The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has launched a third survey regarding the state-mandated hurricane evacuation modeling discussions that will continue through January 2025. In survey #1, more than 1,850 people replied, which helped the county learn how people receive their information and their basic knowledge of ROGO and BPAS. Survey #2 focused on housing, commuting, and the livability of the Florida Keys with 2,813 respondents. Survey #3 focuses on how residents evacuate during a hurricane. It is available until Sunday, Aug. 25 at 5 p.m.
Monroe County community members are invited to take this short survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MCROGOSurvey3. It should take three to four minutes to complete.
Additional surveys will be available in September and October to help gauge what the community wants to see moving forward, including the community’s thoughts on the legality of takings cases and planning for the future.
Monroe County continues to give a monthly update during regularly scheduled BOCC meetings and is meeting with nonprofit and civic groups throughout the Keys regarding the Department of Commerce’s hurricane evacuation modeling. The objective is to gauge public opinion on everything that affects evacuation timing and the number of additional ROGO/BPAS allocations, if any, the county and municipalities should request from the state.
Hurricane evacuation modeling is based on a Florida statute requiring that Monroe County residents be able to evacuate the Keys within 24 hours before a storm. Any allocations awarded could be issued over the next 10 to 30 years or at a rate that does not lead to unbalanced growth or additional takings liability. More information is at www.monroecounty-fl.gov/rogo2024.
