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NEW COUNTY MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM SELECTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

At Wednesday's Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board chose Mayor Pro Tem Holly Merrill Raschein to serve as Monroe County Mayor and Commissioner Jim Scholl to serve as Mayor Pro Tem for the next year. Mayor Merrill Raschein has been a ...

COMMISSIONERS APPROVE MONROE COUNTY’S 2024 STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners approved the County’s state legislative priorities for the 2024 session at last Wednesday’s regularly scheduled meeting. Legislative Affairs Director Lisa Tennyson presented and explained...

JANET GUNDERSON, SENIOR GRANTS COORDINATOR, NAMED EMPLOYEE OF THE 2nd QUARTER

Janet Gunderson, Senior Grants Coordinator in the Office of Budget and Management (OMB), is named Monroe County’s Employee of the Second Quarter for 2023 for exceeding job expectations, noteworthy performance, and her positive impact on her co-w...

DRAFT 2023 U.S. 1 ARTERIAL TRAVEL STUDY RELEASED; U.S. 1 RATED D

The Monroe County Year 2030 Comprehensive Plan (Comprehensive Plan) and Land Development Code (LDC) require that all proposed development and redevelopment taking place within unincorporated Monroe County do not result in a reduction of the implemented le...

FDOT: OLD 7 MILE BRIDGE REPAIR PLAN IN THE WORKS FOR JOINT AREAS

On Friday morning, Monroe County Commissioner Michelle Lincoln, Administrator Roman Gastesi, and Assistant Administrator Kevin Wilson met with Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) officials to discuss the asphalt that is popping up near the joints ...

HURRICANE REENTRY DECALS AVAILABLE AT TAX COLLECTOR OFFICES

Hurricane season is here. Monroe County residents are reminded to pick up one reentry sticker for each registered vehicle by providing proof of residency at a Monroe County Tax Collector’s office. Proof of residency includes a Florida Driver&...

SMOKING PROHIBITED AT ALL COUNTY-OWNED PARKS AND BEACHES

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners prohibited smoking within all County-owned public parks and public beaches.

The new ordinance reads: (a) It shall be prohibited for any person in or on any County-owned public park or public beach to smoke, b...