Tag: Carl Olson

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Living on Grants instead of within your means

By: Diane Benjamin In case you missed it, CIRA got a Federal grant for improvements: https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/federal-dollars-coming-to-cira-to-buy-new-safety-equipment-rehabilitate-runway/ “Bringing home the bacon” to buy votes wouldn’t be needed if the Federal Government wasn’t trying to control everything by spending $2 Trillion more a year than it receives from taxpayers. Like inflation? Unless the size and spending of […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Does Media Ever get Tired of Being Lied To?

By:  Diane Benjamin Yesterday WGLT did this story:  Youth-Soccer-B-N-Preps-Multisport-Complex-Or-Not One thing is clear, YOU have to stop this complex if you don’t want yet another multi-million dollar money pit! The story contains this statement: Anybody see a problem? We are expected to believe it is so dangerous for the kids to play soccer at the airport […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

FAA, CIRA, and Soccer

By:  Diane Benjamin I filed a FOIA request with the FAA pertaining to the soccer fields on January 31, 2018.  I received it today by mail.  It’s not that big, no word on why it had to be mailed. So, why does soccer need to leave the airport property? See this 1994 letter written by […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

More on the airport

By:  Diane Benjamin Update to this story from yesterday:  https://blnnews.com/2016/04/14/airport-report/ I received this explanation from Carl Olson (airport manager) about the $9.3 Million reflects as Investments: I received a copy of the proposed budget – a note was included that it will be voted on at the May meeting.  See it here:  FY2017 Draft budget-1   […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Why does CIRA Manager get BIG $$$?

By:  Diane Benjamin The City of Chicago owns both O’Hare and Midway airports. From OpenTheBooks.com the salary of the person who manages BOTH airports in 2014 was: From Rosemarie’s LinkedIn page:     How much does the CIRA Manager earn?  http://blnnews.com/2016/01/28/cira-part-2/ $186,576 for managing O’Hare and Midway. $172,365 for managing CIRA. Anybody see a problem? […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

CIRA: Part 2

By:  Diane Benjamin The first time I sent a FOIA request to the airport for payroll, I received Medicare Wages:  http://blnnews.com/2016/01/21/cira-explain-please/. I did another request for the full salary and benefits paid to the airport manager, Carl Olson.  The original request shows Medicare Wages of  $175,710.68 I received this the second time:  (click to enlarge) […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

CIRA: Explain please

By:  Diane Benjamin According to this Pantagraph article:  http://www.pantagraph.com/business/local/olson-gets-contract-extension/article_c3a51735-c4ad-5cda-853b-7704ebcffb8a.html – the Executive Director of the airport (Carl Olson) just got a 2.5% raise.  It also states he was earning $172,365 per year.  The article is a glowing endorsement of the great job he is doing.  Funny, because in January the Pantagraph also reported traffic was down […]