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MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE OFFERS NEW “HOT SHOTS” TRAINING PROGRAM WITH WAIVED FEES FOR LOCALS

MARATHON, FL – The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners has approved “Monroe Hot Shots.” This new Monroe County Fire Rescue program provides free firefighting and first responder training for qualified Monroe County residents in exchange for a comm...

BERNSTEIN PARK ON STOCK ISLAND READY TO PARTIALLY REOPEN ON MONDAY, JULY 23

STOCK ISLAND, FL – Monroe County’s Bernstein Park on Stock Island will partially reopen on Monday, July 23, at 7 a.m. The sections that are ready to open are the children’s playground, basketball court, walking path and the a...

FY 2019 PROPOSED BUDGET TRANSMITTED TO MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

MARATHON, FL – The Monroe County Fiscal Year 2019 Proposed Operating and Capital Budget – which includes the County’s Constitutional Officers’ budgets – was transmitted to the Board of County Commissioners at Wednesday’s monthly meeting in Marathon.

The FY...

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BUSY MONROE COUNTY BOCC MEETING ON JULY 18 IN MARATHON

MARATHON, FL – The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners had a long and busy monthly meeting Wednesday at the Marathon Government Center.

Here are some of the highlights:

Middle Keys Health Care Municipal Service Taxing Unit

The Commission un...

HURRICANE MARINE DEBRIS CLEANUP OF 103 CANALS TO BEGIN SOON IN MONROE COUNTY WITH FEDERAL GRANT

MARATHON, FL – The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners approved Wednesday a contract not to exceed $35 million with Tavernier-based Adventure Environmental, Inc. The contract is for the removal of marine debris created by Hurricane Irma ...

REMINDER: DEADLINE FOR APPLYING FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT’S 2018 PLACARD REENTRY PROGRAM IS JULY 31

MONROE COUNTY, FL – Monroe County Emergency Management’s 2018 Placard Reentry Program is available to agencies with representation at the Emergency Operations Center. These agencies can obtain early reentry placards for their employees...

ROWELL’S WATERFRONT PARK IN KEY LARGO REOPENS IN TIME FOR FOURTH OF JULY

KEY LARGO, FL – Rowell’s Waterfront Park – at mile marker 104.5 on the Overseas Highway in Key Largo – reopened Tuesday morning, in time for the Fourth of July holiday.

The 8-acre, kid- and dog-friendly park along Fl...

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ JUNE 2018 MEETING

KEY LARGO, FL – The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners met for their monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at the Murray Nelson Government & Cultural Center in Key Largo. Here are some of the highlights:

APPROVED NEW L...

MONROE COUNTY AWARDED $49.2 MILLION USDA GRANT TO REMOVE HURRICANE DEBRIS FROM 103 CANALS

MONROE COUNTY, FL – Monroe County has been awarded a $49.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to remove Hurricane Irma debris from 103 of the most impacted canals in unincorporated Monroe ...

MONROE COUNTY CELEBRATES JUNETEENTH WITH ORIGINAL FILM ABOUT AFRICAN CEMETERY MEMORIAL

KEY WEST, FL – Monroe County celebrates Juneteenth with an immersive, original short film about the construction and historical significance of the African Cemetery Memorial at the County-owned Higgs Beach in Key West.

The 25-minute film was conc...

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE’S ‘BEAT THE HEAT’ EVENTS ARE BACK FOR THE SUMMER

MONORE COUNTY, FL – Summer is coming, which means it is time again for Monroe County Fire Rescue’s “Beat the Heat” events.

Firefighters will provide a gentle stream of misting water for children of all ages ...

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LAUNCHES REVISED PLACARD REENTRY PROGRAM FOR EMERGENCY RECOVERY WORKERS

MONROE COUNTY, FL – Monroe County Emergency Management has created a revised Placard Reentry Program to ensure that all personnel who are essential to the recovery of the Florida Keys are able to quickly return following a mandatory hu...

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE PUTS OUT TRAILER AND CAR FIRE AT LAZY LAKES CAMPGROUND – NO INJURIES

SUMMERLAND KEY, FL –Monroe County Fire Rescue responded at about 3:07 p.m. Tuesday to a structure fire at Lazy Lakes Campground at MM 20 of the Overseas Highway on Summerland Key. Crews from the Sugarloaf, Cudjoe and Big Pine stations put out th...

NOW IS THE TIME FOR KEYS RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN RE-ENTRY WINDSHIELD STICKERS FOR HURRICANE SEASON

The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1. Now is the time for all residents of Monroe County who don’t already have a Re-Entry Windshield Sticker to obtain one for their vehicle. Do not wait until a storm is approaching.

These stickers will be needed in...