Category Archives: Monroe County
Logo Contest – Disappearing Tax Money!
My Friday habit is to crack open the Blue Paper first thing. It turns out Monroe County is having a contest to update their government seal! I think my entry is a winner for sure. It’s modern with clean lines. … Continue reading
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Monkey Math – Emergency Services Surtax
The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is considering an additional sales tax to pay for fire service. The proposal has been put forward by commissioner Heather Carruthers, who likes to call it a tax “shift”. Here is the county’s story: the county … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Fire and Ambulance, Monroe County, Taxes
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Single Member Districts Endorsed by Key West Citizen
A citizens group, SMART Districts for the Florida Keys, has proposed a solution to inefficient and corrupt Monroe County government. The idea is to replace the current “at large” districts with single member districts. Under the current system, county commissioners … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, Key West, Monroe County, Single-member Districts
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Connecting the Dots – Kolhage
Monroe County Commissioner, Danny Kolhage, has been tied into the bubba system for decades. He served as the Monroe County Clerk of Court for almost thirty years, he served on the Key West City Council, and he currently serves on … Continue reading
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Financial Squeeze – Employment
Let’s start with a few facts. The wastewater projects are, by far, the largest infrastructure project the Keys has going – $800 million. The wastewater projects in the unincorporated area will cost around $500 million. The two main wastewater utilities … Continue reading
Another One for the Scandal Sheet
From KeysNews.com (Key West Citizen): Jury convicts former Cay Clubs president. Dave Clark was convicted of vacation rental fraud. He’s looking at a long prison stay. Sentencing in February 25. He’s not a government official, but this scheme is huge … Continue reading
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Another Trip Into Bizarro-world
I usually take weekends off from blogging, but there’s so much weird stuff going on today. Is there something in the water? First I saw this strange note from the Office of Open Government. Then this crazy story in the Citizen. … Continue reading
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The Silver Lining
Keys government needs a good scrubbing. There’s no doubt about that. What’s happening at the school district right now is incredibly disheartening. Even so, there are School Board members and Audit and Finance Committee members who are expressing strong disapproval and … Continue reading
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Gambling With the Future
A few days ago, I wrote a blog post about the county administrator’s contract renewal. While I acknowledged that the county administrator had done a good job in some respects, those successes have been overshadowed by inexcusable failures. The taxpayers are still paying … Continue reading
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It’s Time For a Change
From KeysNews.com: Gastesi requests contract extension. I don’t care much for Gastesi. I think he’s sleazy and I don’t like how he operates. He’s been caught in numerous false statements and questionable acts – more than enough to terminate him for cause. In my … Continue reading
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The Real Poop 