Category Archives: Monroe County
The Swap Agreement and Cudjoe Regional
This post about that “wacky” presentation by the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) generated a couple of interesting comments. There’s one in particular I want to focus on today. But I’ll start by saying this: I get that Cudjoe Regional customers … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Cudjoe Regional, Monroe County, Wastewater
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The County’s Sewer Expert
Update: I found the iPhone Bandit’s resume. I’m not seeing an “extensive background” in wastewater. I guess the Citizen was leading us around by the nose again. I wonder if they even looked at the resume before writing that article. I’m guessing … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Monroe County, Wastewater
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What the County Doesn’t Say – Long Term Debt
Monroe County loves to brag about its financial condition. Certain county commissioners love to claim that financial responsibility is a huge priority for them. Hmmm…
Great Idea – Upper Keys Community Resource Council
Saw this story in the Free Press. Several groups have come together to help people who are struggling in the Upper Keys. Patrice Schwermer is the co-chair of the Upper Keys Community Resource Council (UKCRC). She explained the group’s mission as … Continue reading
Posted in Human Services, Monroe County
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C-905 Dispute and Projects in General
I swear I wrote about this somewhere before, but I can’t find it. Anyhow, KeysNet/Reporter/KeyNoter has a story up about the C-905 bike lane project on their fancy, new website – http://www.flkeysnews.com. This is the project where the contractor narrowed … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Monroe County, Paving
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“Wacky” BOCC Can’t Even Buy Respect
I wrote here about an astonishing presentation prepared by a Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) staffer. Why so astonishing? For one thing, it’s a tacit admission that the Cudjoe Regional project is a failure. There’s no more pretending that it’s the … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Cudjoe Regional, FKAA, Monroe County, Wastewater
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Swap Agreement Scorecard
The swap agreement has the potential to correct the negligently unfair wastewater funding disparity imposed on Key Largo taxpayer by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). It also has the potential to go very wrong and leave Key Largo taxpayers … Continue reading
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They Must Be Taking Their Vitamins Over at the Citizen
Sometimes, I’m not all that impressed with the Citizen’s (KeysNews) reporting. But they seem to be stepping up their game lately. They were the only ones to report on Richard Toppino’s recent voting conflict. If not for the Citizen, that … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Elections, Monroe County
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Clerk’s Office – Good News
From KeysNews.com: Clerk’s office audit shows progress. I’m sure that taking over the Clerk’s office has turned out to be a turn-around job for Amy Heavilin. Let’s face facts. As a county commissioner, Danny Kolhage has proven himself to be … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Clerk of Court, Monroe County
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Outstanding Editorial About Single-member Districts
Not sure how I missed this outstanding editorial at KeysNews.com (the Citizen) about single-member districts. Glad I finally found it though. In her letter to the editor, Comm. Heather Carruthers’s seemed to suggest that excluding working folks from the Board … Continue reading
The Real Poop 