Category Archives: Fire and Ambulance
Emergency Services Surtax – Stock Island
The Emergency Services Surtax (ESS) proposal is supposedly “in the freezer“. But I don’t expect it to stay there for long. County staff’s misleading analysis claims that this new tax will shift the cost of emergency services from locals to … Continue reading
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Zombie Tax Won’t Die
I saw this headline on KeysNet.com: Dedicated property tax for emergency services is dead for now. Hmmm…dead for now? As in, it’s going to come back to life at some later point in time? Like a zombie? Well, somebody please … Continue reading
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Emergency Services Surtax – Look Ahead
It doesn’t look like the Emergency Services Surtax (ESS) is going away any time soon. It popped up again in the state of the county presentation. County staff has supported the proposal with some questionable assertions. The ESS is being sold to … Continue reading
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Connecting the Dots Update
I updated the Connecting the Dots page to show the relationship between Heather Carruthers and her campaign donor, Julia Fondriest. Ms. Fondriest serves as an officer in the 3406 North Roosevelt Corporation and also stands to benefit to a great … Continue reading
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Emergency Services Surtax – Round Up
I’ve spilled lots of ink on this Emergency Services Surtax (ESS). There’s a good reason for that. The true impact of this proposed tax has been misrepresented to the public. (More monkey math!) People need to know the real deal. … Continue reading
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Emergency Services Surtax – Monroe County
At this point in the discussion, it would probably be a good idea to revisit the map of emergency services providers. It helps to keep track of what is going on where. Monroe County serves the unincorporated Lower and Middle … Continue reading
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Emergency Services Surtax – Key Largo
I think I’ve made a very strong case that Carruthers didn’t propose the Emergency Services Surtax (ESS) out of the goodness of her heart. It’s not a “tax shift” that’s meant to benefit locals. Clearly it is designed to help large property … Continue reading
Emergency Services Surtax – Cherry Picking Islamorada
Update: In this post, I blamed county commissioner Heather Carruthers for the Emergency Services Surtax because it was her proposal. However, it’s important to know that the “white paper” was actually written by Kevin Madok. Madok is now running for … Continue reading
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Emergency Services Surtax – Marathon and Key Colony Beach
I’m still digging into Monroe County’s “white paper”, which was written by Monroe County staff in support of Comm. Carruthers’s new sales tax, the Emergency Services Surtax (ESS). The “white paper” claims that by paying for fire and emergency services with … Continue reading
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Carruthers and Her Cronies
Monroe County Commissioner Heather Carruthers is pushing the Emergency Sales Surtax (ESS). It looks to be another dishonest money grab. Just like the wastewater projects. In this case, the county is looking to take advantage of the taxpayers over a life-health-safety … Continue reading
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The Real Poop 