a light bulb.
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Posted by Delta_Data_Services on Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 19:26:20 EST
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Sharper Pencils Needed
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By Christopher Cullen
For those in public administration who feel that a 10% or even a 15% pay
raise next year is a reasonable figure, history is at odds with your assessment.
Aside from the fact that the U.S. economy is in meltdown mode, there is
not even marginal support for increases of that magnitude, as the chart
below indicates:
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Of course there are always individual exceptions. But
granting an exceptional increase in pay requires objective support in
the form of numerical evidence -- or at least it should, if the public
interest is to be faithfully served.
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Posted by Delta_Data_Services on Sunday, December 07, 2008 @ 14:42:36 EST
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$575,000 suggests recall of CRA
$575,000 suggests recall of CRA

“I’m concerned that Southport isn’t asking for more money.” Matt Tompkins
Editorial by William Coakley
Quick Summary - 3 companies responded to
a request for proposal put out by the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) for
a piece of property the CRA is paying $15,000 a month for the owner not to sell
it to anyone else. One company (Southport) offered to pay the CRA more
for the property and didn't ask for the CRA to give them any money. The
other companies offered the CRA less for the property and wanted $575,000 of
taxpayer money to proceed with the project. The selection committee (a
volunteer board created to rate the three bidders) rated Southport number one
but in a peculiar reversal of logic... Southport lost the deal and the CRA agreed
to take less for the property and pay the developer $575,000 of your money.
With congressional earmarks receiving so much attention these days it's no
wonder a number of concerned Lake Worth residents are suggesting that its time
to recall the CRA from its Disney tour where it is reported that money is found
reappearing on trees everywhere and ready for spending.
With $575,000 of your taxpayer money given to a developer by the CRA last night
(concerning the Pugh property on sixth avenue south)— it is hard to know
where to begin to explain this irrational behavior that just cost taxpayers
$575,000 in addition to the $128,000 already wasted. The money was requested
by two of the three bidders for the project leaving the top rated Southport
the lone bidder who wasn’t looking to dip their hands into taxpayers pockets…
yet they didn’t get the deal.
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 @ 13:35:51 EST
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