Category Archives: FKAA
Surprise, Surprise – Key West Canvassing Board Caves
An unsurprising result from the Key West canvassing board. They ruled unanimously to count Bob Dean’s vote. As evidence that he actually lives in Key West, Mr. Dean produced his driver’s license and his voter registration card. He apparently changed … Continue reading
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I Contacted the Governor
I went ahead and emailed Gov. Scott on the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) situation. I figure I may as well register my concerns. What’s the worst that can happen?
Posted in Bubba System, Conflict of Interest, FKAA, State government
Tagged Conflict of Interest, Florida Keys, Rick Scott
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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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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
Posted in Bubba System, FKAA, State government
Tagged Conflict of Interest, Florida Keys, Rick Scott
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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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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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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
Posted in Cudjoe Regional, FKAA, Public Records, Wastewater
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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
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, FKAA, Monroe County
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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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The Real Poop 