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Editorial
January 4, 1937
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
Critique of a $640,000 government payment to F.E.C. for an abandoned road in Key West, plus two years' tax abatement, questioning the business wisdom of the deal involving Mr. Duncan.
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Last Friday Mr. Duncan left Key West with a check for the F. E. C., in payment of the abandoned road. Whether the government paid it or not, $640,000 is an appreciable amount of the coin of the realm to pay for something that had been thrown into the discard as worthless. Since this sum did not come out of the pockets of Key Westers directly, it might have been overlooked, but to abate two years' city and county taxes to boot cannot be considered, by any stretch of the imagination, as savoring of business acumen. But what can be done when faced with an impasse?
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
Taxation
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Key West
Abandoned Road
Fec Payment
Tax Abatement
Government Check
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Duncan
F. E. C.
Key Westers
Government
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Payment For Abandoned Road In Key West
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Financial Deal
Key Figures
Mr. Duncan
F. E. C.
Key Westers
Government
Key Arguments
$640,000 Payment For Worthless Abandoned Road
Abatement Of Two Years' City And County Taxes
Lacks Business Acumen
Faced With An Impasse