Category Archives: Animal Shelter
FKSPCA – Jane Fails the Taxpayers
The Florida Keys Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (FKSPCA) was recently awarded a $425,000 contract to run the Marathon animal shelter under very suspicious circumstances. I wrote a few posts about it. Here’s my initial reaction. Here’s a post that … Continue reading
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FKSPCA Tax Returns
The Florida Keys Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (FKSPCA) just received a humongous windfall from the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) courtesy of the taxpayers. Since these folks are so eager to dig around in our pockets, … Continue reading
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Animal Control RFP – Many Questions
What would the result of a fraudulent, corrupt competitive bidding process look like? Would you get multiple qualified bidders or only one? Would you get a fair price for services or an inflated one? Say 70% higher than what you’re … Continue reading
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Animal Control Update – RFP Failure
Update 2: The response from the state attorney’s office was even more underwhelming than I anticipated (and my expectations were really low, I promise). They basically parroted back Bob Shillinger’s weak response. No wonder the county feels free to screw … Continue reading
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Animal Control: The Games Continue
Life has taken over. I don’t have as much time to blog as I used to, but I still care about Keys issues, especially the issue of animal control. Fortunately, Rick Boettger is all over it. He’s done a … Continue reading
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Animal Control: Outstanding Letter
In my last post, I discussed the topic of animal control again. Specifically, the ongoing high kill rate at the Upper Keys shelter. Well, there was a terrific letter in the Free Press by Lee Harris of Tavernier. It’s short and sweet. … Continue reading
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That Time of Year: Animal Control
The Key West Citizen repeated its annual dive into county-funded animal shelter statistics. Although I often find problems with the Citizen’s reporting, I really appreciate that they do this. It gives taxpayers a concrete idea of what’s going on with a … Continue reading
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Neugent to Accept “Censure and Reprimand”
Updated to add thoughts regarding the statute governing ethics violations and the statute governing criminal violations. According to this item in the Blue Paper, county commissioner George Neugent is going to accept the findings of the Florida Commission on Ethics (FCOE). … Continue reading
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Animal Control – Clarification and Update
The Florida Keys Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (FKSPCA) submitted a letter to the editor to clarify some issues related to the new building the taxpayers are partially funding. Here’s a link. The letter says some very … Continue reading
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Animal Shelter Tax Returns
Update: When I first wrote this post, I couldn’t find the medical expenses for the Upper Keys shelter. It turns out they are lumped in with “Operating Expenses” and are included in a detail sheet way in the back – … Continue reading
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The Real Poop 