News in Marathon
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Published September 25Marathon City Council tones down tax hike, ups deficit spending
What began as nearly a 19% hike for Marathon residents on their next tax bills dwindled to 5.52% at the end of the city council’s final budget hearing on Sept. 22. But a largely unchanged spending plan will require a $2.6 million dip into the city’s reserves to make up the…
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Published September 18Mooney & Rodriguez shower the Middle Keys with cash from state appropriations
State Rep. Jim Mooney and Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez took a tour of Marathon on Sept. 9, showering Middle Keys governments and nonprofits with cash as they celebrated the success of recent legislative appropriations. The representative-sponsored initiatives were among millions of…
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Published September 17Marathon City Council wants restrictions on Harbor Drive boat ramp & affordable building rights
With a headlining city manager contract secured, the Marathon City Council moved on to tackle parking at the Harbor Drive boat ramp and a potential transfer of unused affordable building rights from Key Colony Beach and Layton in the remainder of its Sept. 8 meeting. The boat…
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Published September 10Marathon council approves contract with Williams in 3-2 decision
After nearly seven months of uncertainty and controversy over the selection process, Marathon has its permanent city manager. With a 3-2 vote after more than an hour of discussion, the Marathon City Council approved a new contract for former city attorney and interim city manager…
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Published September 03$289K salary, fallback provision headline proposed Marathon City Manager contract
Last month, the Marathon City Council picked their successor for the city’s top post. This month, they’ll settle the price and conditions. The council is set to review an employment contract for Steve Williams, currently serving as both the city attorney and interim city manager,…