Category Archives: BOCC
Affordable Housing Scam?
Update: County staff referred my questions to Manuel Castillo, the Executive Director of the Key West Housing Authority. Apparently, the Key West Housing Authority (KWHA) manages public housing units owned by the county? It’s reminiscent of the county’s “partnership” with … Continue reading
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Dissecting the Citizen’s Editorial
The Citizen served up an extremely hypocritical lecture urging the community “to stand up and hold our elected officials responsible for the financial harm they are inflicting on our community“. Really? How interesting. There are two major points to be made … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Housing, BOCC, Bubba System, Media, Monroe County
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Catching Up With the Keys
I’ve been on a whirlwind lately. Early summer is a busy, busy time of year. Lots of projects, visitors, work – everything. Haven’t had too much time to blog or keep up on Keys stuff. But I did have a … Continue reading
One Down, Two to Go
In this post, I talked about three questions I posed to Monroe County and the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA). I asked the FKAA board about the status of Bob Dean’s residency issue. No response. I’ll try again. Only this time … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, Canal Restoration, Monroe County
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Pay to Play?
When I looked at donations to Kevin Madok’s campaign for county clerk, I noted that two sizable donations came from landfill companies. That struck me as odd. Why would two landfill operations from out-of-town care who wins the election for Monroe … Continue reading
Lindback: Hassled out of business and property?
I hear from quite a few people behind the scenes, and an awful lot of them tell me stories about being hassled out of business by Monroe County government or the City of Key West. It’s hard to verify most of … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, Conflict of Interest, Monroe County
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Questions and Follow Ups
One of the many things that annoys me about the Board of County County Commissioners (BOCC) and their partner (in crime), the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA), is their tendency to shove things down the memory hole. So I keep … Continue reading
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Rhetoric Vs. Results
Uh oh! Looks like the affordable housing “CRISIS!” is coming straight for your wallet. With 47 affordable housing deed restrictions set to expire in the next two years, the Monroe County Commission is now discussing how to save workforce housing. … Continue reading
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Canal Restoration – Kicking the Can
After some phony tough talk, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) decided to kick the can down the road when it comes to canal restoration operating and maintenance costs. Due to their inaction, county-wide taxpayers will continue to be saddled … Continue reading
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Canal Restoration – Again
Here’s an item about canal restoration from the Key West Citizen. Now, as we know, the Citizen is about as reliable as Pravda when it comes to providing accurate information about their buddies at the county. So when they write … Continue reading
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The Real Poop 