Category Archives: BOCC
Swap Agreement Scorecard
The swap agreement has the potential to correct the negligently unfair wastewater funding disparity imposed on Key Largo taxpayer by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). It also has the potential to go very wrong and leave Key Largo taxpayers … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Monroe County, Wastewater
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They Must Be Taking Their Vitamins Over at the Citizen
Sometimes, I’m not all that impressed with the Citizen’s (KeysNews) reporting. But they seem to be stepping up their game lately. They were the only ones to report on Richard Toppino’s recent voting conflict. If not for the Citizen, that … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Elections, Monroe County
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Clerk’s Office – Good News
From KeysNews.com: Clerk’s office audit shows progress. I’m sure that taking over the Clerk’s office has turned out to be a turn-around job for Amy Heavilin. Let’s face facts. As a county commissioner, Danny Kolhage has proven himself to be … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Clerk of Court, Monroe County
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Outstanding Editorial About Single-member Districts
Not sure how I missed this outstanding editorial at KeysNews.com (the Citizen) about single-member districts. Glad I finally found it though. In her letter to the editor, Comm. Heather Carruthers’s seemed to suggest that excluding working folks from the Board … Continue reading
Letter to the Editor Supports Plaintiffs
Update: The letter is online at the Blue Paper now, too. And, yes, of course I commented. Can’t help myself. Lawyers can be very silly and melodramatic sometimes. They must learn it in school. A few weeks back the County … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Cudjoe Regional, FKAA
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Bernstein Park Questions
There’s a letter on KeysNews.com about Bernstein Park. It was written by Diane Beruldsen. Beruldsen is wondering how the cost of Bernstein Park sky-rocketed from $3 million to $8 million. So am I! Beruldsen has lots of very good questions. … Continue reading
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HSAB and the “Sin” Tax
Comm. Carruthers’s Emergency Services Surtax (ESS) has been well documented on this blog. The county made a number of statements about this proposal that turned out to be false. When asked to substantiate their claims, county staff largely failed to do … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Human Services, Monroe County, Taxes
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Monroe County Budget Hearing Agenda
I’m taking a few days off to tend to some family stuff. Everyone’s okay. Just lending a hand. I might post a few short things here and there. I checked out the agenda for today’s budget meeting. It includes a survey, … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Budget, Human Services
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SMART Districts in the news
Update: Carruthers is very worried about single-member districts. Here’s her letter in the Blue Paper. (I couldn’t help but comment.) It’s a repeat of Sylvia’s bogus arguments. Have you noticed that the only people who vocally oppose single-member districts so … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Elections, Single-member Districts
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County and FKAA – Off the Rails
Update: I had a chance to review the complaint. There is no gravity adjacent to the properties. Post has been corrected accordingly. Note: I was actually coming back to edit this post. On re-reading it, I thought it was too … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Cudjoe Regional, FKAA, Wastewater
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The Real Poop 