Category Archives: BOCC
Gambling With the Future
A few days ago, I wrote a blog post about the county administrator’s contract renewal. While I acknowledged that the county administrator had done a good job in some respects, those successes have been overshadowed by inexcusable failures. The taxpayers are still paying … Continue reading
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One Week From Today
My understanding is that the bond validation hearing will take place on December 10, one week from today. The bond validation hearing is the next step in putting the swap agreement into action. The swap agreement will allow for the … Continue reading
It’s Time For a Change
From KeysNews.com: Gastesi requests contract extension. I don’t care much for Gastesi. I think he’s sleazy and I don’t like how he operates. He’s been caught in numerous false statements and questionable acts – more than enough to terminate him for cause. In my … Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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The Real Poop 