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APPLICATION PERIOD FOR CARES NONPROFIT GRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM NOW OPEN

The application period for the Monroe County CARES Nonprofit Grant Assistance Program, approved by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners for COVID-19-impacted 501c3 organizations, is now open. 

To be deemed an eligible organization, the ...

COUNTY WILL CONTINUE ROADS VULNERABILITY STUDY TO PREPARE FOR SEA-LEVEL RISE

TINY HOME PILOT PROJECT: COUNTY HOSTING THREE ‘TINY HOME’ OPEN HOUSES IN KEY LARGO

The public is welcome to view Monroe County’s first model code-compliant tiny home at one of three planned open houses. The house is located at 41 Judy Place, Key Largo. 

 The house will be open from noon to 3 p.m. on 

• Saturday, N...

LIBRARIAN TERESA VALDEZ NAMED MONROE COUNTY EMPLOYEE OF THE THIRD QUARTER

Teresa Valdez, assistant branch manager and librarian at the Big Pine Key branch of the Monroe County Library System, was named Monroe County’s 2020 Employee of the Third Quarter for continuing to provide outstanding service to the citizens of Monroe Coun...

MONROE COUNTY AUTOMATES THE PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, TESTS DURING T.S. ETA

Monroe County was able to utilize a new preliminary damage inspection software application following Tropical Storm Eta in the Key Largo area. The preliminary damage assessment process is performed by Monroe County inspectors who inspect structures and es...

RAILING UPGRADES COMPLETE ON REYNOLDS STREET PIER AT HIGGS BEACH IN KEY WEST

Monroe County Project Management completed an upgrade of the railings at Reynolds Street Pier at Higgs Beach. The railings were replaced per a grant Monroe County received to repair the pier and make the pier ADA compliant. The initial design included a c...

BALLFIELDS AT HARRY HARRIS & KEY LARGO COMMUNITY PARK WILL GET NEW SOD & FIELD REFURBISHMENT

MAYOR PRO TEM MICHELLE COLDIRON EARNS ADVANCED COUNTY COMMISSIONER DESIGNATION

The Florida Association of Counties’ Institute for County Government presented Monroe County Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Coldiron with the Advanced County Commissioner designation following her completion of a comprehensive study program after becoming a Certi...

DUCK KEY BRIDGE UPDATES: Bimini Bridge Affects Harbour, Plantation, and Yacht Club Islands

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) inspectors have advised that three interior island Duck Key bridges are deteriorating faster than anticipated. Based on the results, FDOT has issued the following weight restrictions: Bimini Bridge has a 9-t...

MONROE COUNTY’S GASTESI AND HAAG PRESENT VIRTUALLY AT ANNUAL CLIMATE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi and Chief Resilience Officer Rhonda Haag presented at Tuesday’s 12th Annual Southeast Florida Regional Compact Climate Leadership Summit that was held virtually this year due to COVID-19. The summit is a...

TEMPORARY KING TIDE FLOOD CONTROL BARRIERS TESTED IN KEY LARGO’S TWIN LAKES AREA

Monroe County is testing a temporary flood control barrier in the Twin Lakes community in Key Largo to help alleviate recent king tide road flooding. As one of the County’s pilot road elevation projects not yet constructed, this interim measure will provi...

MONROE COUNTY DISTRIBUTES $1 MILLION IN CARES ACT FUNDING TO 259 SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES

Monroe County has released all $1 million allocated by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners for CARES Act Small Business Grant Program funding to 259 small local businesses that were affected by COVID-19. Businesses received grants based on com...

REGISTER NOW FOR FREE MOBILE VESSEL PUMP-OUT SERVICES EXPANDED TO UPPER KEYS ANCHORAGES

Monroe County has contracted with On The Hook Marine Services to begin temporary mobile vessel pump-out services starting Oct. 1 in the following anchorages:

Services will be provided temporarily while Monroe County continues to seek a new vendor to provid...

MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADOPT FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUDGET

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners met virtually to adopt the fiscal year (FY) 2021 $460,311,267 budget. The budget is 2.6 percent lower than last year’s budget and includes a certified aggregate millage rate of 3.3435, which is les...

MONROE COUNTY REMINDS PROPERTY OWNERS THAT STORMS ARE NOT AN EXCUSE TO CLEAR VEGETATION

A storm or hurricane is not an excuse to clear vegetation, especially native vegetation, like mangroves or gumbo limbo, from your property. Sometimes it is necessary to remove vegetative debris but there are limits as to what can be cleared. Hurricane Irm...