Posted on: December 9, 2019
Monroe County Mayor Heather Carruthers, Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Coldiron, Commissioner David Rice, and State Rep. Holly Raschein joined the Toppino family and The Vestcor Companies last week to cut the ribbon on the affordable housing project “The Quarry” ...
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Posted on: December 6, 2019
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...
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Posted on: December 4, 2019
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...
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Posted on: December 3, 2019
The State of Florida announced today Monroe County will receive $15 million for the Voluntary Home Buyout Program. The voluntary program aims to reduce community risk by purchasing homes in high flood-risk areas impacted by Hurricane Irma. The City of Mar...
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Posted on: December 2, 2019
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...
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Posted on: December 2, 2019
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...
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Posted on: November 21, 2019
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 ...
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Posted on: November 20, 2019
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...
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Posted on: November 20, 2019
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...
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Posted on: November 20, 2019
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...
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Posted on: November 5, 2019
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 ...
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Posted on: November 5, 2019
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...
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Posted on: October 30, 2019
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...
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Posted on: October 29, 2019
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...
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Posted on: October 25, 2019
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 ...
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Posted on: October 25, 2019
Monroe County Mayor Sylvia Murphy, Commissioners David Rice and Michelle Coldiron, Monroe County Project Management, members of the 16th Judicial Circuit Court, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, and Constitutional Officers attended Friday&rsqu...
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Posted on: September 23, 2019
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...
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Posted on: September 4, 2019
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...
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Posted on: July 22, 2019
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 ...
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