Category Archives: Bubba System
Swap Agreement – Hearing Date Set
As of right now, the only hope Key Largo taxpayers have of achieving wastewater funding equity is the anemic swap agreement. Under this agreement, the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District (District) trades state funding it has in hand for county … Continue reading
An Old Man Voted! So What?
The Blue Paper, my new favorite newspaper, printed some very exciting news. Bob Dean voted in a Key West election on Monday. Why should we care? We should care because Bob Dean is the Chairman of a secretive utility that … Continue reading
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Financial Squeeze – Four Penny Tax
Key Largo is small community of about 13,500 year-round residents. The taxpayers of this tiny community are being asked to come up with $87.3 million to pay for the sewer project. Each household will pay over $6200 just to build it. That … Continue reading
Monkey Math – Piled Higher and Deeper
Here’s another entry in the “Monkey Math” series. This is where I document Monroe County’s fundamentally dishonest way of covering up its grossly inequitable approach to the wastewater funding issue. We’ve seen Monroe County drag the federal government into its shameless attempts … Continue reading
Monkey Math – Revenue Wrap-Up
Looking at the wastewater projects makes one thing very clear, for Key Largo there is no upside to remaining unincorporated. The county simply takes Key Largo’s tax money and squanders it elsewhere. In effect, Key Largo’s tax money enables waste and subsidizes … Continue reading
The Blue Paper Has Video
Check out the Blue Paper for video of the Florida Keys Aqueduct (FKAA) Meeting on Friday. District 1 Commissioner, Cara Higgins, laid out her case very effectively. The evidence that Dean does not live in the district he represents is … Continue reading
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FKAA Throws Hot Potato to the Governor’s Office
From KeysNet this morning, a very unsatisfying non-resolution to Dean’s residency issues: Dean said he’d resign if Scott says so. Yes, throw the hot potato to the governor. Tallahassee is a strange place. The voters of the Keys have made … Continue reading
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Tagged Conflict of Interest, Florida Keys, Rick Scott
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Selective Amnesia – Who Pays?
There’s a story on KeysNet.com about another county project gone off the rails: Rising cost of new Upper Keys jail complex annoys county commissioners. The project was originally estimated to cost $15 million. The taxpayers are now looking at $30 million. … Continue reading
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KeysNews On Nepotism Charges
Here’s the actual head line: Former FKAA board member vindicated. Some might say “vindicated”. Some might say “got away with”. The Barroso situation certainly looks fishy. Being unable to prove that something illegal took place is a far cry from vindication. The Florida … Continue reading
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It’s Blue Paper Friday!
Update: Scroll down to the first comment by “Colby”. Interesting stuff about Dean’s first stint on the FKAA board. According to this, Dean represented District 1 from 1986-2001. He was not reappointed in 2002. The next opening that came up … Continue reading
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The Real Poop 