Today's Rio Grande Sun article is out and besides discussion of the commission's actions it shows that in some form or another Mr. Salazar is lobbying to get a salary from the CTSMC, though he admits it is unlikely given the current situation. Below is the link, title of the article, the first few paragraphs and the referenced section with Mr. Salazar.
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Railroad Commission Threatens To Pull Company's Contract
By Joe Crawford
SUN Staff Writer
Published:
Thursday, February 11, 2010 10:05 AM MST
2/11/10
The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Commission has threatened to fire the railroad’s management company.
Commissioners held what amounted to an informal vote Feb. 4 in Santa Fe on whether they supported terminating the contract with the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Managing Company in light of recent instability at the Railroad.
Soni Honegger announced his resignation as the railroad’s general manager Dec. 31 after a year and a half on the job, and Managing Company Board member Richard Tower quit Jan. 22. Both Honegger and Tower cited problems with members of the Managing Company’s Board of Directors when they resigned.
Two Commissioners — Randy Randall and Pete Foster — suggested at the meeting Feb. 4 they might be willing to vote in favor of terminating the contract with the company. The company has managed the Railroad, which is owned jointly by the states of New Mexico and Colorado, since 2006. ...
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Prior to Honegger’s resignation, the company’s Board of Directors decided to appoint Salzar as a “mentor” to the general manager, a position Salazar said would pay about $60,000 a year, only $10,000 less than Honegger’s salary. Honegger said he thought Salazar would micromanage him, and he cited the hire as his primary reason for leaving. ...
Salazar said Feb. 4 he had decided to no longer seek the mentor position, although he did not tell the Commission if he wanted to be paid a salary regardless. Former Board president Frank Turner, who ceded his seat to Salazar Jan. 28, said in past interviews he would support paying Salazar a salary to act as president, a previously unpaid position.
After the meeting Salazar said he would support paying anyone who held the Board’s presidency, although he said that seemed unlikely to happen given the current relationship with the Commission.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/11/2010 04:01PM by Dave Boyer.
