Category Archives: Cudjoe Regional
BOCC on the Record – Murphy
Update: Since this post was written, I’ve been forced to revise my opinion. See here and here. In fact, when I read some of what I wrote here it makes me gag a little. How could I have been so naive? District … Continue reading
The Money Creature
Every public official, at some point, needs to learn one very important lesson. DO NOT FEED THE MONEY CREATURE. The money creature is really cute when it’s little. It’s so tempting to just give it a little something. But if … Continue reading
BOCC on the Record – Carruthers
This is third installment regarding public statements made about the funding disparity by Monroe County commissioners. The first two are here and here. Heather Carruthers is the commissioner most guilty of repeating the argument that Key Largo has benefited to such a … Continue reading
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BOCC on the Record – Kolhage
Update: When I first wrote this, I assumed Kolhage was simply trying to divert taxpayer money to the Lower Keys. Now that I’ve had a chance to look into exactly how some of the players are related, I’m afraid there … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, Cudjoe Regional, Key Largo's contribution, Monroe County, Parks, Wastewater
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Financial Squeeze – Affordability
I wrote here about the deceptive way the county presented information to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). That’s not the only item of interest in the report. FDEP also touched on affordability in a tangential way. The U.S. Environmental … Continue reading
Technology Choice – Why Grinder Pumps?
Why was low pressure the technology of choice for so much of the Cudjoe Regional area? I don’t know. To be honest, I never really pursued the answer until recently. I certainly questioned it but I was up to my ears in alligators … Continue reading
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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.
Posted in Bubba System, Cudjoe Regional, FKAA, Public Records, Wastewater
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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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Wednesday News Roundup – KeysNews.com
Michael Reckwerdt, former mayor of Islamorada, will be sentenced on Monday for felony tax fraud. Well, at least Mr. Reckwerdt had the decency not to rip off his own taxpayers. There is another very interesting letter from John Prosser on the … Continue reading
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The Real Poop 