Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): RA Assessment Hike Approved, Will Pay CEO's $172,1...

There is a need for more conservatives on the RA B...

2009-11-30T16:18:19.866-05:00

There is a need for more conservatives on the RA Board.In the year 2000 when the conservatives controlled the Board The dues increase was 3% in good economy times.Now in bad economy times when the Liberals control the Board the dues increase is 5%

Milton polite and professional? That douchebag doe...

2009-11-27T11:00:56.639-05:00

Milton polite and professional? That douchebag does nothing!

What kind of CEO allows to spend so much money and you don't see anything out there? What kind of CEO is this that instead of cutting costs, increases them year after year, even when there are new assesments coming in due to new developments? What kind of CEO tries to build an indoor recreation facility for FAIRFAX COUNTY, not exclusive to Restonians, to have others enjoy them? What kind of CEO can't improve the existing administration services to go out and look for a bigger space that is *not* needed? Tell me, how complicated can Reston be that his salary is so high? Seriously? What efficiencies has he brought? Too bad he didn't get the job in Columbia to get rid of him!

I don't know if I mind paying Milton $172,000 ...

2009-11-27T02:20:04.345-05:00

I don't know if I mind paying Milton $172,000 a year. He's always very polite and very profeshional and will have a answer for you. And at least he isn't driving on the trails with RA trucks which breaks up the pavment that can often see on the edges. Maybe we could just have more getting Milton's pay scale but fewer of them? Quality instead of quanity. What if you could go into a changing room at the pools and not have a great big puddle on the floor? While we are at it do any know the sallery for controling the fifth tax district at RCC?

It's about one-fourth of what they pay the pro...

2009-11-24T23:23:10.990-05:00

It's about one-fourth of what they pay the programmer who maintains their web site.

Anon 6:36 It's not a pure length of service a...

2009-11-24T22:09:25.346-05:00

Anon 6:36

It's not a pure length of service analysis, it's that his length of service has enabled him to develop a refined and detailed understanding of how the numerous functions that he supervises serve and relate to the RA membership and the history fo those relationships.

Mathews and Hopkins do not have those understandings and demostrate that ignorance almost everyday.

The basis for the under and over payment observations is based on what their predecessors and others holding similar positions are paid.

Those salaries are outrageous!! And by what stand...

2009-11-24T18:36:51.613-05:00

Those salaries are outrageous!!

And by what standard are these underpayments and over payments calculated?

I thought that just about every sustainable reasonable business did away with "length-of-service" compensation.

The tax-and-spend idiots on the board raise the assessment while property values continue to fall and reston gets hammered by foreclosures.

NO THANKS being given to the RA here this year!

Mathews and Hopkins are both overpaid by about 15...

2009-11-24T12:29:29.775-05:00

Mathews and Hopkins are both overpaid by about 15%.

Given his length of service to RA, Butler is underpaid by at least 20%.

agreed ... another dog park would be awesome...

2009-11-24T12:03:52.682-05:00

agreed ... another dog park would be awesome...

Agreed! More dog parks!

2009-11-24T11:57:00.708-05:00

Agreed! More dog parks!

I would love another dog park..

2009-11-24T11:35:22.855-05:00

I would love another dog park..

For less than half of Milton's salary Reston c...

2009-11-24T11:29:31.335-05:00

For less than half of Milton's salary Reston could build another dog park for our dogs.