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The Florida Department of Transportation has agreed to cancel construction of a pedestrian bridge outside Founders Park after the newly seated Islamorada Village Council, some of whom made the action
The Islamorada Village Council moved one step closer to finding a new manager and is considering a no-bid social media contract with a firm several councilmen used during their campaigns.
Congratulations, squeaky wheels Congratulations, squeaky wheels. (Slow clap. Deadpan face.) Youâre taking it to the governor and shutting it down. Those opposed to a pedestrian overpass at Founders Park prompted the Islamorada Village Council to write and ask Gov. Ron DeSantis to âintervene to haltâ the state-funded project. Publicly discussed since 2014, approved by previous councils and shovels in the ground, yet the current elect was swayed for appearance sake, and the village stands to lose a desperately needed infrastructure. Pedestrian overpasses have been seriously consi...
The Islamorada Village Council’s lengthy meeting recently opened with a presentation on the upcoming Oxitec project, which uses genetically-modified mosquitoes to fight a variety of diseases, and was followed by
Florida Keys municipalities experienced an overhaul of leadership this year in both appointed and elected positions. In Marathon, Key Colony Beach and Islamorada, city and village managers left or were replaced, and several new elected officials were seated. On Sept. 24, Key Colony Beach City Administrator Chris Moonis informed the city commission he would not seek a new contract. âWe wish him well and best of luck in his future endeavors,â Mayor John DeNeale said. Moonis had served the city since November 2016. DeNeale, as mayor and as specified in the city charter, assumed the dut...