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MONROE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ROMAN GASTESI ADDRESSES U.S. SENATOR MARCO RUBIO AND SENATE COMMITTEE

Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi addressed the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, chaired by Sen. Marco Rubio, on Friday, Oct. 4 in Marathon.

In addition to Gastesi, Monroe County Tourist Development Council Director of ...

MONROE COUNTY EXTENDS 30-YEAR FUEL TAX, APPROXIMATELY $4.1 IN REVENUE PER YEAR

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners passed an emergency ordinance to extend the County fuel tax by 30 years at a special meeting held today at Marathon Government Center. The six-cent fuel tax was last renewed in 1989, but modified in 2009, at...

MONROE COUNTY CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE SEASONAL KING TIDES, RESIDENTS ARE WELCOME TO PROVIDE PHOTOS

Monroe County continues to experience seasonal high king tides. Seasonal king tides are especially high tides that occur several times a year, usually in the fall, that can cause coastal tidal flooding.

Monroe County is monitoring unincorporated areas expe...

FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MONROE COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS APPROVED

The Florida Housing Finance Corporation approved funding recommendations for affordable housing development projects in Monroe County last week. The funding recommendation includes allocations of $8,923,989 for land acquisition and $22,876,017 for develop...

STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES OUTLINED AT MEETING HOSTED BY SEN. FLORES AND REP. RASCHEIN

Monroe County Legislative Affairs Director Lisa Tennyson outlined the County’s state legislative priorities for the 2020 session at today’s Legislative Delegation meeting hosted by State Rep. Holly Raschein and State Sen. Anit...

MONROE COUNTY ADOPTS MILLAGE RATE AND RECOMMENDED 2020 BUDGET AT FINAL HEARING

 The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2020 budget and millage rate at its final public hearing held on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at Murray Nelson Government Center in Key Largo. The budget reflects the commissioner’s di...

NORMA KULA, DIRECTOR OF LIBRARIES, CELEBRATES 35 YEARS WITH MONROE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Monroe County Mayor Sylvia Murphy and the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners presented Norma Kula, Director of Libraries, with her 35 years of service award. Kula is Monroe County library’s longest-serving employee. She thanked the comm...

CARD SOUND ROAD TOLL RATE ADJUSTMENT WILL TAKE PLACE OCT. 1, 2019

 A new toll rate on Card Sound Road will be effective on Oct. 1, 2019. The toll adjustment is in accordance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index.

• $1.54 for two-axle vehicles: cars, pickup trucks or motorcycles
• $3.06 for three-ax...

PLANNING AND MODELING UNDERWAY FOR ROAD ELEVATION PROJECTS IN VULNERABLE AREAS

With seasonal king tides each fall and wind and storm surge impacts exacerbated by Hurricane Dorian, Monroe County is well underway with its Roads Adaptation Plan conducting the necessary planning and modeling for future road elevation and adaptation proj...

MONROE COUNTY-LED HURRICANE IRMA MARINE DEBRIS CLEANUP REACHES ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY

The Monroe County-led Hurricane Irma marine debris and sediment removal project has reached the one-year mark. The debris and sediment removal activities in the 258 approved canals throughout Monroe County, Islamorada and Marathon are considered a triumph...

FEMA DRAFT COASTAL FLOOD MAPS NOW AVAILABLE TO VIEW

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) multi-year study of Monroe County’s coastal flood risks has reached its next step with the release of the new DRAFT Coastal Flood Maps to County staff yesterday. The County has made the DRAFT maps a...

JETHON WILLIAMS NAMED MONROE COUNTY EMPLOYEE OF THE SECOND QUARTER

Jethon Williams, Monroe County’s TV and Multimedia Manager in Information Technology, was named Monroe County’s 2019 Employee of the Second Quarter for his noteworthy performance that exceeds normal job expectations.

Williams was nominated for the award du...

KEY LARGO II ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE PROJECT COMPLETE, ON TIME AND UNDER BUDGET

The Key Largo II Roadway and Drainage Improvement Project (Bay Harbor, Sunset Point, Sunrise Point, Lime Grove Estates and Rays Cuda Canal subdivisions) is complete and under budget. The project included the installation of 36 drainage structures and reco...

MONROE COUNTY ESTABLISHES A CENSUS COORDINATOR FOR THE 2020 CENSUS TAKING PLACE APRIL 1

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution to support the decennial census and establish a Complete Count Coordinator (CCC) to ensure an accurate census count in Monroe County.

In order to support the approaching 2020 census, the ...