Consultant's Yearly Salary Tops $150,000: ; Nearly $20,000 of N.C. Man's Pay Is for Commuting

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The state is paying a Charlotte resident who is overseeing museum renovations in the Capitol basement more than $150,000 a year plus thousands of dollars in expenses to commute to Charleston from his North Carolina home.

The state has reimbursed James Scott Hunt for $22,478 in expenses since Oct. 2, 2006. Most of that - $18,848 - involved commuting expenses, according to state records.

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Consultant's Yearly Salary Tops $150,000: ; Nearly $20,000 of N.C. Man's Pay Is for Commuting

In 2007, Hunt's total state compensation, minus expenses, was $156,525, according to Auditor Glen Gainer's office.

So far in 2008, Hunt has been paid $133,875 in wages, according to the state Auditor's office.

Hunt's pay puts him in the company of some of West Virginia's highest-...

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