Comments Sent to BOCC Regarding Toll Roads
July 13, 2020 Mayor Carruthers Board of County Commissioners RE: July 2020 Agenda Item L. 1 – Feasibility of a Toll in Monroe County Dear Commissioners: On June 21, 2017, Last Stand sent a letter (as seen in attachment L.1.c.) to the Board supporting a feasibility...
Last Stand’s Comments on Keys Road Block
Monroe County Mayor Carruthers, Monroe County Commissioners, Last Stand applauds the recent establishment of roadblocks at the entry to the Florida Keys. These roadblocks allow workers and supplies to enter, but restrict nonresidents. Given our limited medical...
Density Issues for Rural Islands
Smart Growth planning locates workforce housing close to job sites
Shrimp Farm Workforce Housing Proposal
This August, the Board of County Commissioners will meet in Key West to consider a request to change the land use category of the property known as the “Shrimp Farm” on Summerland Key. Neighbors were vocal in opposition at the Planning Commission meeting...
Density Issues for Affordable Housing
The BOCC has postponed until August 2017 consideration of a Comprehensive Plan Amendment that would allow conversion of the density in motels and hotels to be used for affordable housing. The following letter to the editor was published in the Key West Citizen that...