Author Archives: M_Blank
District Discusses Solar
The Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District (District) is now considering a solar project. This is interesting. When the District received $17 million from the state, the state refused to allow the money to be used for financial relief as was originally … Continue reading
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New Tax Rate
I wrote here about Monroe County’s lack of back-up for their budget meetings. It turns out you can find some of it over here. I found it because of this news story on KeysNews.com. As usual, the county is making … Continue reading
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Off Topic: Terrible Person
Update: Mathers has been officially charged with invasion of privacy. Her lawyer had this to say: “I’m disappointed that she was charged with any type of violation. She never intentionally violated anyone’s privacy and never tried to break the law … Continue reading
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BOCC Budget Meetings
The agenda packet for the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) July 18 budget meeting is up. There’s very little in the way of back-up documentation. Here’s a rundown of the items: A. Approval of agenda – no back-up needed. B. … Continue reading
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“Affordable” Housing
I believe “affordable” housing is the next great scam. Like the wastewater projects, affordable housing is necessary. Also like the wastewater projects, it presents a great opportunity for the unscrupulous to scalp the taxpayers. Of course, local and county government … Continue reading
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Stewardship Act – What It Actually Says
This is a long one. It’s almost as long as Carruthers’s temper-fit response to Diaz. I hope you have the patience to slog through. I’m going through the Florida Keys Stewardship Act section by section to figure out what it … Continue reading
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Stewardship Act – Clarity Needed
Update: I did eventually get documents from the county. For the most part, the Florida Keys Stewardship Act (FKSA) has been presented to the public as an “environmental” bill. However, when Kevin Diaz pointed out that certain aspects of the bill … Continue reading
Stewardship Act – Smoke and Mirrors
Update: The language meant to protect the Mayfield Interlocal never made it into the bill at all. It was not included when the bill was filed. The anemic version of the language cited below was not added until March of … Continue reading
Stewardship Act – Did They Get Us Again?
The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) and their staff are certainly a sneaky bunch. Here’s an article in the Blue Paper about some of the hidden impacts of the Act. In fairness, Comm. Heather Carruthers provided an in-depth response here. Her … Continue reading
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Hometown! PAC – YouTube Video
If you’re not familiar with Hometown! PAC, you should check them out. They recently held a “meet the candidates” event. The District 5 segment was amazing to watch. Sylvia Murphy gave a content-free speech. There was a lot of name dropping. … Continue reading
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The Real Poop 