As soon as Walker started on his gasoline fantasy in the 2000's as an attorney for Valdez, his budget quadrupled. He, his wife and Richards began billing the City for nearly 4 million a year for "legals services" for the couple years before he became Governor. After years of his rah-rahing and traveling the world….no pipe. The city has deep pockets so they just paid the monthly invoices of $400,000 a month.  So paying Meyer $500,000 a year is just chump-change to Walker. Follow the money Alaskans.