From an article by Bonnie Donovan:
Back to State Street
Remember the city hired Jason Harris as the Economic Development Manager and was in charge of State Street “Pedestrian” Promenade.
Jason Harris
2020- Regular Pay $133,141.25, Cost to the taxpayer $198,767.73
2021- Regular Pay $178,252.19, Cost to the taxpayer $364,527.85
2022- Regular Pay $185,024.00, Cost to the taxpayer $283,607.91
Total cost for three years… $864,903.49
And then he was let go…
In 2021, the city hired Therese M. Harris (we know her as Tess) with the job title of State Street Master Planner.
Therese M. Harris
2021- Regular pay $49,327.00, Cost to the taxpayer $70,249.71
Wait for it…
2022- Regular Pay $157,264.00, Cost to the taxpayer $242,701.19
Yep, a big fat raise…
2023- Regular Pay $173,506.73, Cost to the taxpayer $260,526.81
So far, our cost for three years $573,477.71
Total cost for both from 2020 to 2023, one million four hundred thirty-eight thousand three hundred eighty-one dollars. ($1,438,381.00) That doesn’t include 2024 or 2025.
So, you thought all these consultants that have been hired were expensive! Three years later and we are still waiting on the State Street Master Plan, (Tess Harris job title).