Category Archives: Bubba System
Monkey Math – Road & Bridge
The Keys received a total of $4.3 million in gas tax revenues in FY2013. About $2 million of that went to Monroe County. There are three gas taxes. They include the ninth cent fuel tax, 1 to 5 cents fuel … Continue reading
Cudjoe Documents – Update
I got the documents I requested. They were never this nice to me when I worked at the District. I always got the run-around. You don’t suppose it’s got something to do with the blog, do you? Stay tuned.
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Don’t Blame the Citizens Please
Thursday isn’t my usual Keys news reading day, but maybe it should be. I took a look at KeysNet this morning and there’s some good stuff in there. Judge tossing whistleblower lawsuit in the Acevedo finance scandal tosses justice, too. … Continue reading
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Cudjoe Documents
I submitted a public records request to the county about the Cudjoe Regional project. Why the county? Why not the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority? The county is the entity 100% responsible for funding the project. If the county is providing diligent … Continue reading
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Monroe County Follows Through!
In this post, Swap Agreement Follow-up, I linked to an email exchange between me and Bob Shillinger, County Attorney. The county’s shady history combined with Bob’s evasiveness obviously did not inspire confidence. However, I was told today that the validation complaint was … Continue reading
Connecting the Dots
It’s not hard to see there’s something very wrong with the wastewater projects in the Florida Keys. Cudjoe Regional is $43 million over the bid price. Key Largo taxpayers over-contribute by $26 million compared to the other unincorporated areas. That’s … Continue reading
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KeysNet and Blue Paper All Over It
I submitted a letter to the editor that was published on KeysNet and the Blue Paper. Of course, I am very happy about that. I hope the disparity issue will gain some traction. Even better, they are both looking into … Continue reading
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Food For Thought
I’ve got another idea beginning to germinate. As I go through this process of examining documents, Monroe County’s pattern of short-changing Key Largo taxpayers on wastewater funding becomes clearer and clearer. Not only that, I can’t help but view it … Continue reading
Does the County Really Need a Spin Doctor?
This headline on KeysNet.com caught my eye a few days ago. I knew I wanted to write about it, but had to let things percolate for a while. Carruthers wants county government to have public information officer, others balk The … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, Cudjoe Regional, General Stupidity, Wastewater
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From the Blue Paper: Why Did They Lie?
Wow. If you haven’t read this article yet, please do. It’s a round up of sewer-related shadiness.
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The Real Poop 