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High-speed action and high-level competition will keep spectators’ adrenaline pumping at the Race World Offshore Key West World Championships, set for Sunday through Sunday, Nov. 7-14, in the waters surrounding
âWhat we see now is a City Commission united behind their constituency to carry out the wishes of the voters. There is no limit to what can be accomplished if we can continue this unity.â âA huge, unannounced, police-escorted attempt of a parade through a residential neighborhood after 8 p.m. with music blasting, 15 minutes on non-stop horns, screaming and foul language does not make me want to support your cause.â âBan golf carts east of White Street on U.S. 1.â âHow about a compromise? 60% said no to cruise ships, but 40% said yes. Shut down Mallory and Ou...
While not formally voting on whether to accept a federal grant to rebuild and expand the ship docking pier at Mallory Square, Key West City Commissioners promised to adhere to the cruise ship limits imposed by last Novemberâs referendum. The commission agreed to postpone a vote on the matter until its next meeting, June 2. However, several commissioners were leaning toward accepting the $521,835 grant, which will require the city to add a $174,000 match for its 25% share of the phased construction project. Delaying the vote until June 2 will give city Port and Marine Services Director Do...
The next salvo in the cruise ship wars in Key West could take place at Wednesdayâs city commission meeting. Two opposing resolutions to either accept or reject a federal grant that would help pay to rebuild and expand the T-pier at Mallory Square are on the agenda. The decades-old pier is a small, T-shaped concrete slab extending off the front of Mallory Square that is used for docking visiting ships. It is owned by the city. Normally, accepting federal or state funding for a local infrastructure project is a no-brainer. But this time, some city officials are concerned that taking the gr...
Key West city commissioners cautiously began to discuss options to potentially control the number of cruise ships visiting the local port at their meeting on Tuesday night. City Attorney Shawn Smith told commissioners there are options if DeSantis signs the bill, but the commission on Tuesday was unwilling to take any formal steps on the cruise ship issue until Gov. Ron DeSantis decides whether to sign a transportation bill that would overturn last Novemberâs city of Key West successful referendum capping both ship size and passenger/crew daily disembarkations. âIf, in fact, we are ...