Category Archives: Public Records
Animal Control – County Responds
Monroe County partially responded to my request for information. Three things seem to be very helpful in eliciting a response. Publish the request on the blog. Use the phrase “please consider this a formal public records request”. Copy the county … Continue reading
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Animal Control – Still No Answers
I’ve submitted a few emails to the county regarding the apparently false numbers presented on page 37 of the 2015 State of the County report. Here’s the latest. I would like the county to substantiate the number of animals it … Continue reading
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Emergency Services Surtax – Public Records
As it was with sewer, so it is with fire service. Monroe County squandered enormous amounts of taxpayer money on Big Coppitt and Cudjoe Regional. They forced taxpayers from the rest of the county to make up the difference. Now it … Continue reading
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Disappearing Emails?
There’s another Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) scandal brewing – potentially. Apparently the FKAA’s Technical Services Manager sent around an email saying that all emails that haven’t been accessed in one year will be deleted. Here’s the story at KeysNews.com. … Continue reading
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Toppino’s Appointment File
At the end of December I submitted a public records request to the Governor’s Office of Open Government. I asked for Richard Toppino’s appointment file. I got it on Friday. There are a few items of interest, but first some … Continue reading
Posted in Bubba System, Conflict of Interest, FKAA, Public Records, State government
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More About That “Vow”
When Richard Toppino was first appointed to replace Melva Wagner on the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) board, KeysNews.com published a story: Toppino vows to avoid voting conflicts. I don’t think much of the story or the “vow”. I wrote … Continue reading
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The Sewer District and the Streisand Effect
Have you ever heard of the Streisand effect? From Wikipedia: The Streisand effect is the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated … Continue reading
Cudjoe Documents – Update
I got the documents I requested. They were never this nice to me when I worked at the District. I always got the run-around. You don’t suppose it’s got something to do with the blog, do you? Stay tuned.
Posted in Bubba System, Cudjoe Regional, FKAA, Public Records, Wastewater
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Cudjoe Documents
I submitted a public records request to the county about the Cudjoe Regional project. Why the county? Why not the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority? The county is the entity 100% responsible for funding the project. If the county is providing diligent … Continue reading
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Wednesday News Roundup – KeysNews.com
Michael Reckwerdt, former mayor of Islamorada, will be sentenced on Monday for felony tax fraud. Well, at least Mr. Reckwerdt had the decency not to rip off his own taxpayers. There is another very interesting letter from John Prosser on the … Continue reading
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The Real Poop 