REMINDER: REENTRY STICKER VEHICLE WINDSHIELD DECALS ARE AVAILABLE FOR MONROE COUNTY RESIDENTS

Monroe County residents can 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’s License and vehicle registrat...

MCFR WELCOMES FOUR NEW HIRES, THREE ARE HOTSHOT GRADUATES

VETERANS AFFAIRS TO REOPEN MARATHON SATELLITE OFFICE ON 2ND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH

Monroe County Veterans Affairs will reopen the Marathon satellite office on the second Wednesday of each month from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Monroe County Public Library Marathon Branch, 3490 Overseas Highway, Marathon. The first one is on Aug. 11.

There...

FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET WORKSHOP, FY22 PROPOSED DECREASED MILLAGE RATE CERTIFIED

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners met today to discuss the proposed $455.6 million Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget. The budget includes the Board of County Commissioners, the constitutional officers, like the Sheriff's Office, Tax Co...

BIG PINE KEY SATELLITE BUILDING AND PERMITTING OFFICE TO OPEN AUG. 9 AT LIBRARY BRANCH

Monroe County Building and Permitting will open a satellite office at the Monroe County Public Library Big Pine Key Branch, 213 Key Deer Boulevard, tentatively on Monday, Aug. 9. One staff person will be available to take in and issue building permits for...

PATRIA Y VIDA: COMMISSIONERS SUPPORT PEACEFUL PROTESTS FOR DEMOCRACY IN CUBA

MONROE COUNTY SELECTS JOHN ALLEN AS NEW DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND BEACHES

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners welcomed John Allen from the City of Tampa as the new Monroe County Parks and Beaches director at the July 22 special meeting in Key West.

Allen is leaving his current management position that oversees 27 com...

REMINDER: STORMS ARE NOT AN EXCUSE TO CLEAR VEGETATION FROM YOUR PROPERTY

A storm or hurricane is not an excuse to clear vegetation, especially native vegetation, like mangroves or gumbo limbo, from your property. Sometimes it is necessary to remove vegetative debris but there are limits as to what can be cleared. Hurricane Irm...

MONROE COUNTY LIBRARY’S NEW MARATHON BRANCH NOW OPEN, RIBBON-CUTTING

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners and the Monroe County School District celebrated the new state-of-the-art Monroe County Library System Marathon Branch and Adult Education Center on Saturday with a ribbon-cutting, family activities, and lib...

MONROE COUNTY ANNOUNCES MARINA PUMP-OUT OUTFITTING PROGRAM TO HELP LOCAL MARINA OWNERS

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners approved the Marina Pump-Out Outfitting Program (MPOOP) at today’s regularly scheduled meeting to reduce pollutant discharges from liveaboard vessels by expanding the number and use of sewage pump-out facili...

PARKING FINES ON COUNTY ROADS INCREASE TO $200 TO DETER ILLEGAL PARKING

To deter illegal parking in Monroe County, especially near parks and beaches, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) increased the parking fines on county roads from $20 to $200. The fines are a noncriminal civil penalty. The increase take...

GOV. DESANTIS SIGNS FY22 BUDGET THAT INCLUDES RECORD STEWARDSHIP FUNDING FOR MONROE COUNTY

On June 3, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Fiscal Year 2022 State budget that includes record Florida Keys Stewardship Act funding benefiting Monroe County. The County received the full appropriation of $20 million in Stewardship Act funding and $5 milli...

FLOOD PRONE HOMEOWNERS INVITED TO LEARN ABOUT FEMA’S MITIGATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Is your home below the required base flood elevation and at risk of flooding, or has it flooded in the past, and you’ve filed a flood insurance claim with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)? If so, you may be interested in grant funding to elevat...

ROAD AND DRAINAGE PROJECT ON 1ST STREET AND BERTHA STREET IN KEY WEST CONTINUES THRU 2022

Monroe County’s 1st Street and Bertha Street Roadway and Drainage Improvement Project in Key West is scheduled in phases through July 2022. The work will consist of reconstruction and resurfacing the two roads, installing a new stormwater collec...