Everybody knows a pig wearing lipstick is still a pig! Oink, oink!

Virginia has been getting top dollar for decades as well as all those perks that equal her salary. Also I know some years ago of a TDC office girl whose husband (ex now) used to brag about her $104,000. salary. These agencies are all partially funded by tax monies. Thank-you Ms. Panico for bringing this topic up again so we can bring more attention to the scrutinization of all the tourist and business chamber's financial wheelings and dealings here in the keys. FYI - Virginia your temper tantrums are the talk of town (office & road rage)!

Keys Energy employees are steady job types. Chamber employees are world wide type drifters, partying their way around the world's hot spots.

this is rediculous as most people, like myself, haven't gotten a raise in a decade let alone a 5 percent raise in just 1 year. wonder how much they got in raises over the past decade... could explain a lot when it comes to increased costs of energy and how little our tax dollars go these days. these folks need a serious reality check!

What do you expect when those entrusted by the taxpayer are the friends and family of those being hired? I would love to see an organization chart (with names) on how these positions relate within these organizations. It is obvious in many instances such as the High School, but would love to see this documented.

Until Ms. Panico opens her books and can show that she nor any of her employees have received a raise in the last 5 years, nor receive matching funds (as in annual salary) in a top heavy retirement plan, meaning that she and only she receives, please just shut up. You are a non-profit that receives public funds that pays YOUR salary in excess of 100k a year, FULL benefits and funds your outrageous retirement. Please, please Key West Citizen, before you print one more thing about salaries, whether it be public or private enterprise, hand Virginia a FOIA request and be done with it already. It is time for the ole harpy to go and for the dues paying members to be able to see what they get from our oh so illustrious Chamber, which is nothing. Drop into their office one day, unannounced, after 10 or so, she can't be bothered to be there before at least 9, and simply look and listen. You will hear that gravely, marbles in her mouth, voice screeching at someone and employees mortified that she is the leader of OUR Visitor Center. Go back to New Jersey Virginia, if they'll have you!

The Chamber of Commerce should release Virginia Panico's salary and benefit package it would scare you but they are privitage and are not subject to the public records law. There was only one time it was made public and that was years ago when Commissioner Bethel questioned the survey and Panico's salary, he was able to get hokd of an anonymous package dropped off to him. Panico's salary and benefits were huge then imagine now. Any public agency who is a member of the chamber can request this information, all members should know what their Director makes. YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED!! Mark Rossi should provide this under the guise of fair play, don't wait on Charlie Bradford he is anti union employees at Keys Energy, he sits up there and cmpares them to himself and there is NO COMPARISON, they don't get to spend their lunch hours at the Yacht Club drinking and sipping on cocktails with the high and mighty, check him out one day, you can't stop them habits overnight especially when it's a problem. Let's get back to the Chamber someone needs to call them out under fair play, let;s see what Commissioner or Board member for a public agency has the "cajones" to do that to be fair to their amployees. LET'S SEE WILL COME OUT AND DO THE RIGHT THING. A few that come to mind that have "cajones" are Commissioners, Rossi, Wardlow' LOpez and Yaniz and Mayor, Cates. Public Agency Board Members would be Barry Barroso, Peter Batty, Robert Dean, Brian Barroso, Melba Wagner and Toni Appel. County Commissioners, Wiggington, Murphy, and Carruthers. Let's really see who comes out for fair play on behalf of Public Employees and ask for Virginia Panico's salary and benefit package. This would probably be the talk of the town for many a days and freak everybody out. Let's see!