Author Archives: M_Blank
De-tangling the Rhetoric – Assessments and Rates
The county administrator has described the wastewater funding situation as a “quagmire“. The truth is it’s really not that difficult. Calculating the disparity is a matter of simple arithmetic. If you can add, subtract, multiply and divide you can figure … Continue reading
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Gasification and Light Rail
There’s an article at KeysNews about Monroe County’s contract with Energy3 to dispose of yard waste. Energy3 plans to build a gasification plant in Miami. Gasification is a promising technology. It was used in Sanford to process wastewater sludge for years – … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, Monroe County
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Why We Do It – Threats to Coral
Pollution and water quality are such a huge issue. Domestic wastewater is a sizable part of it, of course. But there’s so much more to it. Anyhow, saw this nice article on KeysNet.com about the damage sunscreen can do the … Continue reading
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Today in the Blue Paper
It’s Blue Paper Friday again! Some good articles as usual.
Comm. Murphy Responds
Comm. Murphy actually responded to the email I sent yesterday. Here it is in all its glory.
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Wastewater Project – Worth It or Wasteful?
The Keys are closing in on $800 million spent on sewer projects. That excludes the tie-in costs and the ongoing operational costs. So is this huge expenditure worthwhile? Certainly in some cases, extraordinarily unwise decisions have been made. Taxpayer money has been needlessly … Continue reading
I Can’t Help Myself
I wrote an email to Commissioner Murphy and copied the other commissioners. I very much doubt I’ll get a response. They like to put their bullshit out there and just let it circulate. Then it just seems to coat everyone’s … Continue reading
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Yikes! I’m Appalled.
So I read this story on KeysNews this morning. Commissioner Murphy’s comments are awful. I think I gave her way too much credit in my write-up. She comes off as completely disengaged and clueless here. She contradicts herself in a … Continue reading
Letter to Board Makes the Paper
That email I wrote to the Key Largo Wastewater Board made the paper. I’m glad. The prior news story about Tobin walking out of the meeting made it sound like the board members are just fighting over nothing. I suppose … Continue reading
Posted in KLWTD, Wastewater
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Financial Squeeze – Number of Establishments
There are numerous factors that have impacted the economy of the Florida Keys – the recession, the BP oil spill, the housing bubble. These are events that had national or regional impact. That is, everyone in the Keys and beyond was affected. Monroe … Continue reading
The Real Poop 