Author Archives: M_Blank
Happy But Suspicious
Remember that movie, “Mars Attacks”? All the people in Vegas were gathered around to meet the alien visitors when suddenly the Martians opened fired with their ray-guns obliterating anyone within range. Right before the Martians attacked they said, “Don’t run. … Continue reading
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FINALLY!!! Real Money to Address Wastewater Funding Disparity
I just saw this very exciting item on KeysNews.com. After a vague attempt to renege and tons of other nonsense, Monroe County has finally made it’s first million dollar payment to the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District (District). I hate to … Continue reading
Peary Court – Not Adding Up
Update: Revised to include Area Median Income (AMI) chart. The purchase of Peary Court is such a high priority for some in Key West, that they are willing to pay $55 million for a property that was purchased for $35 … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Housing, Bubba System, Key West
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Emergency Services Surtax – Sneaking Around?
I’ve been reading up some more on the Emergency Services Surtax. It turns out that there was a change made to the law in July 2015. From the 2015 Local Government Financial Information Handbook, page 195. Chapter 2015-169, L.O.F., (CS/CS/HB … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, Fire and Ambulance, Taxes
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Keys Media – Blowing Our Minds With Truth
There’s been some great work in the local Keys media lately. Here’s a rundown of some of my favorites. As we know, Peary Court is shaping up to be the next big taxpayer rip-off. The Bluepaper is exploring another angle … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Housing, Bubba System, Media
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Emergency Services Surtax – It’s a Shift Alright
I want to make a brief point about the sales tax. Key West is the largest generator of the sales tax in the Keys – by far. Key Largo is second. The two areas are actually very close when it … Continue reading
Cudjoe Regional Failures?
Saw this over at http://www.bigpinekey.com. [Sewer Failure] Word on the street, especially from the guys trying to repair it, is that the Cudjoe Regional sewer collection system is a huge failure that does not work as intended. That is with … Continue reading
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Emergency Sales Surtax – “White Paper”
This Emergency Sales Surtax (ESS) proposal is pretty typical of the way Monroe County operates. They float some half-baked idea and make a bunch of vague promises about how it will reduce the burden on the locals and place it on the … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Fire and Ambulance, Monroe County
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Peary Court – Resource Suck?
At this point, most reasonable people would agree that the purchase of Peary Court doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. What we’re being told is that the City of Key West plans to buy the property for $55 million … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Housing, Bubba System, Key West
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Kolhage – Another Bromance?
Update: Still looking into how all these bubbas are tied together. At this point, it looks like the Daniel Kolhage who does business with Greg Veliz and Marcus DelValle could be Danny Kolhage’s son, Daniel. It’s hard to say. Sunbiz … Continue reading
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The Real Poop 