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Keys Weekly Published September 03

State orders removal of plate cameras used to fight crime, locate the missing

For decades, law enforcement agencies in Florida have utilized a key piece of equipment to track and arrest criminals. They’re known as automated license plate readers, and they’re even used to help locate an abducted child, a missing elderly person or stolen car. Ongoing…

Keys Weekly 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,…

Village of Islamorada News Published September 03

Islamorada Comprehensive Plan Update -- Blueprint for Balance

Join us Sept 30, 5:30 PM for the Presentation of the Plan Founders Park Community Center, 87000 Overseas Highway

Village of Islamorada News Published August 31

Happy Labor Day!

Village offices will be closed on Monday, September 7, for Labor Day. We wish everyone a happy and safe holiday weekend.

Keys Weekly Published August 28

Wastewater rates in Islamorada could increase in the years to come; here’s why

Islamorada residents can expect their wastewater bills to increase in the coming years amid rising operational costs and future expensive upgrades to the collection system. At a recent village council meeting, the firm in charge of providing the wastewater rate study, Raftelis,…

Keys Weekly Published August 27

It’s official: Key West’s new mayor & 2 commissioners get sworn in

Not everyone at city hall on Aug. 24 had voted for new Mayor Sam Kaufman, commissioner Chris Massicotte and commissioner Mark Rossi, but everyone in the standing-room-only crowd showed respect, opting to leave the vitriol online, where it had metastasized for months during the…

Keys Weekly Published August 27

Property appraiser: Amendment 3 won’t hit Monroe County as hard

(Editor’s note: This is a submission from Monroe County.) The state of Florida will vote on an amendment to the Florida Constitution, known as Amendment 3, in November. The amendment would increase homestead exemptions to $150,000 in fiscal year 2027 (FY27) and $250,000 in fiscal…

WMNF 88.5 Published August 19

Report states Florida’s disaster-recovery funding might be at risk

A new Florida Policy Institute (FPI) report indicates the state’s disaster-recovery efforts might be at risk of losing funding. Counties like Monroe, Lee, Bay, Taylor and Sarasota are predicted to be the most affected. FPI identified two potential threats: Florida ballot’s…

Monroe County BOCC News Published August 19