Category Archives: Monroe County
Hilarious Typo
So I was reading through some news articles on KeysNet.com and found this one: “Likely county budget tops $400 million“. It contains the following quote: If adopted as drafted, the budget would impose “an aggregate millage rate of 3.7239, which … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, Financial Condition, Media, Monroe County, Taxes
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RESTORE Act Multi-Year Implementation Plan
Heads up. Monroe County has posted its Multi-Year Implementation Plan as required to receive RESTORE Act money. This is money that is available from fines paid by BP as a result of the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. The document … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, Canal Restoration, Monroe County
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Am I Hallucinating Or Is the Paving Project Still Looking Good?
I was checking out the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) agenda for today’s meeting. I was pleasantly surprised. There are two items for a paving project in Key Largo. It looks like Monroe County may actually be following its paving plan, … Continue reading
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Real Poop Look Ahead – The Future of Key Largo
I started this blog because I love Key Largo. The wastewater funding disparity really opened my eyes to how things work in Monroe County. Generally, Key Largo is under-served across the board – animal shelters, parks and more. The wastewater project … Continue reading
Monroe County’s New Data Portal
Monroe County has a link on its website to a new data portal. There’s a lot of information there. It might take some doing on the user’s part to put it together into some sort of informative format, but as a … Continue reading
Upper Keys Animal Shelter on BOCC Agenda
There’s another article about the Upper Keys animal shelter in the Free Press this morning. It turns out the shelter’s contract is on the BOCC’s May 20th agenda. The article rehashes the differing euthanasia rates among the three animal shelters. The Upper Keys … Continue reading
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Possible Disparity Fix on County Agenda
The interlocal agreement between the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District and Monroe County is on the county’s agenda for May 20. This agreement has the potential to remedy the unfair $26 million funding disparity caused primarily by the county’s inequitable distribution of infrastructure … Continue reading
Unanswered Questions About Keys Animal Shelters
So far, I’ve devoted a lot of attention to the wastewater funding issue. However, I recently discovered another funding inequity that affects the Upper Keys community. In March, the Free Press reported that the Upper Keys Animal Shelter had the … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelter, BOCC, Bubba System, Monroe County
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The Real Poop 