Category Archives: Incorporation
Emergency Services Surtax – It’s a Shift Alright
I want to make a brief point about the sales tax. Key West is the largest generator of the sales tax in the Keys – by far. Key Largo is second. The two areas are actually very close when it … 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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Monkey Math – Piled Higher and Deeper
Here’s another entry in the “Monkey Math” series. This is where I document Monroe County’s fundamentally dishonest way of covering up its grossly inequitable approach to the wastewater funding issue. We’ve seen Monroe County drag the federal government into its shameless attempts … Continue reading
Monkey Math – Revenue Wrap-Up
Looking at the wastewater projects makes one thing very clear, for Key Largo there is no upside to remaining unincorporated. The county simply takes Key Largo’s tax money and squanders it elsewhere. In effect, Key Largo’s tax money enables waste and subsidizes … Continue reading
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
Monkey Math – Fine & Forfeiture, Parks/Rec/Planning/Zoning, Municipal Policing
Getting through general fund revenues was a hard slog. I’m still waiting for some information from the Florida Department of Revenue so I can finish up. Fortunately, the rest isn’t so bad. As you might know, I’ve been examining this … Continue reading
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Monkey Math – County Revenue Sharing
In my last post, I discussed general fund revenues. I noticed there were two significant revenue sources missing: proceeds from state revenue sharing and local option taxes. In this post, I’ll discuss shared revenue proceeds. There’s a county shared revenue program … Continue reading
Monkey Math – General Fund Revenues
I’ve written here, here and here about how Monroe County likes to manipulate numbers. This post is about the document that was prepared in order to stifle talk of incorporation by creating the impression that Key Largo isn’t much of a contributor. The mythical small … Continue reading
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Monkey Math – A Great Find!
Remember when I said this in an earlier post? At one time, Monroe County introduced the notion of “donor” and “recipient” communities. They put out a report asserting that Key Largo was a “recipient” community. Here’s a link to a newspaper article … Continue reading
Revenue Sources – Infrastructure Sales Tax
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I think Key Largo should incorporate. I talked a little bit about what revenue sources are available. In this post, I’ll go into more detail about the infrastructure sales tax in particular.
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, Incorporation, Key Largo's contribution, Key West, Taxes
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The Real Poop 