THE INSIDER LIT’s high flying pay n The Little Rock National Airport, rolling in dough from parking lot, retail and airline fees, awarded 139 employees raises ranging from 1 to 5 percent. The Municipal Airport Commission voted not to give Executive Director Ron Mathieu a raise after it was revealed that he paid $40,000 last year for “advertising” on the football field at his son’s private Christian school, which had solicited Mathieu for a gift to pay for the field’s new turf. But Deputy Executive Director Bryan Malinowski, who with Mathieu charged $272,000 to the airport in expenses over a 12-month period ending in 2010, got a 3 percent raise. If pay information provided to the Times last November was accurate, and did not include any bonuse, that would bring his pay to $151,888. Media and Marketing Director Tiajuana Williams, who disputed the Times’ accurate reporting on Mathieu and who has complied grudgingly with FOI requests, got a 3 percent raise, bringing her pay of $96,174 to around $99,059. Human Resources Director Allen Williams, whose response to an FOIA inquiry last week on whether the airport had awarded bonuses was only “Yes,” requiring a follow-up inquiry, got a 4.5 percent raise, bringing his pay to $111,878. According to the airport’s attorney, there were no bonuses in 2011. There were 13 bonuses awarded in 2010; Mathieu did not get one. Malinowski got one for $5,000; Williams and Allen and other top brass got $3,000.
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n I mentioned earlier that sellers might have a buyer on the line for the Packet House, the historic vacant home on Carpetbagger Hill on Cantrell Road. An application on file at the Little Rock planning office says the Planning Commission June 2 will consider an application to use the property, zoned for offices, for a “classic grill style restaurant” with a focus on “local products and ingredients.” The house was used for a restaurant many years ago and little opposition is expected to the idea, filed by Maurie Mitchell of Rector Phillips Morse real estate. A cover letter doesn’t give a proposed name for the restaurant, but says Wes Ellis would be the future executive chef and manager. The restaurant would be on the ground floor of the 12,000-squarefoot structure. The second floor would be used for catering. The third floor would be for offices and storage. www.arktimes.com • MAY 11, 2011 3