Category Archives: Monroe County
Strange Story About Clerk’s Office
Update: Here’s an article from keysnews.com that contains a bit more information. An attorney contracted by the clerk’s office, said Shillinger’s letter was based on misunderstandings and incomplete information. Well, I’ve never known the county to have their facts straight … Continue reading
Posted in Clerk of Court, Media, Monroe County, Public Records
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Moving Past the Odious Sylvia Murphy and Resolving the High Kill Rate
Update: Comm. Carruthers has claimed that constituents from other districts will find her door open if their own commissioner disagrees with them on a particular issue. Therefore, I went ahead and contacted her about the high kill rate. Can’t wait to … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelter, BOCC, Bubba System, Monroe County
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Why Carruthers is Like Faulty Wiring
I don’t know the full story yet behind the lien that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) placed on Comm. Heather Carruthers’s primary residence. Apparently she owes over $133,000. Strangely enough I found the document while researching the possibility that a … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Financial Condition, Monroe County
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Disappearing Comments
Hmmm…it looks like Heather Carruthers has deleted some (all?) of my comments to her posts on her Facebook page. I guess she doesn’t much care for my question-asking and fact-finding. My questions regarding the Florida Keys Stewardship seem to be gone. … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Media, Monroe County
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Election Day Zen
Tomorrow, Monroe County voters will choose their District 5 county commissioner and they will choose which Republican candidate for Clerk of Court goes on to run in the general election. I’m no longer a Monroe County resident so I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Clerk of Court, Elections, Monroe County
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The Land Scarcity Chess Board – Part 1
There’s a finite amount of land in the Florida Keys. Very little of that can be developed. And there aren’t enough available permits to go around even for what can be developed. Real estate is in high demand. At the … Continue reading
Neugent Facing Sanctions for Ethics Violations
Wow! Incredible news from the Blue Paper. The Florida Commission on Ethics (Commission) found county commissioner, George Neugent, violated ethics laws. It’s not incredible to me that Neugent would violate ethics laws. It’s incredible that he actually might face consequences for … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelter, BOCC, Bubba System, Monroe County
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New Tax Rate
I wrote here about Monroe County’s lack of back-up for their budget meetings. It turns out you can find some of it over here. I found it because of this news story on KeysNews.com. As usual, the county is making … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Budget, Monroe County, Taxes
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Stewardship Act – Clarity Needed
Update: I did eventually get documents from the county. For the most part, the Florida Keys Stewardship Act (FKSA) has been presented to the public as an “environmental” bill. However, when Kevin Diaz pointed out that certain aspects of the bill … Continue reading
Stewardship Act – Smoke and Mirrors
Update: The language meant to protect the Mayfield Interlocal never made it into the bill at all. It was not included when the bill was filed. The anemic version of the language cited below was not added until March of … Continue reading
The Real Poop 