COUNTY AGENDA: FEDERAL FUNDING & STATEWIDE BROADBAND
Monroe County Mayor Michelle Coldiron, Commissioner Mike Forster and legislative affairs director Lisa Tennyson had a full week last week. Hurricane Elsa had us in her sights,...
TRACK FOCUSES ON FLORIDA KEYS
The Keys are expecting a visit by Elsa on Monday evening. The computer models have aligned and there’s a high probability that when it arrives — as...
5 PM UPDATE: Elsa picks up speed, now 85 mph
Although Hurricane Elsa has strengthened to 85 mph, there has been little change in the storm’s forecast. It is moving along quickly — about 30 mph — and is...
“IT’S TIME TO TAKE ACTION” – FLOODED RESIDENTS PRESSURE MONROE COUNTY
The Board of County Commissioners has voted to go after a pot of state grant money to pay for raising roads in Monroe County neighborhoods that face...
SEN. RODRIGUEZ TOURS THE KEYS WITH PROGRESS REPORT
Accompanied by her two young sons and an aide, Florida Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, made a whirlwind tour through the Middle Keys on June 15 to talk...
KEY LARGO CONGESTION FOCUS OF BOCC: ‘OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS UNDER SIEGE’
At least 10 Key Largo residents unleashed a barrage of complaints at the June 16 Monroe County BOCC meeting about the day-tripper congestion problem in their neighborhood...
BREAKING NEWS: KEY WEST & POLICE PREVAIL IN LAWSUIT OVER CHILD’S ARREST
A federal judge this week ruled in favor of the city of Key West and three of its police officers in a lawsuit involving the arrest and...
Pilot program virtually inspects golf carts for road use
MONROE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR IS FIRST IN FLORIDA TO BE APPROVED FOR PILOT PROGRAM FOR VIRTUAL LOW SPEED VEHICLE INSPECTIONS FOR GOLF CART CONVERSIONS
Monroe County Tax Collector,...
County on track to remove 60 DERELICT vessels this year
Thirty-four derelict vessels have been removed from the waters off the Florida Keys since the start of 2021. Roughly 60 vessels that’ve been junked and abandoned will...
SCHOOL DISTRICT STILL WANTS HOUSING AT DOWNTOWN HEADQUARTERS
The school district has talked for 20 years about building workforce housing at its waterfront headquarters in Key West. They’ve created and then disbanded a task force...
