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Posted on: March 27, 2023

FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 6 IN MARATHON

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The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a workshop on Thursday, April 6 at 10 a.m. at the Marathon Government Center to reexamine certain provisions in the FEMA-required floodplain ordinance. The ordinance was adopted in November ...

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Posted on: February 6, 2023

MICHAELA MANNING, BUILDING DEPARTMENT, 2022 EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR

Michaela Manning holding her employee of the year award at BOCC meeting

Michaela Manning, Senior Coordinator of Permitting in the Building Department, is named Monroe County’s 2022 Employee of the Year for her excellent attitude and dedication to service. She was recognized by community members and by her co-workers...

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Posted on: January 18, 2023

ILZE AGUILA, PLANNING COMMISSION, EMPLOYEE OF THE 4th QUARTER

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Ilze Aguila, Planning Commission Supervisor, is named Monroe County’s Employee of the Fourth Quarter for 2022 for exceeding job expectations, noteworthy performance, and her positive impact on her co-workers and community. She started with the County in 2...

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Posted on: December 28, 2022

$2.6 BILLION USACE STORM & SEA-LEVEL RISE PROJECT SIGNED INTO LAW

2 cars drive across a repaired section of road damaged by Hurricane Irma in 2017

On Friday, President Joe Biden signed into law authorization of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) $2.6 billion coastal storm and sea-level rise infrastructure resiliency project in the Florida Keys. The project authorization has already passed throug...

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Posted on: September 15, 2022

MONROE COUNTY PROHIBITS SMOKING AT ALL COUNTY-OWNED PARKS AND BEACHES

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The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners prohibited smoking within all County-owned public parks and public beaches.

The new ordinance reads: (a) It shall be prohibited for any person in or on any County-owned public park or public beach to smoke, b...

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