Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine has received a $30,000 performance bonus and a new three-year contract extension with additional salary increases despite a large budget deficit. The transit system's board approved the new package for Constantine by a 16-0 vote Thursday afternoon after meeting in closed session to discuss it.
Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine has received a $30,000 performance bonus and a new three-year contract extension with additional salary increases despite a large budget deficit.
The transit system's board approved the new package for Constantine by a 16-0 vote Thursday afternoon after meeting in closed session to discuss it.
The $30,000 bonus, which Constantine previously deferred until light rail operations spanned Lake Washington, comes as an addition to the updated salary package.
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Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine has received a $30,000 performance bonus and a new three-year contract extension with additional salary increases despite a large budget deficit. The transit system's board approved the new package for Constantine by a 16-0 vote Thursday afternoon after meeting in closed session to discuss it. The $30,000 bonus, which Constantine previously deferred until light rail operations spanned Lake Washington, comes as an addition to the updated salary package.
During his tenure, the transit system completed a line to Redmond and a connection over Lake Washington to the Eastside, but it has scaled back plans for a comprehensive region-wide light rail system since he took office, citing an almost $35 billion budget deficit.
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