KEYS TOURISM AGENCY CANCELS WEBSITE CONTRACT; AUDIT STATES IT WAS ‘SIGNIFICANTLY OVERPAYING’ FOR DIGITAL...
Florida Keys tourism officials acknowledged this week that contracts negotiated 30 years ago haven’t aged well for the local Tourist Development Council (TDC) —...
COULD THE KEYS SEE MORE TURN LANES ON U.S. 1?
More turn lanes could be on the way for sections of U.S. 1 seeing congestion with traffic slowed to less than ideal speeds.
In the...
FINAL ROGO/BPAS SURVEY TACKLES NUMBERS, DISTRIBUTION OF NEW UNITS
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is seeking public participation regarding the state-mandated hurricane evacuation modeling discussions that will continue through January...
MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE MARKS TWO YEARS OF DRUG PROCESS OVERHAULS
While gaps in oversight and monitoring protocols may have enabled the alleged theft of narcotics from Monroe County’s Trauma Star air ambulance program by...
COMMUNITY GROUP FILES SECOND PETITION AGAINST TAVERNIER PUBLIX PROJECT
A second petition was recently filed by the Tavernier Community Association and fellow community members in relation to an ordinance Monroe County commissioners approved...
COUNTY TERMINATES INDICTED TRAUMA STAR DIVISION CHIEF
Monroe County Administrator Christine Hurley last Friday elected to terminate the employment of indicted Monroe County Fire Rescue Division Chief Andrea Thompson, county spokeswoman...
DOES MONROE COUNTY REALLY RECYCLE?
My primary question is, “Does Monroe County really recycle?” It is met with a resounding “yes.”
Monroe County's recycling efforts have seen a significant improvement...
OPINION: SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR OPPOSES AMENDMENT 1 FOR PARTISAN SCHOOL ELECTIONS
Florida school board campaigns have recently become overtly political and, in some cases, downright nasty. Do Floridians want local school board races to become...
HOW MUCH HOUSING CAN WE GET WITH $35M OF TOURISM MONEY?
The Florida Keys got one-time approval from the state to spend $35 million of surplus tourism revenue on affordable housing. But that may have...
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE $715 MILLION BUDGET
Monroe County commissioners approved a $715.7 million spending plan for the 2025 fiscal year — a $48.7 million increase from the previous year —...
