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Erica: Dover Mayor’s Pay Misquoted

Apparently, the Bonner County Bee aired misinformation that caused the mayor of Dover some discomfort over the weekend. First, you should know that Mayor Randy Curless earns $2400, not $45,000, according to his daughter and former SReporter Erica Curless. Now, onward. Here's the beginning of a comment in the Bee, by Sandpoint Mayor Gretchen Hellar: "The mayor of Dover earns $45,000, the mayor of Coeur d’Alene earns $28,800, the mayor of Hayden receives $15,840, and the mayor of Post Falls receives $18,963 while the mayor of Sandpoint earns $12,000 plus benefits. I should point out that Cd’A, Post Falls, and Hayden have a city administrator, which reduces the administrative burdens of the mayor. Neither Dover nor Sandpoint have administrators." (Hellar's full post here.) On her Facebook wall, Erica posts: "This is a mind-boggling error ... Not even sure how Gretchen ever thought that could be correct with tiny Dover paying its mayor way more than Coeur d'Alene or Sandpoint. Hope Gretchen and the Bee make this right."

Question: Are you satisfied re: the amount of money that your mayor and council earns (if you know what those figures are)?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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