CRUISE SHIP OPINION: DERELICTION OF DUTY & THE ULTIMATE STATE PRE-EMPTION

To the astonishment of most, but not all, a bill is being drafted in Tallahassee to dissolve the entity known as the City of...
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DEBATE CONTINUES AS CRUISE SHIPS MAKE A CONTROVERSIAL RETURN TO KEY WEST

Two cruise ships returned to Key West on Nov. 27, one at Mallory Pier and one at Pier B. Another is due to arrive...
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KEY WEST’S CRUISE SHIP DEBATE CONTINUES TO DIVIDE THE ISLAND

The political and personal split that has marked Key West’s ongoing cruise ship debate for nearly two years became a physical divide on Thursday...
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ATTORNEY ADVISES KEY WEST TO RENEGOTIATE CRUISE SHIP CONTRACT WITH PIER B

Key West should renegotiate its cruise ship contract with Pier B rather than try to restrict the operations of a private business, the city’s...
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CRUISE SHIP COMPROMISE? CITY COULD CANCEL SHIPS AT ITS PIERS WHILE THEY CONTINUE AT...

Key West could cancel cruise ships at the two piers it controls, capitulate to their continued use of the privately operated Pier B and...
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CRUISE SHIPS: NEW RULES ARE UNDERWAY IN KEY WEST

Could this be it? Could a resolution be imminent after nearly two years of Key West’s great cruise ship debate? We’ll know at the city...
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CRUISE SHIPS CAN COME TO KEY WEST

Cruise ships of all sizes will continue to visit Key West, one at a time, docking only at the privately run Pier B. The...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: CRUISE DISPUTE

To the Editor: Now that the city has established cruise ship policy at Mallory Square and the Outer Mole, public attention is on Pier B,...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: KEY WEST OFFICIALS SHOULD PASS VOTER-APPROVED CRUISE SHIP LIMITS

Dear Editor, On June 29, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that voided the results of referendums that had limited cruise ship operations in...
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LEGAL MEMO CLAIMS PIER B’S CRUISE OPERATIONS ARE UNAUTHORIZED

Safer Cleaner Ships representatives on Friday sent a new legal memo to Key West officials and attorneys, claiming the city of Key West never...