In these remarks, Keys Last Stand emphasizes the importance of policy decisions and their impact on the affordable workforce housing crisis. They express concern that exemptions granted to the Nonresidential Inclusionary Housing Requirement worsen this crisis.

Last Stand Board Member Dottie Moses spoke out against creating the “Tavernier Commercial Overlay District” during the Monroe County Commission Special Meeting on February 15, 2024. This proposed district in Tavernier plans to introduce a 49,000-square-foot supermarket and 86 workforce housing units on a roughly 20-acre lot at Mile Marker 92.5 off U.S. 1. This development ignores County comprehensive plans, especially the community-inspired Livable CommuniKeys plan. It will create increased traffic prompting residents to voice concerns for their safety.