Category Archives: Monroe County
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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State of Monroe County – 2015
Took a vacation last week. Still catching up on all the excitement. Looks like the new state of the county report is out – 56 pages of recycled bull-pucky. It looks nice though. Somebody’s very artistic. None of the budget … 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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County Capital Project Costs Out of Control
Sigh. From the KeysNet.com: County capital-project costs skyrocket by $38 million. This is what happens when you’re allergic to math and to reality in general. Remember that thing I said about capital projects. It’s true! It’s really, really true. Capital … Continue reading
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Monroe County – Allergic to Math
Update: Received this follow-up from Comm. Neugent about improved collections for emergency service. I think this is great. I support anything the county can do to improve things financially. I’ll present everything I get in the interest of providing a clear, complete … Continue reading
The Friday Papers
I’m a bit tardy, but I did read Friday’s Blue Paper. As always there are quite a few items of interest. Affordable Housing Public Form: This is hosted by the Democratic Party, and contains this very intelligent statement. Missing has been a … Continue reading
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Emergency Services Surtax – Public Records
As it was with sewer, so it is with fire service. Monroe County squandered enormous amounts of taxpayer money on Big Coppitt and Cudjoe Regional. They forced taxpayers from the rest of the county to make up the difference. Now it … Continue reading
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FINALLY!!! Real Money to Address Wastewater Funding Disparity
I just saw this very exciting item on KeysNews.com. After a vague attempt to renege and tons of other nonsense, Monroe County has finally made it’s first million dollar payment to the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District (District). I hate to … Continue reading
Emergency Sales Surtax – “White Paper”
This Emergency Sales Surtax (ESS) proposal is pretty typical of the way Monroe County operates. They float some half-baked idea and make a bunch of vague promises about how it will reduce the burden on the locals and place it on the … Continue reading
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Emergency Services – Who, Where and How Much?
Commissioner Heather Carruthers has been spamming us with one idea after another lately. First it was light rail. Then it was the logo contest. Now it’s this emergency services surtax, which thankfully hasn’t gained much traction. It won’t be upon us until 2018, … Continue reading
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The Real Poop 