Author Archives: M_Blank
The Sewer District and the Streisand Effect
Have you ever heard of the Streisand effect? From Wikipedia: The Streisand effect is the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated … Continue reading
Missing Money, State Money, Fire & Rescue
I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving. I sure did. There was lots of cooking, traveling, fun, laughter and togetherness. There’s so much to be thankful for. Now that I’m back, I’m catching up on the news. As always, there’s lots going on.
SMART Districts – A Bright Idea
Ahhh….very interesting. There’s a new citizen’s organization exploring the idea of single-member districts for the county commission. So what the heck does that mean? Right now each of the county commissioners is elected by voters county-wide. That is, they are … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, Monroe County, Single-member Districts
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KeysNet Does Not Approve of the Train
From KeysNet: County wasting its time asking for study of a Keys rail system. I totally agree. There is so much going on right now. Monroe County has completely mismanaged the wastewater projects. Now they want to dive into a railroad … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, General Stupidity, Media, Monroe County
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Dysfunction at the District?
The media has certainly made note of ongoing tension at the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District (District) lately. I haven’t paid much attention until recently. I assumed it was the same garden variety fussing and fighting they’ve always been up to.
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No Name Key
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) discussed the technical issues associated with providing a low pressure sewer system to homes on No Name Key that are not tied into the electric grid. There are additional costs associated with … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, Monroe County, Wastewater
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Tavernier Fire Service
Unincorporated Tavernier is interested in obtaining fire service from the Key Largo Fire and Rescue District (Fire District). There have been a couple of news items about it, which I talked about here. There’s another story about the issue on KeysNews this … Continue reading
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Applicants for Melva Wagner’s Seat
Update: When I first wrote this post, I never thought Richard Toppino would be appointed to the the FKAA board. Well he was! I did not know the full extent of his business relationship with the FKAA when I first … Continue reading
Posted in Bubba System, Conflict of Interest, FKAA, State government
Tagged Conflict of Interest, Florida Keys, Rick Scott
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Keys News Scan
Lots of great stuff in the Free Press and KeysNews today. Sewer meeting tries to dispel tension. Looks like the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District Board is getting over “attorney-gate”. Back to business. Some discussion of the staffing issues. I … Continue reading
November Agenda Is Out
The agenda for the November Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting is up. Of course, there’s more wastewater spending. There’s an item to provide connections to soon-to-be-developed properties. That’s estimated to cost about $2.5 million now and another $5.6 … Continue reading
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The Real Poop 