MINUTES MATTER: STROKE SURVIVOR THANKS MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE AND TRAUMA STAR

On Wednesday, Gary Mace, a Tavernier dive shop owner and boat captain, reunited with Monroe County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Francisco Perez Diaz and Trauma Star Flight Nurse Obed Bello at a Neuroscience Symposium at Baptist Hospital of Miami after he s...

MONROE COUNTY RECEIVES THIRD TRAUMA STAR MEDICAL HELICOPTER

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Monroe County Fire Rescue received its third Trauma Star helicopter Thursday as it touched down at the Sheriff’s Office Aviation Division hangar at the Florida Keys Marathon International Airport at 6:30 p.m.

“We are ...

CUDJOE KEY FIRE STATION 11 CELEBRATES ‘TOPPING OFF’ MILESTONE

The contractor for the Monroe County’s Fire Station 11 hosted a “topping off” ceremony on Wednesday at the station grounds on Cudjoe Key. Monroe County Project Management and Monroe County Fire Rescue were in attendance. A to...

SECOND ‘HOT SHOTS’ TRAINING PROGRAM STARTS FOR MONROE COUNTY RESIDENTS

Monroe County Fire Rescue welcomed its second “Hot Shots” class on Monday to Joe London Fire Academy on Grassy Key. Class 19-01 includes 33 qualified men and women starting the process to become a volunteer or career firefighter. Thirt...

CARD SOUND TOLL ANNUAL PASS AVAILABLE THROUGH JANUARY IN KEY LARGO/OCEAN REEF

The Card Sound Toll Annual Pass is available for purchase at the Monroe County Building Department Office in the Visitor’s Center at the Ocean Reef Club on Tuesdays through Thursdays through Dec. 18 and then from Dec. 30 through Jan. 30. The Ann...

MONROE COUNTY TOURS WASTE MANAGEMENT RECYCLING CENTER, RECYCLING REMINDERS

Monroe County Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Coldiron joined Cheryl Sullivan, Monroe County Director of Solid Waste, and Greg Sullivan, Director of Waste Management in the Florida Keys, to tour the South Florida recycling center located in Pembroke Pines. In addi...

MONROE COUNTY RECEIVES $15 MILLION SET ASIDE FOR VOLUNTARY HOME BUYOUT PROGRAM

MAYOR CARRUTHERS SPEAKS AT FAC LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE AS WATER POLICY CHAIR

Monroe County Mayor Heather Carruthers, chair of the Florida Association of Counties (FAC) Water Policy Committee, addressed the attendees of the 2019 Legislative Conference held in November in Ft. Lauderdale.

“Water is paramount to Florida's eco...

GENERATOR TECHNICIAN CRAIG SMITH ANNOUNCED AS MONROE COUNTY EMPLOYEE OF THE THIRD QUARTER

Monroe County Generator Technician Craig Smith was announced as the Monroe County Employee of the Third Quarter for his dedicated service during the threat of Hurricane Dorian in September.

“Before, during, and after hurricanes, Craig works out o...

COUNTY PARTNERS WITH MULTIPLE AGENCIES DRAINAGE, ROADWAY, & SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

Monroe County, in conjunction with Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and City of Key West, is in the 60 percent design phase of a .8-mile comprehensive roadway, sidewalk, and drainage improvement project in Key West. The project will take place ...

MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC) SITE SELECTED AT MARATHON AIRPORT

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners selected the southwest corner of the Marathon airport property for the Monroe County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at the recommendation of staff. The staff evaluated seven locations on the property. The...

COMMISSIONER HEATHER CARRUTHERS TAPPED AS MONROE COUNTY MAYOR; MICHELLE COLDIRON AS MAYOR PRO TEM

At the November Board of County Commissioner’s meeting, the board chose Commissioner Heather Carruthers to serve as Monroe County Mayor and Commissioner Michelle Coldiron to serve as Mayor Pro Tem for the next year. Mayor Carruthers is in her third term a...

MONROE COUNTY MEETS WITH FLORIDA’S TOP ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICERS IN TALLAHASSEE

Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi, Monroe County Legislative Affairs Director Lisa Tennyson, and Monroe County Chief Resilience Officer Rhonda Haag traveled to Tallahassee on Tuesday for meetings in the Governor's office with Florida's Chief Resil...

MONROE COUNTY LIBRARY KEY WEST BRANCH HOSTS POPUP EVENT FOR BAYSHORE MANOR RESIDENTS

The residents of Bayshore Manor, an assisted living facility for elderly Monroe County residents, were treated to an afternoon library popup event hosted by Monroe County Library’s Key West branch on Tuesday.

Library staff assisted the residents ...

DISTINGUISHED VISITOR EMBARK PROGRAM ON THE USS STENNIS AIRCRAFT CARRIER

Monroe County’s Legislative Affairs Director Lisa Tennyson and Public Information Officer Kristen Livengood were invited by Naval Air Station Key West on a “Distinguished Visitor” overnight tour on the USS John C. Stennis air...

MONROE COUNTY WELCOMES ERICK D’LEON AS THE NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AIRPORTS

Monroe County has hired Erick D’Leon as the new Assistant Director of Airports. Monroe County oversees Key West International Airport and Florida Keys Marathon Airport.

“We welcome Erick to the airport team,” said Richard Stri...

KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ADDS DIRECT BOSTON FLIGHT STARTING IN FEBRUARY

Key West International Airport (EYW) will offer a new nonstop service through American Airlines from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) starting Feb. 15 through May 2, 2020 on Saturdays.

“This is the first time this route will be offered no...

CELEBRATING THE CLEARING OF THE LAST CANAL: NRCS HURRICANE IRMA MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM

Monroe County, Village of Islamorada, and Dept. of Environmental Protection officials along with the vendor Adventure Environmental, Inc. and the monitoring company Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions celebrated the clearing of the last canal ...

MONROE COUNTY OFFICIALS BREAK GROUND AT PLANTATION KEY COURTHOUSE AND DETENTION CENTER

Monroe County Mayor Sylvia Murphy, Commissioners David Rice and Michelle Coldiron, Monroe County Project Management, members of the 16^th Judicial Circuit Court, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, and Constitutional Officers attended Friday&rsqu...

STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES OUTLINED AT MEETING HOSTED BY SEN. FLORES AND REP. RASCHEIN

Monroe County Legislative Affairs Director Lisa Tennyson outlined the County’s state legislative priorities for the 2020 session at today’s Legislative Delegation meeting hosted by State Rep. Holly Raschein and State Sen. Anit...

PLANNING AND MODELING UNDERWAY FOR ROAD ELEVATION PROJECTS IN VULNERABLE AREAS

With seasonal king tides each fall and wind and storm surge impacts exacerbated by Hurricane Dorian, Monroe County is well underway with its Roads Adaptation Plan conducting the necessary planning and modeling for future road elevation and adaptation proj...

MONROE COUNTY ESTABLISHES A CENSUS COORDINATOR FOR THE 2020 CENSUS TAKING PLACE APRIL 1

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution to support the decennial census and establish a Complete Count Coordinator (CCC) to ensure an accurate census count in Monroe County.

In order to support the approaching 2020 census, the ...