Pittsburgh Housing Authority turns to consultant, pays millions for outside expertise
Of that, Mr. Boe's charges totaled $404,000 -- more than double the $168,000 salary of authority executive director Caster Binion.
"If I had a chief development officer [on staff], that would probably run me maybe about $150,000 plus benefits," Mr. Binion said.
CVR's bills, he said, amount to just 1.7 percent of the authority's capital spending. Its total budget for operations and capital work this year is $155 million.
