Category Archives: BOCC
BOCC Budget Meetings
The agenda packet for the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) July 18 budget meeting is up. There’s very little in the way of back-up documentation. Here’s a rundown of the items: A. Approval of agenda – no back-up needed. B. … Continue reading
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Stewardship Act – Clarity Needed
Update: I did eventually get documents from the county. For the most part, the Florida Keys Stewardship Act (FKSA) has been presented to the public as an “environmental” bill. However, when Kevin Diaz pointed out that certain aspects of the bill … Continue reading
Stewardship Act – Smoke and Mirrors
Update: The language meant to protect the Mayfield Interlocal never made it into the bill at all. It was not included when the bill was filed. The anemic version of the language cited below was not added until March of … Continue reading
Dim Bulbs Discuss Canal Restoration
I’m very uncomfortable with Monroe County’s canal restoration projects. I discussed my thoughts here. The current Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is incapable of managing a project of this magnitude, or of any magnitude really. I don’t trust them to water my … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Canal Restoration, Financial Condition
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The Swap Agreement and Cudjoe Regional
This post about that “wacky” presentation by the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) generated a couple of interesting comments. There’s one in particular I want to focus on today. But I’ll start by saying this: I get that Cudjoe Regional customers … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Cudjoe Regional, Monroe County, Wastewater
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The County’s Sewer Expert
Update: I found the iPhone Bandit’s resume. I’m not seeing an “extensive background” in wastewater. I guess the Citizen was leading us around by the nose again. I wonder if they even looked at the resume before writing that article. I’m guessing … Continue reading
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What the County Doesn’t Say – Long Term Debt
Monroe County loves to brag about its financial condition. Certain county commissioners love to claim that financial responsibility is a huge priority for them. Hmmm…
Carruthers and Her Cronies – Forgot One
Comm. Heather Carruthers proposed the Emergency Services Surtax (ESS) back in January. The idea was to “shift” more of the cost burden of fire and emergency services from locals to tourists. Unfortunately, the “white paper” written to support this proposal … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Elections, Fire and Ambulance
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C-905 Dispute and Projects in General
I swear I wrote about this somewhere before, but I can’t find it. Anyhow, KeysNet/Reporter/KeyNoter has a story up about the C-905 bike lane project on their fancy, new website – http://www.flkeysnews.com. This is the project where the contractor narrowed … Continue reading
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“Wacky” BOCC Can’t Even Buy Respect
I wrote here about an astonishing presentation prepared by a Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) staffer. Why so astonishing? For one thing, it’s a tacit admission that the Cudjoe Regional project is a failure. There’s no more pretending that it’s the … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Cudjoe Regional, FKAA, Monroe County, Wastewater
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The Real Poop 