Category Archives: Bubba System
The Friday Papers
I’m a bit tardy, but I did read Friday’s Blue Paper. As always there are quite a few items of interest. Affordable Housing Public Form: This is hosted by the Democratic Party, and contains this very intelligent statement. Missing has been a … Continue reading
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Emergency Services Surtax – Public Records
As it was with sewer, so it is with fire service. Monroe County squandered enormous amounts of taxpayer money on Big Coppitt and Cudjoe Regional. They forced taxpayers from the rest of the county to make up the difference. Now it … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, Fire and Ambulance, Monroe County, Public Records
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Emergency Services Surtax – Property Taxes
The Emergency Services Surtax (ESS) is shady right out of the gate. Immediately it’s being justified with some very questionable claims. That alone makes me very suspicious. Monroe County’s fire service is much more expensive than any other entity in the Keys. Why? And … Continue reading
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Emergency Services Surtax by Income Bracket
The sales tax is a regressive tax. This has been mentioned in Keys media more than once, as a point of concern, in regards to the topic of the Emergency Services Surtax (ESS). In it’s “white paper“, Monroe County has made some … Continue reading
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FINALLY!!! Real Money to Address Wastewater Funding Disparity
I just saw this very exciting item on KeysNews.com. After a vague attempt to renege and tons of other nonsense, Monroe County has finally made it’s first million dollar payment to the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District (District). I hate to … Continue reading
Peary Court – Not Adding Up
Update: Revised to include Area Median Income (AMI) chart. The purchase of Peary Court is such a high priority for some in Key West, that they are willing to pay $55 million for a property that was purchased for $35 … Continue reading
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Emergency Services Surtax – Sneaking Around?
I’ve been reading up some more on the Emergency Services Surtax. It turns out that there was a change made to the law in July 2015. From the 2015 Local Government Financial Information Handbook, page 195. Chapter 2015-169, L.O.F., (CS/CS/HB … Continue reading
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Keys Media – Blowing Our Minds With Truth
There’s been some great work in the local Keys media lately. Here’s a rundown of some of my favorites. As we know, Peary Court is shaping up to be the next big taxpayer rip-off. The Bluepaper is exploring another angle … Continue reading
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Emergency Services Surtax – It’s a Shift Alright
I want to make a brief point about the sales tax. Key West is the largest generator of the sales tax in the Keys – by far. Key Largo is second. The two areas are actually very close when it … Continue reading
Peary Court – Resource Suck?
At this point, most reasonable people would agree that the purchase of Peary Court doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. What we’re being told is that the City of Key West plans to buy the property for $55 million … Continue reading
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The Real Poop 