Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Monroe County public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
2 issues in taxes budget
NGM Insurance settlement — Cudjoe Key transfer station fire
The county settled its lawsuit over the fire that destroyed the Cudjoe Key transfer station for $1.8 million, recovering its replacement contractor costs and legal fees, though it gave up a hard-to-prove liquidated damages claim.
Florida Amendment 3 property tax impact
The property appraiser's analysis found Amendment 3 likely won't shrink Monroe County's overall taxable value — non-homestead properties offset homestead savings — but the fire/ambulance district in the lower and middle Keys would lose revenue. Even so, the county's ~$12.5 million in annual cost growth outpaces the projected new revenue, and a state-mandated 10% budget-cut exercise is coming.