Category Archives: Wastewater
I Ask Questions
I watched part of the County’s last budget meeting and I started to get concerned. It looks like the BOCC (Board of County Commissioners) is attempting to abandon the wastewater funding issue. Unfortunately, this would do a huge disservice to … Continue reading
Monkey Math – Key Largo is “Overfunded”?
The county’s own records show that they have distributed $100 million less to the Key Largo sewer project than to the sewer projects in the other unincorporated areas. The Key Largo project is about the same size as the other projects … Continue reading
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Key Largo’s Loss is Marathon’s Gain
From KeysNet, former Key Largo Operations Manager, Dan Saus, is now the Utilities Director at Marathon. Dan definitely has the ability to turn things around. He’s a straight-shooter who will tell the council what they need to hear. I just … Continue reading
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Monkey Math – the Craptacular Spreadsheet
I ran across some interesting documents while researching my post about infrastructure sales tax revenue that would be available to Key Largo if the citizens choose to incorporate. There are a few items I want to share because they epitomize the county’s fundamentally … Continue reading
GM Drama at the District
Reading the papers again. I saw this one about the District, “Attempt to oust GM falls short“. In a nutshell Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District Commissioner, Andy Tobin, called for the termination of General Manager, Paul Christian. Comm. Tobin’s concern … Continue reading
KeysNews.com – “Sewer Utility Seeks Damages”
Here’s an interesting one. At KeysNews.com there’s an article titled “Sewer Utility Seeks Damages“. Apparently, Key West Resort Utilities is suing Last Stand, an environmental group in the Lower Keys for $471,438 to cover legal fees and court costs. Last Stand … Continue reading
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Marathon’s Not the Only One Having Trouble
The situation with Marathon’s wastewater system is very serious. The new City Manager will have to turn things around. But Marathon isn’t the only one with long-term problems.
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What the Heck is Really Going on in Marathon?
To read the papers, the sewer issues in Marathon look pretty grim. The city has selected a new in-house attorney who seems very qualified. The list of candidates for city manager has been narrowed down to five. Again all seem … Continue reading
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Real Poop Reads the Papers and Chuckles
Update: Oh noooo! The outstanding YouTube video I originally linked to is gone. Drat. It was one of the funniest things on the internet. Ah well. I’m on the hunt for a decent substitute. John Prosser’s letter to the editor … Continue reading
Real Poop Reads the Papers – Key Largo Fish Kill
Still catching up on my reading. I saw this one on KeysNet.com: Key Largo Canals Suffering a Fish Kill.
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The Real Poop 