U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, whose South Florida district includes the Keys, visited Key West last week for a day-long meeting,
Mayor Dee Dee Henriquez, city manager Brian L. Barroso and city attorney Ron Ramsingh dug right into discussions and priorities they say are vital to the city.
Officials pointed out the intense need to rebuild Fire Station 3 at the corner of Flagler Avenue and Kennedy Drive. They noted that rebuilding the aging station as a formal emergency operations center — similar to the one just completed in Marathon by the County — would benefit from federal funding.
Also on the table were the vacant 18-acre, Navy-owned parcel at Sigsbee Park, and the need for affordable housing in Key West.
Officials asked Gimenez for congressional support in this effort to ease the housing crisis in the city.
The congressman was also briefed on stormwater projects, water quality and emergency operations.
