On March 22, the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Florida presented and certified the cornerstone at the Monroe County Emergency Operations and Public Safety Center being built at the Marathon airport. Monroe County Mayor Holly Merrill Raschein, commissioners Michelle Lincoln and David Rice, and acting County Administrator Kevin Wilson joined them in the ceremony. The new emergency operations center should be opening in April and will house 911 communications, fire rescue administration, and emergency management as well as be used during emergency events. Pictured, from left, are Rice, Grand Master Glen Bishop, Raschein and Lincoln. MONROE COUNTY BOCC/Contributed
