Category Archives: FKAA
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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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
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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
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
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Tagged Conflict of Interest, Florida Keys, Rick Scott
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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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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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Applicants for Melva Wagner’s Seat
Update: When I first wrote this post, I never thought Richard Toppino would be appointed to the the FKAA board. Well he was! I did not know the full extent of his business relationship with the FKAA when I first … Continue reading
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Tagged Conflict of Interest, Florida Keys, Rick Scott
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Cudjoe Connection “Crisis”
From KeysNews: Cudjoe residents question FKAA at meeting. Snerk. I won’t lie. I sort of enjoy watching the FKAA live in the hell they have created for themselves. They and their partner, Monroe County, fed the money creature, now they get to deal with … Continue reading
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Financial Squeeze – Rates
In reviewing material for the “BOCC on the Record” posts, I came across some discussion of the funding disparity issue at the October 2013 Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting. It’s garbled and distorted, of course. If you’re looking for … Continue reading
A New Discovery!
A week ago, I submitted an email to Governor Scott’s office. Since then I’ve discovered the Office of Open Government. Each request is listed by the name of the requester. If you pay attention to Keys media, you’ll see some familiar … Continue reading
The Real Poop 