Administration is one of Cascade’s biggest expenses, costing over $200,000 a year. City Administrator Lisa Kotter is pulling down $104,000 a year. Her clerk makes roughly $55,000 and the new position—Director of Community and Business Promotion—Sean Chambers makes $50,000. The Bellevue (pop. 2,349) administrator makes $81,284; the assistant clerk $67,745 and the City Secretary $51,480. In Farley, the Director of Finance and Development makes $70,304; the clerk $50,053.12, but only works 32 hours a week; the deputy clerk makes $49,566. Of course, these are raw salary figures, and do not include health insurance or perks—clothing allowance, moving expense or a phone, all of which were provided Ms. Kotter by Cascade.
The Monticello gazebo is a simple cement, wood and shingle structure that probably cost –what $35,000? The high-design limestone rock-and-wood Cascade gazebo recently completed by Bucky Manternach Construction came in at just over $135,000. The previous gazebo, a small wooden affair, the historical venue for the town band when a lot of people played in it, was not maintained, as much of Cascade’s infrastructure is not, so it had to be demolished. A sweet, unpretentious piece of history down the tubes, which is why I advocate more resources be spent on existing infrastructure.
I do believe the previous gazebo was a local scouts Eagle scout project. Its a shame the way our city govt neglects the important issues and continues their crony ways.
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