Category Archives: BOCC
Real Poop Look Ahead – The Future of Key Largo
I started this blog because I love Key Largo. The wastewater funding disparity really opened my eyes to how things work in Monroe County. Generally, Key Largo is under-served across the board – animal shelters, parks and more. The wastewater project … Continue reading
Monroe County’s New Data Portal
Monroe County has a link on its website to a new data portal. There’s a lot of information there. It might take some doing on the user’s part to put it together into some sort of informative format, but as a … Continue reading
Upper Keys Animal Shelter on BOCC Agenda
There’s another article about the Upper Keys animal shelter in the Free Press this morning. It turns out the shelter’s contract is on the BOCC’s May 20th agenda. The article rehashes the differing euthanasia rates among the three animal shelters. The Upper Keys … Continue reading
Possible Disparity Fix on County Agenda
The interlocal agreement between the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District and Monroe County is on the county’s agenda for May 20. This agreement has the potential to remedy the unfair $26 million funding disparity caused primarily by the county’s inequitable distribution of infrastructure … Continue reading
Unanswered Questions About Keys Animal Shelters
So far, I’ve devoted a lot of attention to the wastewater funding issue. However, I recently discovered another funding inequity that affects the Upper Keys community. In March, the Free Press reported that the Upper Keys Animal Shelter had the … Continue reading