North Bay Village Reality Based Community

This is a blog from a long time resident and is focused on the issues facing North Bay Village, Florida, the most densely populated municipality in the state. Opinions expressed are my own but facts are facts. I welcome comments and even guest posts.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Millage Rate Up 14%, Everyone Gets a Raise, Services Cut

Last night, the commission settled on raising our taxes 14.9% while approving a budget that only cut currently unfilled positions, that eli...

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Hope Is Not A Strategy - Positive Thinking Is Not Governance

The commission met on Tuesday night and North Bay Village is now on track to raise the current millage from 4.7772 to 6.2 or so. That's...

Friday, September 13, 2013

Tuesday at 6 PM

Here's the process. The Commission will meet Tuesday Sept 17 at 6 PM at Treasure Island Elementary School. This is the first of two...

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Wh Should Have Had A Plan

From the Herald article on the county budget hearing last night: Gimenez’s administration should have foreseen the budget gap and made...

Monday, September 9, 2013

Blamestorming - A Game The Whole Village Can Play

"Blamestorming" was a popular slang word in corporate circles in the 1980's. It refers to after the fact discussions of what...

Friday, September 6, 2013

Going Broke - Gradually

Hemingway wrote this in The Sun Also Rises: “How did you go bankrupt?" Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” That's how i...

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Back from Vacation

L'Shana Tovah. A sweet New Year to all my Jewish friends. Like so many things, the Jews got this one right. The real New Year for any...

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