KEVIN KOPP, CUDJOE KEY TRANSFER STATION, NAMED COUNTY'S EMPLOYEE OF THE FIRST QUARTER 2022

Kevin Kopp, who works the scale at the Cudjoe Key Transfer Station for the Solid Waste Department, was named Monroe County’s employee of the first quarter for 2022. On Wednesday in Key West, he was recognized by the Board of County Commissioners...

COUNTY HOSTS PUBLIC INPUT TOWN HALL MEETINGS FOR FY23 STRATEGIC PLAN PRIORITIES

Along with hosting numerous meetings with local rotary, chamber, and property owner’s association groups, Monroe County will be hosting five public town hall meetings to provide the public the opportunity to give feedback and input on the strate...

THE AREA FORMERLY KNOWN AS BIG PINE KEY SWIMMING HOLE HAS A NEW NAME: PINE CHANNEL NATURE PARK

For the past year, Monroe County has been improving the property at the west end of Big Pine Key, formerly known as the Big Pine Key Swimming Hole, with funding from the Tourist Development Council and the Florida Department of Transportation. The park wi...

WILKINSON POINT AT HARRY HARRIS PARK REOPENS AFTER HURRICANE IRMA REPAIRS

Monroe County is pleased to announce the reopening of Wilkinson Point at Harry Harris Park in Tavernier. The point was closed following extensive damage from Hurricane Irma in 2017. Through the hard work of Monroe County staff and project manager Suzi Rub...

KEY LARGO: HARRY HARRIS PARK BEACH AREA & PLAYGROUND CLOSED FOR BEACH JETTY REPAIRS

The beach area and playground at Harry Harris Park in Key Largo is closed for repairs and will remain closed until the construction of the beach jetty is completed. The boat ramp and ballfields will remain open.

“The County understands that any cl...

AREA OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN ANNUAL REPORT APPROVED BY GOVERNOR & CABINET

MONROE COUNTY ACCEPTS DONATED 200-YEAR-OLD LOGBOOK RECORDING THE FOUNDING OF KEY WEST

On Sunday, March 20, the Monroe County Library System accepted the donation of the 200-year-old original logbook of LCDR M.C. Perry’s voyage on the U.S. Schooner Shark, in which he documents the claiming of the Florida Keys for the United States...

MICHELLE ROBINSON, SENIOR BIOLOGIST, NAMED MONROE COUNTY’S EMPLOYEE OF THE FOURTH QUARTER 2021

Michelle Robinson, Senior Biologist in Planning and Environmental Resources, was named Monroe County’s employee of the fourth quarter 2021 for her exemplary service recognized in the community and by her co-workers. 

Robinson worked long...

MONROE COUNTY VETERANS AFFAIRS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM & SATELLITE OFFICE HOURS REMINDERS

If you are a Veteran and need transportation to and from medical appointments at or around the Miami VA Hospital, Monroe County Veterans Affairs offers round trip transportation Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays for scheduled appointments. Transportation...

47 TONS OF DEBRIS REMOVED FROM LOWER KEYS SHORELINES BY LOCAL FISHERMEN WITH FWC GRANT

Monroe County received a total of $1.8 million in Hurricane Irma-related grant funding from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for the cleanup of marine debris along shorelines of the Lower Keys with a focus on fishing-related deb...

KOEHN AND BIG PINE SHORES ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UNDERWAY

The Koehn and Big Pine Shores Roadway and Drainage Improvements project on Big Pine Key is underway. It includes culvert drainage installation, milling, overlaying existing road surfaces with asphalt concrete pavement, regrading roadway shoulders as drain...

FLORIDA EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ASSOCIATION CLASS OF 2022 GRADUATES FROM MONROE COUNTY

MONORE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT & OCEAN REEF DISCUSS MIGRATION

Due to the recent number of migration landings in the Florida Keys, Monroe County Emergency Management, in partnership with the Ocean Reef Community Association, hosted a meeting Feb. 17 to discuss migration in Monroe County and its effects, challenges, a...

MCFR WELCOMES 27 NEW FIREFIGHTERS; ADEQUATE STAFFING MEANS ‘SAFER’ COMMUNITIES

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners welcomed 27 new Monroe County Fire Rescue Firefighter/EMTs and Paramedics at a badge pinning and oath presentation at Wednesday’s meeting. Family and friends of the newly hired recruits were also a...

MCFR HIRES 24 FIREFIGHTERS WITH A 3-YEAR, NO-MATCH SAFER GRANT

Monroe County Fire Rescue welcomes 24 newly hired firefighters after receiving a $5.6 million Federal Emergency Management Agency SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) grant to adequately staff five firehouses in the Florida Keys. The ...