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MUCH OF THE FLORIDA KEYS CLOSED FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND, ADDITIONAL CLOSURES

Monroe County, the City of Key West, the City of Marathon, the City of Key Colony Beach and the Village of Islamorada announced all public parks and beaches will be closed for the Fourth of July weekend until Tuesday morning.

All bars are closed and restau...

MONROE COUNTY PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED FRIDAY, JULY 3 TO TUESDAY, JULY 7

Monroe County will close all county-owned parks and beaches on Thursday, July 2 at 5 p.m. and will reopen them at normal operating hours on Tuesday, July 7. This is in conjunction with the closures in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Monroe C...

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HOST VIRTUAL ONLINE PUBLIC MEETINGS, DRAFT STUDY AVAILABLE

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in partnership with Monroe County, released the Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the Monroe County Coastal Storm Risk Feasibility Management Study today. Residents will ha...

COUNTY REVIEWS PROPOSED STORMWATER CODE UPDATES TO THE MANUAL & LAYMAN’S BROCHURE

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners reviewed proposed stormwater code revisions and updates to the Manual of Stormwater Management Practices and Layman’s Brochure for the development of single-family and duplex lots at the June 17 vi...

MONROE COUNTY MAKES WEARING FACIAL COVERINGS IN PUBLIC SETTINGS MANDATORY, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

To reduce the rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the Florida Keys, Monroe County Emergency Management issued an Emergency Directive requiring all persons over the age of six to wear a facial covering whenever away from their home and unable to...

MOBILE VESSEL SEWAGE PUMP OUT SERVICES MAY BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED AS OF JULY 1

The Board of County Commissioners approved issuance of a request for proposals (RFP) for the Keys-wide Mobile Vessel Sewage Pump Out Service. The agreement with the current provider, Pumpout USA, expires on June 30, 2020 and to date, the County and the ve...

MONROE COUNTY'S SURPLUS ITEMS UP FOR BID, BIDS ACCEPTED UNTIL JULY 8TH AT 3 P.M.

Need a new truck or heavy equipment? Check out Monroe County’s surplus items that are up for bid. If you see something you like virtual sealed bids are being accepted until July 8th at 3 p.m. To learn more visit www.monroecounty-fl.gov/...

MAYOR PRO TEM MICHELLE COLDIRON ELECTED TO SMALL COUNTY COALITION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Last week, Monroe County Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Coldiron was elected to the Executive Committee representing District 5 in the Small County Coalition at their annual business meeting. District 5 is the southern region of the coalition and consists of Char...

COUNTY WILL FOLLOW GOV. EX. ORDER FOR PHASE 2, MASKS STILL RECOMMENDED

Monroe County will follow Governor Ron DeSantis’ latest Executive Order 20-139, which moves the State of Florida into Phase 2 of the “Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step Plan for Florida’s Recovery.”

Phase 2, which starts Frid...

MONROE COUNTY LIBRARIES ONLINE HISTORICAL ARCHIVE REACHES 30,000,000 VIEWS

 Yes, that headline says 30 million. A modest 2002 grant started something that grew quite big. Monroe County librarians and volunteers are celebrating (via Zoom, of course) the 30 millionth view of the library’s online historical photo...

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MONROECOUNTYEM.COM/COVID19

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity has waived several requirements making it easier to qualify for and access unemployment assistance, including the week waiting period and the job search requirements. The actions come as a result of the CARES...