Category Archives: Bubba System
Dean Residency Issue – Following Up
Kirk Zuelch, the Executive Director of the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) was specifically instructed by the board to send a packet of documents to the governor’s appointment office. The governor’s appointment office could then review the documents and make … Continue reading
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Another Trip Into Bizarro-world
I usually take weekends off from blogging, but there’s so much weird stuff going on today. Is there something in the water? First I saw this strange note from the Office of Open Government. Then this crazy story in the Citizen. … Continue reading
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From KeyNews.com – Toppino vows to avoid conflicts
Update: It turns out the amount of Toppino’s subcontracts on Cudjoe Regional total well over $12 million. It’s almost certain that Zuelch knew that when this article was written, and Toppino most definitely would have. Yet they led the Citizen … Continue reading
Posted in Bubba System, Conflict of Interest, FKAA, State government
Tagged Conflict of Interest, Florida Keys, Rick Scott
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An Interesting Response
I submitted a public records request to the governor’s office. I asked for the documents that were supposed to have been sent to them from the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) regarding Bob Dean’s residency issue. Here is the response … Continue reading
More Good News!
Updated to include a link to the judge’s ruling. Yay! The swap agreement between Monroe County and the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District (District) cleared another hurdle today. The bond validation hearing went smoothly. Four years after I raised the funding … Continue reading
Toppino Project History
Richard Toppino of Charley Toppino & Sons has recently been appointed to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) board. He will replace Melva Wagner who resigned in September after it became publicly known that she no longer lived in the Keys … Continue reading
Posted in Bubba System, Conflict of Interest, FKAA, State government
Tagged Conflict of Interest, Florida Keys, Rick Scott
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The Silver Lining
Keys government needs a good scrubbing. There’s no doubt about that. What’s happening at the school district right now is incredibly disheartening. Even so, there are School Board members and Audit and Finance Committee members who are expressing strong disapproval and … Continue reading
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Connecting the Dots – Richard Toppino
Richard Toppino’s appointment to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) board is, in my mind, extremely questionable. Mr. Toppino was very clear in his application for the position. He is an officer at two companies that do a significant amount of … Continue reading
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Tagged Conflict of Interest, Florida Keys, Rick Scott
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Gambling With the Future
A few days ago, I wrote a blog post about the county administrator’s contract renewal. While I acknowledged that the county administrator had done a good job in some respects, those successes have been overshadowed by inexcusable failures. The taxpayers are still paying … Continue reading
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Interesting Choice
Gov. Rick Scott appointed Richard Toppino to the seat vacated by Melva Wagner on the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority Board (FKAA). It’s an extremely interesting choice as Toppino’s family business does a lot of work with the FKAA. Potential conflicts … Continue reading
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Tagged Conflict of Interest, Florida Keys, Rick Scott
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The Real Poop 