Category Archives: Monroe County
Bernstein Park Questions
There’s a letter on KeysNews.com about Bernstein Park. It was written by Diane Beruldsen. Beruldsen is wondering how the cost of Bernstein Park sky-rocketed from $3 million to $8 million. So am I! Beruldsen has lots of very good questions. … Continue reading
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HSAB and the “Sin” Tax
Comm. Carruthers’s Emergency Services Surtax (ESS) has been well documented on this blog. The county made a number of statements about this proposal that turned out to be false. When asked to substantiate their claims, county staff largely failed to do … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Human Services, Monroe County, Taxes
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Monroe County Clerk of Court
Former State Rep. Ron Saunders plans to run for County Clerk. Things just got interesting. That’s three candidates now. There’s incumbent Amy Heavilin. Kevin Madok is currently the Strategic Planning Director for Monroe County. Ron Saunders has been acting as … Continue reading
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Stock Island Grand Jury Report
Updated to include one very critical piece of information. Jeb Bush made public his emails from his time as governor. The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting (FCIR) put them into a searchable database. There’s lots of stuff about the Keys. Reading … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, Financial Condition, FKAA, Monroe County, Wastewater
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State of the County Presentation
I think we all know by now that Monroe County government is run on bluster and bull-poop. Their stubbornly truth-averse style has led to all sorts of problems, but they have an unshakable commitment to it regardless of repeatedly poor results. Frankly, … Continue reading
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Canal Restoration – Another Gotcha
Monroe County held a special meeting regarding canal restoration. There’s a story about it on KeysNet.com. As usual, there are huge numbers, little clarity and a forced sense of urgency. The county commissioners had nothing to offer but the usual clueless commentary. The dust hasn’t … Continue reading
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Campaign Season!
Local politicians are gearing up for campaign season. I’m focused primarily on the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). Changes on the BOCC have the greatest potential for positive improvement. This BOCC has been a disaster. They’ve overseen the financially out-of-control Cudjoe … Continue reading
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Another Day, Another Request
Update: I followed up with the FKAA again to secure that missing bid tab from Big Coppitt. I copied the board members this time. I also asked the county for the “state of the county” slide show. Taking that thing … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Financial Condition, FKAA, Monroe County, Public Records
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KeysNews.com – Fiddling While Rome Burns
I saw this editorial on KeysNews.com a while back: Fiddling While Rome Burns. I like it. It’s well done. Some of the local Keys governments leap from “shiny object” to “shiny object”. There’s no plan. There’s no data. There are … Continue reading
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Emergency Services Surtax – Round Up
I’ve spilled lots of ink on this Emergency Services Surtax (ESS). There’s a good reason for that. The true impact of this proposed tax has been misrepresented to the public. (More monkey math!) People need to know the real deal. … Continue reading
Posted in BOCC, Bubba System, Fire and Ambulance, Monroe County
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The Real Poop 