The Day After the Election.

Political upsets reached Key West yesterday. Here's the headline from today's (Wed.) Key West Citizen, "Bug Board Voting Bloc Busted." In a previous entry the significance of the Mosquito Control Board was mostly lost. It turns out this board is well scrutinized because of the mosquito problem in the Keys and its enormous budget. The newly elected member, Jack Bridges, "was quick to point out that (the executive director) who earns $184,000.00 a year, is the highest paid goverment administrator in the Keys and makes more than the governor of Florida." Mr. Bridges' election severs a voting bloc of 3 on the 5 member board headed by the executive director. Mr. Bridges did not immediately state whether he plans to advocate firing the executive director or simply lowering his salary to $130,000.00. All I know is I've got a bunch of bites on my legs. I'd be glad to direct the board for half of either those amounts.