ISLAMORADA CANDIDATES ON FIGHTING ILLEGAL VACATION RENTALS
Fourteen candidates enter for five hotly-contested Islamorada Village Council seats this November. With the most candidates seen in the village’s history, the hopefuls consist of incumbents and...
ISLAMORADA PLANNING DIRECTOR EYES CHANGES TO COMPLICATED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
Complicated land development regulations, not enough affordable housing and too much authority given to the village planning director position were among the issues Local Planning Agency members...
UPPER KEYS BPW TO HOST POLITICAL FORUM & ANNOUNCE WOMAN OF THE YEAR
On Oct. 19 Upper Keys residents have a final opportunity to hear from local political candidates while celebrating local working women and business leaders in our community.
The...
STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE & ISLAMORADA OFFICIALS SPAR OVER SUNSHINE COMPLAINT
A case into whether Islamorada village officials violated Sunshine Law regarding a separation agreement with its former village attorney was officially closed by the Monroe County State...
ISLAMORADA ELECTION: COUNCIL CANDIDATES DIFFER ON ADDRESSING LONG MEETINGS
Fourteen candidates enter for five hotly-contested Islamorada Village Council seats this November. With the most candidates seen in the village’s history, the hopefuls consist of incumbents and...
ISLAMORADA ELECTION: CANDIDATES TALK VILLAGE BUDGET APPROACH
Fourteen candidates enter for five hotly-contested Islamorada Village Council seats this November. With the most candidates seen in the village’s history, the hopefuls consist of incumbents and...
PAY RAISES FOR ISLAMORADA EMPLOYEES INCLUDED IN APPROVED BUDGET
Islamorada Village Council unanimously voted 4-0 on a $47-million spending plan and a millage rate of 3.00 at a final budget hearing on Sept. 19 at Founders...
CROOKED PALM DISTILLERY DEVELOPMENT AGENDA ITEM PUSHED BACK TO A SPECIAL MEETING
A major conditional use request to develop the former BB&T bank building to a distillery and tasting room on Plantation Key was tabled during the Sept....
TAX RATE IN ISLAMORADA COULD DECREASE
Islamorada Village Council adopted a tentative millage rate of 3.000 via a 3-1 vote during a special budget hearing on Sept. 8 at Founders Park Community Center....
HUMOR: TOP 10 THINGS OVERHEARD AT THE POLLS
More than 18,000 registered voters – about one in every three – cast ballots in the Aug. 23 primary election in Monroe County. For those who were...
