State fishery managers balked at a proposal to implement a tag system for the annual two-day spiny lobster mini-season and limit the amount of divers who could participate in the
Despite a shutdown of the Florida Keys during the start of COVID-19 pandemic, the chain of islands appears to have done far better than many tourist destinations in the past
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The Monroe County Airports Director, the director of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council and a representative of Category5 Signs took part recently in the installation of a large poster Thursday reminding passengers arriving at the Florida Keysâ Key West International Airport to wear masks to protect themselves and others from possible COVID-19 spread.
The Tourist Development Council funded the production and installation of several signs that augment other messages the tourism council has created at the airport.
The Tourist Development Council has sponsored several sign projects throughout the Keys promoting the use of masks during the pandemic.
A bill that would have allowed Monroe County voters to decide whether they want to raise sales tax by a penny for sea level rise mitigation projects never took hold this legislative session and has died in the state House of Representatives.
The bill would have allowed local voters to decide on increasing sales tax and could allowed the local government to bond $300 million for sea level rise projects, which will cost billions of dollars in Monroe County. If passed by the voters, the sales tax increase would have given the county greater control over funding and not forced county staff and lobbyist to continually ask the federal and state government for funding for sea level rise mitigation projects.