The wastewater system is operated as an enterprise fund… a self-supporting government fund that sells goods or services to the public for a fee intended to cover all costs… just like a business.  We question whether the Village Wastewater Enterprise fund is operating in a businesslike manner!  

Self-supporting? No - they show major deficits year after year.

Thank you Islamorada Council for finally scheduling a wastewater special call meeting Nov 17 at 5:30 PM.  Now, let’s find solutions.

This week’s concern:

1. The 2022 Wastewater Rate Study is in the Nov 17 meeting agenda.  In the study there are critical recommendations approved almost 4 years ago but never implemented.  Hopefully those important suggestions can be used now to help eliminate the annual deficits the sewer system has been experiencing.

   
   

Note - In recent past newsletters we have already questioned:

1. Why isn’t Sun Community paying their fair share of wastewater costs?

2. Why is the tiny 1947 trailer park near the Post Office paying more than their fair share?

3. Why are the three breweries in the Village paying a minimal amount?

4. Why does Village policy provide a volume discount for wastewater costs to the larger developments, resorts, marinas, restaurants with more than 10 EDUs?

5. Need for public special call meeting about Wastewater FDEP consent order approval. (Special Call Wastewater meeting now on the agenda for Nov 17, 5:30 PM)

6. Budget concernhighlighted in Nov 10 wastewater agenda item:

   • Year-end (9/30/25) budget amendment shows a wastewater DEFICIT of $5,343,345 for the year just ended, 9/30/2025.

   
   

We will continue to add/delete concerns until all have been resolved.