Category Archives: BOCC
Great Editorial About Key Largo Fire and Rescue
Update: I added a graphic below. There’s no question that recent events have showcased the dedication and competence of Key Largo Fire and Rescue. This terrific editorial in the Reporter/Keynoter really says it all. After rightfully singing the praises of the … Continue reading
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Oceanside/Ocean’s Edge – Lining Up Our Tools
My least favorite part of any project is jumping through Planning Department hoops. Even so, I understand the need for it. The rules are there for a reason. The Key Largo Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant project went through the whole planning review process. … Continue reading
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Oceanside/Ocean’s Edge – Sender Sites
The map above shows the locations of the receiver sites and sender sites for the Ocean’s Edge project. A detailed map of the receiver site is below, and a brief discussion can be found here.
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Oceanside/Ocean’s Edge – Getting My Bearings
Understanding this Oceanside/Ocean’s Edge situation is really important I think. Lots of moving parts, lots of players. As discussed in the Land Scarcity Chessboard posts (here, here, here and here), there’s only a finite amount of land that can be … Continue reading
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Oceanside/Ocean’s Edge – Document Tracking
I don’t know much about Monroe County’s Land Use regulations. Never really wanted to know to tell you the truth. But the Oceanside/Ocean’s Edge situation has a scandalous tinge to it. So I’m digging into the documents and trying to educate … Continue reading
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Fighting City Hall
There are a lot of parallels between what’s going on at the national level right now and what’s been going on in Monroe County for decades. The Trump administration has ushered in an era of “fake news” and “alternative facts”. … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, Media, Monroe County
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Land Scarcity Chessboard – Look Ahead
There has been lots of action on land use/planning/code issues lately. The Blue Paper has been monitoring the convoluted manipulations surrounding the Oceanside Marina project. Very interesting indeed. Links provided here, here and here. Oceanside Marina is a complicated matter, but … Continue reading
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County Administrator – Letter to Editor
Monroe County Administrator, Roman Gastesi, wrote a letter to the editor touting all the county’s accomplishments this past year. Unfortunately, Gastesi steadfastly refuses to address – or even acknowledge – the county’s many troubling, and very serious ongoing failures. This fundamental dishonesty undermines what is … Continue reading
BOCC Missing The Point on Emergency Vehicles
Monroe County is still at it. The other day I wrote about how Sylvia Murphy has blocked fair funding for her own district – again. Meaning that folks in Key Largo are being subjected to double taxation – again. While … Continue reading
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PEER Follows Up On FKAA’s Fake Environmental Assessment
On this blog, I discuss the many ways in which Monroe County has failed the citizens and taxpayers. Their extremely inappropriate “partnership” with the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) has resulted in unprecedented financial waste and struggling wastewater projects. The … Continue reading
Posted in Big Coppitt, BOCC, Bubba System, Conflict of Interest, Cudjoe Regional, FKAA, Wastewater
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The Real Poop 