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October 29, 2020

KEY WEST PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNERS P. 22

AND THE BAND PLAYED ON LIVE MUSIC SCENE STRUGGLES WITH COVID | P. 10

VOTE FOR YOUR LIFE ON OR BEFORE NOV. 3

KEY WEST CANDIDATES ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS | P. 5

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WINNER TRIPADVISOR 2020 TRAVELERS’ CHOICE AWARD We are honored to be ranked among the TOP 10% OF RESTAURANTS WORLDWIDE. A special thank you to our suppliers, our staff and most of all, each and every one of our valued customers. Thank you — Maura & Danny Hughes

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PRIVATE OASIS IN OLD TOWN

This impeccable home offers an inviting wraparound porch and a cute guest cottage that has been renovated and redesigned to absolute perfection. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom main house sits on an over-sized lot and is designed for entertaining and a relaxed island lifestyle. It features multiple entertaining spaces, both inside and out, that flow seamlessly together using open doorways, glass-sliding doors, a soft cohesive color palette, and the same rich wood and floor materials throughout.

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NUMBER OF THE WEEK The number of students in the Monroe County School District who have been infected with COVID-19 since the start of October. This week, eight new cases were reported. Coral Shores High School has the most cases with six students. Marathon Middle High School has three cases. There are also three teachers — one each at Horace O’Bryant, Poinciana and Sigsbee — who have coronavirus, and two district staff members. To learn more, visit keysschools.com and click on the COVID-19 Dashboard link on the left side of the page.

FOR UPDATES, WATCH THE WEB Events related to the coronavirus are changing rapidly as national, state and local governments make decisions aimed at controlling the spread of the virus. For updated information, please see keysweekly.com.

2021 FANTASY FEST THEME: ‘ALL A DAZE FOR A HOLIDAY!’ COMMUNITY WINS INITIATIVE RAISES MORE THAN $163K FOR 4 LOCAL CHARITIES

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ext year’s Fantasy Fest theme is (drum roll, please): “All a Daze for a Holiday!”

Organizers announced the 2021 theme the night of Oct. 24 in Key West, where the usually larger-thanlife parade was replaced this year by the live-streamed Smallest Parade in the Universe.

Streamed live from The Studios of Key West on FantasyFest.com, the tiny parade featured 22 miniature floats — only 18 inches tall — boasting creative interpretations of the 2020 Fantasy Fest theme, “Roaring 2020s and Future Fictions.” The floats “paraded” down a virtual Duval Street, with projections of them shown on the “street” to make the miniatures look larger than life.

The tiny floats are now being auctioned online at marc.betterworld.org through Oct. 31 to benefit the Monroe Association for Remarkable Citizens (MARC).

The nonprofit MARC organization serves adult clients in Monroe County who have developmental disabilities that include cerebral palsy, spina bifida, Prader-Willi Syndrome, and traumatic brain in-

jury sustained prior to age 18.

“MARC provides numerous services designed to ensure that each client receives training and support that enhances his or her individual abilities to understand daily community routines and learn social, self-care, vocational skills. Other services provide medical and therapeutic supervision and help to increase a client’s ability to develop friendships with non-disabled persons,” states its website.

The Smallest Parade in the Universe also wrapped up two months of the Community Wins Initiative, a collection of alternative fund-raising events designed to replace the donations lost with the cancellation of the traditional fundraising effort associated with the Fantasy Fest King and Queen campaign.

The initiative raised about $165,000 that will be divided equally among four local nonprofit organizations: Sister Season Fund, which provides financial assistance to workers in the tourism industry when their income is limited

through no fault of their own; Samuel’s House, a family and women’s shelter for victims of domestic violence; Florida Keys Outreach Coalition, which helps solve and prevent homelessness in the Florida Keys; and A.H. Monroe, formerly AIDS Help, which focuses on providing accessible health care, affordable housing and HIV/AIDS services and case management.

1. Beth Moyes dressed as Amelia Earhart for the Oct. 24 Smallest Parade in the Universe, where she turned the conveyor belt to move the miniature floats. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly 2. Kathy Gilmore, left, and Pony Charvet host the Smallest Parade in the Universe that was live streamed from The Studios of Key West on Oct. 24 to replace the fullsized Fantasy Fest parade that was canceled due to the coronavirus.

MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly 3. Organizers on Oct. 24 announced the 2021 Fantasy Fest theme — ‘All a Daze for a Holiday!’

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ELECTION 2020

KEY WEST WEEKLY / OCTOBER 29, 2020

MANDY MILES

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he nonpartisan run-off race to represent Key West’s District VI includes two nativeborn Key Westers — incumbent Clayton Lopez, 67, and challenger Ryan Barnett, 36.

Barnett has raised $34,393 and spent just over $33,775 since June, while Lopez has raised $19,525 and spent $11,766, according to financial reports furnished to the Supervisor of Elections office.

The run-off election became necessary when none of the initial three candidates received more than 50% of the vote in the August primary.

The primary roster also included candidate John Wilson Smith, who received 17.8% of the vote. In that primary, Lopez claimed 47.4% and Barnett received 34.6%.

Barnett has been an outspoken supporter of the proposed cruise ship referendums and has received financial support from some of the same supporters, as well as members of the Reimagine Key West Facebook group. Some of his largest contributors include philanthropists John Padget and Bryan Green, as well as residents Roger McVeigh and Evan Corns.

Lopez’s contributions have come from a combination of Bahama Village and other Key West residents and businesses, including hotels in District VI such as H20 Suites, Santa Maria Suites, Silver Palms Inn and Truman Inn, resident Peter Wagner and business owner Ed Swift.

Lopez’s biography on the City of Key West’s website states, “Clayton is a man of faith, who believes in real family values, diversity and respect for those human differences that should be celebrated and learned from, rather than persecuted or exploited. He is an inclusive, self proclaimed man of the people, discounting nor disenfranchising anyone. He considers himself fiscally conservative and socially liberal.”

Barnett’s campaign website states, “Let’s Reimagine Key West...Dr. Ryan Barnett is a small business owner, a chiropractor and native son of Key West. A life-long environmentalist and community volunteer, Ryan is ready to reimagine Key West, and provide a steady hand during this challenging time.”

The Keys Weekly asked both candidates to answer the following two questions (answers are as submitted):

1. If elected, what specific project will be your first priority to benefit District VI? 2. District VI is a diverse combination of multigenerational residents, business owners and wealthy second homeowners.

Their interests are not always aligned. How will you bring those segments together for the good of the district?

DOWNTOWN DISTRICT RACE HEATS UP BARNETT CHALLENGES LOPEZ FOR DISTRICT VI SEAT

RYAN BARNETT Age: 36 Occupation: Chiropractor 1. My first project is seeking resident input and creating a short-term/long-term action plan for District 6. Short term projects are likely to include improved stormwater maintenance, additional shade and benches for our bus stops, cleaning-up Harris School and tending to our neighborhood roads and sidewalks.

Long term plans include securing additional affordable housing, improved resources for our kids, and the preservation of our history and culture.

2. Leadership is about being a teacher & communicator and gaining consensus. Leadership is listening and building mutual respect & positive rapport with the citizens of District VI through regularly scheduled community workshops, this would be a key element to unifying our diverse district. Our community is facing issues that will affect our lives for generations. Our citizens, regular working people, must be included in these decisions. I’m committed to keeping ALL members of District VI well-informed, and included in the decisionmaking process long before any votes. This kind of inclusionary forethought has been absent in District VI. It’s time for a change.

CLAYTON LOPEZ Age: 67 Occupation: City Commissioner, District VI 1. Healthy people. We won’t have a healthy economy if people are too sick to work, open their stores or go shopping or dining. It may well get worse before it gets better. History has shown, second waves can be much deadlier than the first. This is one of many instances where what’s good for the City is good for District VI. I’m pleading with people who haven’t gotten their flu shots to do it now. Surviving COVID is one thing; surviving COVID with the flu will be more difficult, and much more concerning.

2. I get that, but our interests are aligned in so many ways and therein lies our strength.

Last weekend, teens at a youth voter rally were harassed by some opponent’s supporters.

While that was disturbing, the overwhelming cross-sectional outpouring of support showed our community’s TRUE heart.

Throughout my life – spent entirely in Key West – I’ve been bringing people together, often under trying circumstances.

Finding that common bond has always been my strong suit, which I inherited from a long line of family who’ve served our City for generations.

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tudents in the Monroe County School District continue to take ACT and SAT tests used to determine college admission.

“Normally, we schedule about a dozen every year. The only two that were postponed were in March ... and were recently administered,” said Dave Murphy, MCSD’s executive director of assessment and accountability.

Murphy said that in the 2019-20 school year, 415 Keys seniors took the SAT a total of 530 times. So far this school year, 235 seniors have taken the exam 262 times. (ACT numbers are similarly off — in 2019, the test was administered 161 times, and, this year 17 times).

“But we do not yet have the SAT school data back from the Oct. 14 administration or the makeup day that was offered this week,” Murphy said. In October, the test was offered to 549 students in the Keys.

Most seniors bound for university will take the test two or three times. In many parts of Florida, testing has been canceled all together. Some mainland students are traveling to the Keys to take the exams, according to reports from local students. Recently, the Miami Herald reported that more than half of high school seniors in Florida did not have a test score as of September. And while Keys students have access to the tests, it’s bumping right up against the college application deadline that opens for most schools in November.

Holly Holly’s daughter, Katie Marie Holly, is a senior at Coral Shores High School.

“She was supposed to take the test last March before the coronavirus hit and that got backed up to August. Now her SAT scores aren’t what she wants them to be and she’s stressed because she’s applying for colleges right now,” Holly said. “She’s just hoping for the best.”

Florida is one of three state college systems that has not made ACT and SAT test scores optional for undergraduates applying to university in 2021.

PLANS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION THROWN INTO CHAOS

TESTING TROUBLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

Students in Monroe County have better access to college entrance exams than the rest of Florida, but worries persist. CONTRIBUTED

Over the summer, more than 400 colleges nationwide decided to stop requiring SAT or ACT scores for admission for the graduating class of 2021, according to The Atlantic. Florida’s public universities did not, although the state’s Board of Governors has the power to do so.

“I do feel that the universities will still review the students from a more holistic perspective,” said Lindsey Moore, a college success coach for Take Stock in Children scholarship students. “But the test scores will still be required.”

There’s even more uncertainty for seniors graduating in 2021: will their school of choice offer only virtual instruction? Moore said some of her students have contingency plans to stay in the Keys.

“Take Stock students need to put aside money to pay for the extra expenses that university requires,” she said. “It may be in their best interest to stay in the Keys and live at home while schooling virtually until they can be physically on campus.”

Shannon Pitchford graduated from Marathon High School in 2019. She attended most of her first year on campus at Florida State University before being sent home during the middle of the second semester.

She is taking college classes from her home in the Middle Keys.

“Even if I wanted to go back to Tallahassee, which I’m not sure I do in the middle of a pandemic, I don’t have any housing plans,” she said.

According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, freshmen (or first-year) undergraduate enrollment fell by 16% nationwide. According to the Gainesville Sun, the number of freshmen enrolled at University of Florida has dropped 23% compared with last year. According to the Orlando Sentinel, applications are down 32% at Florida State University when compared to 2019.

Colleges and universities are not only seeing a decrease in first-year student enrollment, but across the board. Nationwide, there has been a 4% decrease in sophomore, junior and senior undergraduate students and a stunning 23% decrease in enrollment at community colleges.

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BETTER TOGETHER

Earlier this year, I had the privilege of working with dedicated volunteers from Key Largo to Key West as we served much needed food to deserving families affected by the COVID shutdown.

MANGROVE ENDEAVORS PAYING IT FORWARD

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A 501c3 founded by Mike Forster to aid residents during the COVID shutdown • Over 70,000 hot meals served • Over 20,000 USDA produce boxes provided • Over $300,000 raised in 7 weeks

Political advertisement paid for and approved by Mike Forster, Republican for Monroe County Commission District 5.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, & UNDERSTANDING. Protect Quality of Life

We must protect our special way of life in the Florida Keys.

Our tourist economy and fragile environment need to be properly balanced and residents needs put first.

Defend Our Environment Knowledge Experience Understanding

Keep Taxes Low

Fiscal conservative Craig Cates knows that our families and businesses cannot afford higher taxes.

As the Mayor of Key West, Craig Cates worked with Mote Marine to expand their research operation in the Keys helping to preserve the Florida Keys’ fragile coral reefs.

Craig & Cheryl with their granddaughter

Prime Minister of the Conch Republic

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Craig and Cheryl Cates have been married for 49 years and raised their three daughters here in the Florida Keys. Mayor Emeritus of Key West, Craig has been an active member of the Military Affairs Committee, the Board of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council, Honorary Reef Relief member, Ex-officio member of the Key West Vietnam Living Memorial and past member of MARC House and Sunrise Rotary. He was awarded the Key West Business Guild’s Richard Heyman Award in 2013, recognized again for his support of the wounded warrior project in 2013-2018, and was the winner of “The Bubbas” People’s Choice Award as the “Best Elected Official” for five consecutive years. In 2014, Craig was selected by Rural Leaders Magazine as one of Small Town America’s Top 100 Most Influential People.

Mayor Craig Cates proclaimed February as Water Quality Awareness Month

Paid by Craig Cates, Republican, for County Commission Seat 1

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EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE JUDGMENT

• Former Chief Assistant State Attorney of Monroe County • Former Division Chief, Upper Keys State Attorney’s Office • 24 years experience as criminal trial lawyer • Private law practice (12 years) • Over 50 jury trials • Florida Bar Grievance Committee (2007-2009)

PLATFORM • Professional, objective and ethical prosecutions • Focus resources on prosecuting violent crime and career criminals • Rehabilitate and educate youthful and first-time offenders • Represent the citizens of Monroe County with dignity • Protect and preserve paradise • One system of equal justice

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Married 14 years, 3 children Sunset Rotary Club of Key West American Cancer Society Annual Gala committee Member, Key West, Lower Keys, Marathon, Islamorada Chambers of Commerce • Member, Key West Business Guild • Montessori School of Key West, former Board Member Paid for and approved by Donald Barrett, Democrat, for State Attorney.

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / OCTOBER 29, 2020

BIKE TREK RAISES 10,000 BUCKS FOR MENTAL HEALTH

VO TE EDDIE MARTINEZ

Pete Mayer spent 22 hours aboard his bicycle, completing a trek from Boca Raton to Key West on Oct. 24, raising money for mental health services. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly

PETE MAYER RODE FROM BOCA RATON TO KEY WEST IN 22 HOURS MANDY MILES

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conversation bred from boredom during the COVID quarantine in March turned into an epic, 22hour bike ride that raised $12,000 for youth mental health services.

Pete Mayer was sitting around with friends when he wondered aloud how long it would take to ride a bike from his home in Boca Raton to Key West’s Southernmost Point.

“I made the mistake of saying, ‘I bet I could do it in less than 24 hours,’” Mayer said. “My friends challenged me to put my money where my mouth was, and we started planning a ride that would also raise money for people struggling with mental health issues.”

The cause is a personal one for Mayer, who lost his brother, Nick, to suicide a year ago following mental illness issues.

“This is a huge issue in today’s society that needs immediate attention, and seems to always be swept under the rug,” Mayer wrote on his Go Fund Me page, “Petey

Wheels.” “Our goal through this fundraiser is to bring awareness to mental health issues in today’s youth, and support suicide prevention programs that can help save a life.”

Mayer left Boca Raton the evening of Oct. 23 and rode alone through the night, with a “pit crew” of friends and supporters following in a vehicle.

“I may never ride a bike again,” Mayer told the Keys Weekly moments after his arrival at the Southernmost Point. “I almost gave up somewhere around Key Largo, but I made it happen.”

All funds raised through Team Wheels campaign will be donated to the Jordan Porco Foundation and the Nick Mayer Memorial Fund of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, which was established in memory of Mayer’s brother. The fund supports a variety of non-profit organizations, with priority given to youth and high school ice hockey programs and “skaterships” for players exhibiting a passion for the sport and a commitment to playing hockey in high school.

FOR MONROE COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 I have been a resident of the Keys for ten years, married to my wife, Maria, for 28 years, and we have 4 girls. As a life-long Republican, I believe in America and the U.S. Constitution, small business entrepreneurship, less government interference and lower taxes.

MY PRIORITIES AS YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER ARE TO: Listen to the residents’ concerns.

Manage with fiscal responsibility.

Protect our environment and quality of life.

Promote workforce housing.

REMEMBER VOTE EDDIE

MARTINEZ Political advertisement paid for and approved by Eddie Martinez for Monroe County Commissioner, District 3.

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KEYS MUSIC

KEY WEST WEEKLY / OCTOBER 29, 2020 MANDY MILES

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LOWERING THE VOLUME MUSICIANS HANGING ON, KEEPING OPTIMISTIC

n open-window drive down the island’s main tourism artery, past scores of bars and restaurants, once sounded as if someone had pressed “scan” on their car radio. Snippets of country, rock, blues and jazz punctuated the day and night. Drums pulsed like a heartbeat while singers belted out original tunes and longtime favorites while guitar, bass and horn players brought their instruments to life.

The same drive today sounds as if several radio stations are off the air, with pockets of silence once filled with music. The coronavirus pandemic has lowered the volume on the downtown music scene.

Key West music photographer and author Ralph De Palma has been documenting Key West’s live music scene for more than a decade, compiling images and biographies in his book, “The Soul of Key West.”

De Palma has been observing the pandemic’s impact on Key West’s live music scene.

“Pre-pandemic we had a weekly average of 300 live performances at 55 venues. Some places had three music shifts per day,” De Palma told Keys Weekly on Oct. 25. “As of this past week, we’re down to about 19 live music venues, including the amphitheater and Key West Theater, which don’t have daily performances. And last week, there were only 115 live performances.”

“The pandemic is changing our music scene, but not our musicians.”

— Ralph De Palma, music photographer and author

And many places that usually host entire bands are down to solo players or duets, either because they don’t have the money to pay more people, or they don’t have the space to enable proper social distancing, De Palma said.

But he and Key West’s musicians are eternal optimists.

“The pandemic is changing the music scene, but not our musicians,” De Palma said.

“There’s no other live music scene like Key West.”

Larry Baeder, who’s been a mainstay on Key West stages since the early ‘90s, shares De Palma’s concerns — and his optimism.

“The state has made it virtually impossible for musicians to get unemployment,” Baeder said. “People don’t realize how out of the normal fold musicians are. The majority of musicians I know have received no government money. We’re 100% on their own.”

“But no matter how difficult it is, it’s still better here than anywhere else,” Baeder emphasized. “I really do have to thank the hotels and live music venues who have brought people back to play. Places like Rams Head, Blue Heaven, Viva, Casa Marina, Key West Theater and so many others. For a long time there was nothing. I just got one of my hotel gigs back and I wanted to run over and kiss them.

A lot of venues are only paying what they can and I appreciate them for that. I’m so grateful.

It’s not an adversarial relationship between the musicians and venues, not at all, but this is the most difficult time I’ve ever seen to make a living playing music. But I’m optimistic. This is a city with a deep commitment to live music, and we as musicians have to be thankful for the venues that are bringing us back as much as they can.”

Jesse Wagner, of the Happy Dog Band, pointed to the discrepancy between concerns for public health and the dependence of live music venues on high volumes of people in order to survive financially.

“It’s hard to complain, given the suffering that all industries are experiencing now,” Wagner said. “That said, this has had an incredible impact on venues and musicians as the total available economic flow to us has been decimated for the foreseeable future.”

Wagner said he’s grateful to the people and places that are adapting to this transition period. “Locally, it’s great to see venues like Green Parrot, Sloppy Joe’s, and many others reducing capacity, but maintaining a steady flow of loyalty and with it a moderate sustainability in the short term.

“From the musicians’ standpoint, the money is very low and a lot of us survive because of patrons of the arts and their generosity by way of donations via live streams, merchandise sales, etc. Live streaming is saturated, so it has become rough. But at least we have the technology and some beautiful people to support it.”

Wagner is also concerned about the permanent loss of several venues that have closed.

“It’s heartbreaking,” he said. “These people loved what they did, and through no fault of their own simply lost it. And with each venue that closes goes the staff’s jobs and the potential gigs. Not to mention a piece of our culture.”

But he also has hope for better days and a happier tune.

“Ultimately there is a good bone in our society that continues to hold us together despite the obvious major differences in social hierarchy and philosophy,” Wagner said.

“Thank God there are venues like the Coffee Butler Amphitheater, the Sunset Pier that continue to provide the safe outdoor capacity for some level of normalcy. Conch Town Music has also been a huge help for local musicians.”

Top: Jesse Wagner of the Happy Dog Band sees Key West’s live music scene struggling. Bottom: Larry Baeder has never witnessed such a difficult time for musicians, but remains optimistic about Key West’s live music scene. RALPH DE PALMA/Contributed

COMMUNITY NEWS

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HEAVY WAR CHESTS CAMPAIGN DOLLARS FLY IN RACES

ARTFUL INSTRUMENTS Signs are posted along Flagler Avenue in Key West. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly

JIM McCARTHY

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Key West artist Marlene Koenig paints a guitar for the Bahama Village Music Program’s “HeArt Strings” online art sale fundraiser on Sunday, Nov. 8 on its Facebook and Instagram platforms.

KEY WEST ARTISTS TURN GUITARS INTO ART FOR ONLINE ART SALE

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wenty celebrated Key West artists will offer their “HeArt Strings” artwork created on old instruments in support of Bahama Village Music Program’s online fundraiser. The online art sale will take place Sunday, Nov. 8, on the non-profit organization’s Facebook and Instagram platforms. The proceeds from the event will be split between the artists and the island’s only free music education school.

“BVMP is primarily funded by generous arts supporters and creative fundraisers,” said executive director Katchen Duncan. “Since March 2020, we’ve had to cancel over a dozen in-person fundraisers, including our 20th Birthday Bash, and many annual events like Fats Navarro Day and Sugarloaf Oktoberfest.”

Participating artists include Eric Anfinson, Kassie Burnette, Fran Decker, Cricket Desmarais, Kate Divoll, Kate Fago, Tony Gregory, Ben Harrison, Pam Hobbs, Marlene Koenig, Karen Luknis, Mike Marrero, Lauren P. McAloon, Jack McDonald, Bucky Montgomery, Jim Salem, Jimm Sherington, Emma Starr, B Lucy Stevens and Rick Worth. The artists were invited to transform a “retired” string instrument into a creative masterpiece to be sold at a price chosen by the artist.

“We are happy to have an ‘event’ that not only brings in money for our program, but for other artists, too,” Duncan said.

Bahama Village Music Program is a comprehensive music school that fosters important mentor relationships between local teenage musicians and their students and has taught over 20,000 lessons to more than 2,000 children since 1999.

The program has grown to include free summer camps for BVMP students, free dance lessons with Dance Key West, yearly full-tuition scholarships and grants to student teachers to attend the Berklee College of Music’s Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive, and full-scale musical theater productions with Keys Kids Junior and House of Pan Steel Pan Band at Horace O’Bryant School — inspiring children islandwide to discover the musician within.

For more information, email BVMP board member Cricket Desmarais at Cricket@bvmpkw.org or Duncan at Katchen@ bvmpkw.org.

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ampaign contributions — from the thousands to the millions — generated numerous television ads and political mailers, which piled inside mailboxes. Text messages crammed cellphone inboxes, and candidate signs were seen just about everywhere along U.S. 1.

Funds garnered by the campaigns flew in a presidential election year that, to date, has seen a 52% voter turnout in Monroe County.

Early votes total 10,610, and vote-bymail counts are at 19,503 as of Oct. 27.

According to latest campaign finance reports, a contentious race for the U.S. House’s 26th District saw the most dollars raised between the campaigns for Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Republican challenger and current Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez. Contributions for Mucarsel-Powell’s run totaled $5.7 million, while Gimenez gathered just over $1.7 million in campaign contributions. As of Oct. 14, Mucarsel-Powell’s camp spent $5.5 million. Gimenez’s campaign spent around $1.6 million.

At the state level, hundreds of thousands of dollars paid for ads, mailers and other campaign communication in races for the Florida State Senate’s 39th District, which covers Monroe County and south MiamiDade, and the Florida State House’s 120th District, which represents the Keys and portions of Miami-Dade.

Republican state senate candidate Ana Maria Rodriguez received a little over $812,300 in campaign contributions, while Democrat Javier Fernandez’s campaign received around $501,000.

The campaigns for Republican state house candidate Jim Mooney

and Democratic candidate Clint Barras each raised around $253,000.

Republican incumbent and current State Attorney Dennis Ward secured just over $91,822 in campaign contributions, while Democratic challenger Donald Barrett’s campaign received a little more than $27,900.

Republican Craig Cates’ campaign raised the most funds among Monroe County Commission candidates running for seats at $125,043.

Cates is running for Monroe County Commission’s District 1, which covers Key West, against Democrat Annalise Mannix, whose campaign received just over $23,000 in campaign contributions.

The Republican candidate for District 5, Mike Forster, raised the second most among county commission candidates with just over $57,000, followed by the campaign for current District 3 commissioner, Democrat Heather Carruthers, with a little more than $26,960. Forster is running against Jose Peixoto, a non-party affiliate, whose campaign raised around $9,400. Carruthers is squaring off against Republican Eddie Martinez, whose campaign garnered $12,600 in campaign contributions.

Campaign funds have also been flying in the races for Islamorada Village Council. Seat 2 candidate Cheryl Meads, a former council member, raised $92,733 to date. The next closest is Meads’ opponent, Mark Gregg, with around $18,500 in contributions received.

In Seat 3, Joseph “Buddy” Pinder’s campaign raised around $14,900 while Jenny Bell-Thomson’s campaign received $10,745. In Seat 5, contributions for Larry Zettwoch’s campaign are around $14,200 while David Webb’s campaign has received just over $5,400. In Seat 1, Pete Bacheler’s campaign raised around $9,100 while Frank Lavin’s campaign raised around $8,400.

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KEY WEST AIRPORT RECOVERING, EYEING ENHANCEMENTS As flights are returning to Key West International Airport, planners are working on projects to meet an expected increase in demand.

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nly a handful of air passengers were hopping off flights at Key West International Airport due to the coronavirus pandemic. Numbers are rebounding, however, and on track to surpass 2019 figures.

With the introduction of additional flights and more passengers forecasted, county officials are moving forward on plans to improve the airport facility’s capacity with additional seating, baggage claim conveyors and plane parking.

Monroe County Director of Airports Richard Strickland told county commissioners during a recent meeting that passenger numbers during the pandemic were down to nine people exiting a plane at Key West. In May, passenger numbers were as low as 485 compared to 1,629 the year before.

Fast forward to October: daily scheduled seat numbers are expected to be around 1,400. That’s slightly down from 1,534 the year prior. By November, those numbers are expected to meet and exceed 2019 figures.

“We have been tracking as the No. 1 recovery airport in the nation,” Strickland said. “It goes week to week between us and Punta Gorda. As we continue to go through this, we continue to accelerate.”

Needs for Concourse A enhancements are driven by increased numbers of peak departures and arrivals as well as increased passengers and baggage per flight. Earlier this month, United Airlines resumed its daily,

nonstop service from Key West to Chicago O’Hare and Newark Liberty international airports. In addition, United is set to launch nonstop service five times a week between Key West and Washington Dulles International Airport.

United Airlines is also beginning new, daily nonstop service between Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Key West International Airport (EYW) on Dec. 17.

The service, on United’s Embraer E175 aircraft, will offer seating for 70 passengers, with 58 main cabin and 12 first-class seats. The new seasonal flights, a new market with United for the Florida Keys, will run through March 27.

The airport expects air traffic to increase by an average annual rate of 2.4 percent over the next 20 years. By 2035, the airport is expected to be at or near capacity, with 1.1 million to 1.2 million passengers per year.

“We’re going to wind up needing the additional hold room space,” Strickland said. “For those who have traveled out here we all know what the old room looks like. That hold room was from 1957 and is about 4,000 square feet.”

A master plan completed in 2018 outlined proposed short- and longterm upgrades to the facility. The project shows six new gates that would go up to the new terminal. Strickland said the plan is to increase the lounge room space to 18,000 square feet for passengers, with new concessions areas, bathrooms and a new security checkpoint area. Baggage claim conveyors would also be added.

“You need more bag claim devices to handle the load of the luggage that’s got to be put on them,” he said. “During the peak times, we need more bag makeup space going out to the aircraft.

We have a capacity shortfall that’s going to occur.”

The timeline would begin with selection for a design team, which is slated for the end of 2020. Project design would continue through 2021 and end in 2022. Strickland said construction would then commence and continue through 2023 and 2024, with a proposed completion by the end of 2024.

“That end of construction is trying to get that new concourse A online before you get into the busy season of 2024 in November through May. Instead of going through another season under construction, the goal would be to be done by October 2024, hopefully before Fantasy Fest of that year.”

County commissioners approved a grant agreement for funding in the amount of $300,000 for planning studies. Commissioners also approved a resolution of a grant agreement for $840,000 for design, to be funded 50% by the Florida Department of Transportation and 50% by airport operating funds or passenger facility charges.

Strickland said no general county dollars are going toward the project.

Funding would come from FAA and FDOT grants and passenger facility charge revenues, among other sources.

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ELECTION 2020

KEY WEST WEEKLY / OCTOBER 29, 2020

6 BOXES TO CHECK

EXPLANATION OF THE STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ON THE BALLOT Florida voters will have a say on six constitutional amendments, one of which governs how constitutional amendments must be presented to voters.

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n recent years, Florida voters have faced a slew of constitutional amendments. In 2018, there were a dozen. In 2016, there were four. In 2020, Florida voters are expected to check the box on 6 amendments.

There are pros and cons to deciding state law this way. According to Florida TaxWatch, amendments to the state’s constitution are used as a substitute for legislation. Proponents of amendments say they are needed because the legislature can take too long to pass new law.

Voters will be the judge. (Literally, take a look at amendment 4.)

AMENDMENT 1 Citizenship requirement to vote in Florida elections The two key phrases are “every citizen” and “only a citizen.” Right now, the constitution guarantees the right to vote to “every citizen of the United States.” The state constitution would be revised to “only a citizen.” It doesn’t really matter, though, because noncitizens are already barred from voting under Florida law.

AMENDMENT 2 Raising Florida’s Minimum Wage This amendment would gradually increase Florida’s minimum wage from the current $8.56 an hour (or $5.54 for tipped employees) to $15 an hour by 2026. Under the proposed initiative, minimum wages increase but the tip credit remains constitutionally frozen at $3.02. This results in doubled labor cost to employers ($15 minus $3.02 = $11.98/hour).

AMENDMENT 3 All voters vote in primary elections for state legislature, governor and cabinet If it passes, every voter gets to put a check next to his or her favorite candidate in the primary election, regardless of party affiliation, and the top two vote getters face off in the general election.

The amendment would apply only to state officials — legislature, governor and cabinet positions such as attorney general. Currently, Florida has a closed primary system. For example, only Democrats can vote for Democratic candidates in the primary election.

AMENDMENT 4 Voter approval of constitutional amendments If passed, future constitutional amendments or revisions would need to be approved by 60% or more of voters.

It would also require the amendment to appear on two ballots (different election years) to pass, instead of one.

AMENDMENT 5 Limitation on homestead assessments The homestead assessment — also known as the Save Our Homes benefit — would give homeowners three years to transfer tax breaks to a new property.

Currently, the law only gives homeowners two years to transfer the tax credit.

AMENDMENT 6 Ad valorem discount for spouses of certain deceased veterans who had permanent, combat-related disabilities.

If passed: When a veteran with combat-related disabilities dies, the homestead property tax discounts would carry over to the spouse until he or she remarries or sells the property. If the spouse sells the home, the same discount could carry over to the next property.

BLAZIN’ TRAILS

BEST CLASS EVER SET TO CONVENE AFTER LEADING COMMUNITY THROUGH PANDEMIC

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ell, I might be biased when I say the Monroe County Leadership Class XXVIII — The Trailblazers JIM — is the best McCARTHY class ever. After all, that’s what serves as editor every person of the Upper Keys who’s gone Weekly. A Tavernier resident, he through leaderbelieves in comship will say to munity reporting, you. giving back and Believe me, life on the waters. however, when I say that this will be a class that’s going down as the best of all time.

Rewind to March. The class, with 24 members, had just finished an emergency management session in Marathon. One class remained before the class would graduate.

Bonds formed with classmates would be celebrated. Stories would be told among classmates to leadership alumni. And yes, I’m sure a few would surround me. (Don’t believe what they tell you when they bring up what happened at Robert Is Here Fruit Stand or Southernmost Point.) And more than anything, graduates would show appreciation to the many alumni who continue to enhance the leadership experience and build on the information class members gain on the many facets that make Monroe County unique.

Then a pandemic hit. Uncertainty swirled. Our lives as we knew them changed.

In an instant, Class XXVIII members sprang into action. At a county level, our very own Shannon Weiner led the response as the county emergency management director. From the outset, she convened emergency COVID

calls with leaders in government and in hospitals up and down the Keys, checking to ensure they had the resources needed to keep communities safe. Fellow classmate Kimberly Matthews, senior director of planning, also spend time in the emergency operations center.

At Mariners and Fishermen’s hospitals, classmate James Munro made sure the facilities had the resources to treat patients. From the health department, the class’ Alison Kerr works day-in and day-out to keep the public and media outlets informed on case counts, testing opportunities throughout the island chain and other pertinent information related to the COVID-19 crisis.

From the state level, Sarah Craven worked diligently as Rep. Holly Raschein’s district director to help process unemployment claims that rose as the pandemic put many out of work.

At the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys, led by my classmate who serves as president and CEO Jennifer McComb, tens of thousands of dollars went to help Keys residents with food, housing, health care services and more. Grants have supported more than 20 charitable organizations to deliver direct critical aid to low-income families, seniors, children and employees who were left without work up and down the Keys.

Not only did he keep the community safe, but Key West Police Chief Sean Brandenburg went above and beyond as he helped dish out meals to those in need. Along with their daily duties at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, David Smith and Matt Pitcher took a few shifts at the checkpoint in Key Largo during the outset of the pandemic.

Other services needed to carry through despite the prevalence of a pandemic. It drew DeeDee Henriquez and Sam Steele to implement protocols at local tax offices in order to serve the public safely. These are just a few of the many amazing members in the Trailblazers class who are out responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

In just a few weeks, the class will convene to conclude the last leadership session and follow it up with a little ceremonious excitement.

Months have passed since some classmates have seen each other.

If there’s one thing I know, it’s that Monroe County has leaders who’ve stepped up to guide us through something that had no playbook. My classmates who make up class XXVIII are “Trailblazers” who will continue to find solutions and lead our Keys communities through the good times and the challenging times.

See you all soon.

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS VIOLENT CRIMES IN Monroe County AT AN ALL TIME LOW Total Reported Violent Index Crimes, Monroe County, Florida,

by Offense and Year. Updated 06/2020 Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Population 83,401 83,789 84,743 85,646 87,030 79,589 80,588 81,140 80,537 81,236 82,413 80,510 78,987 76,081 77,925 76,887 72,670 72,897 73,560 74,044 74,206 76,047 76,889 73,940 76,212

Murder 1 1 5 5 1 3 3 2 5 1 1 1 4 4 3 6 3 3 2 0 2 2 9 2 2

Rape 33 34 38 48 26 38 40 38 32 47 46 46 40 45 31 32 26 36 35 28 35 33 19 29 36

Robbery 122 87 74 85 35 105 111 100 97 91 69 103 68 90 80 82 68 66 52 61 30 33 29 23 34

Aggravated Total Violent Assault Index Crime 374 530 462 584 495 612 427 565 282 344 413 559 350 504 311 451 266 400 307 446 230 346 292 442 321 433 250 389 293 407 220 340 254 351 276 381 294 383 295 384 290 357 213 281 235 292 210 264 210 282

Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population 635.5 697.0 722.2 659.7 395.3 702.4 625.4 555.8 496.7 549.0 419.8 549.0 548.2 511.3 522.3 442.2 483.0 522.7 520.7 518.6 481.1 369.5 379.8 357.0 370.0

SOURCE: Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Crime in Florida, Florida uniform crime report, 1995-2019 [Computer program].

Tallahassee, FL: FDLE. Florida Statistical Analysis Center.

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In over 25 years of public service, Carlos Gimenez has demonstrated the many facets of true servant leadership. His commitment to public safety, sound fiscal policy and solving the environmental challenges we face in the Keys are why we need him representing us in Washington.

Our Monroe County Supervisors of Elections team is taking every precaution to provide a safe and secure voting experience.

This year, secure, no-contact Vote-by-Mail Drop Boxes are available at every Early Voting site from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

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HOROSCOPE

KEY WEST WEEKLY / OCTOBER 29, 2020

WHAT THE STARS HAVE IN STORE

REDA WIGLE is a middle child and Taurus Fire Tiger named after a stigmatic saint.

She divides her time and affections between New Orleans and Key West.

Welcome to the season of the witch. We are still under the influence of Scorpio, and nobody walks more resolutely through the shadows. Scorpio recognizes that death gives life its poignancy and no joy or breath should be taken for granted. Fittingly, the season’s celebrations — Halloween, Samhain and Dia De Los Muertos — revere life cycles and the shedding of the mortal coil.

This atmosphere of remembrance and grief urges us to honor our ancestors, love without hesitation and practice gratitude for the pain we are dealt, as it is evidence of our existence.

SCORPIO Oct. 23 to Nov. 21 Zozobra, or Old Man Gloom, is a 50-foot marionette effigy burned every year in New Mexico during the Fiesta de Santa Fe. Locals and visitors stuff the marionette with their written worries and laments.

When Zozobra burns, the pains of the people burn with him. I suspect a similar pain pyre may be of benefit to you, Scorpio. Write down every terrible possibility and brutal memory and set flame to it.

Give form to what tortures you so it might be reduced to ash.

Notable Scorpio: Ruby Dee / Oct. 27, 1922 SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 to Dec. 21 You’re generally pretty rational, archer, but current planetary placements are coaxing paranoia and feeding feelings of jealousy and suspicion. Because we are in the season of scrutiny and introspection, consider the sage assertion of Shannon L. Alder: “People that have trust issues only need to look in the mirror. There they will meet the one person that will betray them the most.”

Notable Sagittarius: Saul Leiter / Dec. 3, 1923

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CAPRICORN Dec. 22 to Jan. 19 Fellow Capricorn and feral poet Patti Smith writes, “It’s the artist’s responsibility to balance mystical communication and the labor of creation.” I offer this insight to you, sea goat, as you set your tuning forks to the unknown and your hands to the steady pace of making. With your dogged determination and earth-born wisdom, no one is better suited for the role of rapturous workhorse than you.

Notable Capricorn: Bernard S. Cohen / Jan. 17, 1934 AQUARIUS Jan. 20 to Feb. 18 A tall, wise friend once told me, “A beautiful thing doesn’t have to tell you that it’s beautiful.” I believe the message is true not just of beauty but of brilliance, humor and hard work.

You may not be getting the recognition you require, water bearer, but play it cool and keep it quiet. Let your work and your selfhood speak for themselves. All things are better shown than told.

Notable Aquarius: Yoko Ono / Feb. 18, 1933 PISCES Feb. 19 to March 20 Mastery for you comes courtesy of experimentation. With the sun illuminating your ninth house of mental expansion and travel, you are primed to take the unknown road in all its forms. Further, Pluto, Scorpio’s ruling planet, activates your 11th house of wishes and dreams. If you can imagine it, you can bring it forth to reality. To paraphrase the problematic Disney film “Pocahontas,” all of your possibilities await you, just around the river bend.

Notable Pisces: Jerry Jeff Walker/ March 16, 1942 ARIES March 21 to April 19 Fellow Aries Jessica Chastain asserts, “The power of ‘no’ means you’re educating people in how to treat you.” As graciously as possible, educate those around you on the boundaries you intend to protect and the requests you are entitled to refuse. The other,

tricky part of this equation is learning to accept the same lesson from others.

‘No’ is the end of a conversation, not the beginning of a negotiation.

Notable Aries: Muddy Waters / April 4, 1915 TAURUS April 20 to May 20 Scorpio is directly opposite Taurus on the zodiac wheel. Fittingly, Scorpio season invites the people of the bull to investigate what makes them different from, or oppositional to, the status quo. Albert Einstein said, “The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The person who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever seen before.”

Here’s to leaving the pack and the pasture for points unknown.

Notable Taurus: Wes Anderson / May 1, 1969 GEMINI May 21 to June 20 Your health and well-being are top priority, Gemini. Health isn’t simply the way we move and nourish our bodies, but the media we consume, the relationships we invest in, conversations we engage in and the internal narratives we repeat to ourselves. Consider how you’ve been treating yourself. If the honest answer is like a Dumpster fire, then design a wellness plan that minimizes mindless pursuits, encourages quality over quantity and incorporates fresh air and multivitamins.

Notable Gemini: Robert Rodriguez / June 20, 1968 CANCER June 21 to July 22 The possum, America’s only native marsupial, is known for “playing dead,” a defense tactic that protects them from predation. But the possum cannot actually control when or where it plays the “playing dead” card. Anytime a fear response is triggered in the animal, they fall into this involuntary comatose state. I wonder, moon child, is there an alignment between you and this nocturnal creature? Do you control your fear or does your fear control you?

Notable Cancer: Katherine Dunham / June 22, 1909

LEO July 23 to Aug. 22 According to legend, soap was first discovered by women washing clothes in Rome’s Tiber River. Animal fats from the ritual sacrifices made on nearby Sappo Hill bled into the water, creating a mixture that aided in laundering. Scorpio season asks you to recreate yourself by looking to the past and surrendering who you were. When it comes to the evolution of your selfhood, what can be cleansed from what has been killed?

Notable Leo: Monica Lewinsky / July 23, 1973 VIRGO Aug. 23 to Sept. 22 “The dread of criticism is the death of genius,” wrote William Gilmore Simms. As the keen observer of the zodiac you have a knack for predicting fault lines and potential failure, but often a blind spot for imagining possibility. It won’t be easy, but your challenge this season is to bind and gag your incessant critic so your inner child can be set free to connect, create, experiment and falter without the shadow of judgment.

Notable Virgo: Sean Connery / Aug. 25, 1930 LIBRA Sept. 23 to Oct. 22 Scorpio season asks you to take your own value into consideration, or onto your scales. Do you feel seen and appreciated in your career and personal relationships? If the answer is no, resist the urge to emotionally castrate through isolation or passive aggressive patterns of behavior. Choose the path of vulnerability by admitting you do have needs and you cannot meet them without discourse and the support of others. Remind yourself you are worthy of everything you have and at least some of what you want.

Notable Libra: Kamala Harris / Oct. 20, 1964

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

KEY WEST WEEKLY / OCTOBER 29, 2020

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SCARS CHILDREN

BUT THEY CAN RECOVER WITH THE RIGHT KIND OF CARE

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ach year, thousands of Florida children enter foster care due to domestic violence. Each October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, children’s advocates like me remind the public that this scourge devastates children, families, and communities – and we must respond.

For children, witnessing intimate partner violence can cause lifetime harm. It makes them more prone to addiction and at greater risk for dating violence, academic problems, post-traumatic stress disorder, aggression and chronic physical health and developmental problems. They find it harder to interact well with peers, partners and, ultimately, with their own children. They worry about the safety of their parents, which no child should have to do. Yet, millions of children witness the abuse of a parent or caregiver each year.

According to studies, men who batter their wives also batter their children 30 percent to 60 percent of the time.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement data for 2019 show 105,298 domestic violence incidences and 66,069 domestic violence arrests. According to the Department of Children and Families, there were 87,546 allegations of household violence or intimate partner violence received by the Florida Abuse Hotline. Violent households often involve substance abuse or mental illness as well, and the combination heightens the harm done by each. Child witnesses of intimate partner violence are at increased risk to become abusers or victims themselves.

The cycle must be broken, and that is what we are trying to do at the guardian ad litem program. We know the

single most critical factor in how children weather their exposure to domestic violence is the presence of at least one loving, supportive adult in their lives. Guardian ad litem volunteers represent abused and neglected children in dependency court. We know their challenges. We also know children can recover from trauma given the right services and supports, and we advocate for trauma-informed, evidencebased screening, assessment, and treatment. We also work to support the child’s relationship with his or her non-offending parent. For most children, a strong relationship with that parent is a key factor in helping them heal. As their advocates, we work to tell children the violence is not their fault and to show them they are lovable, competent, and important.

Help us break the cycle.

To learn more about the guardian ad litem program or become a volunteer, please call 305-292-3485 or visit www. guardianadlitem.org.

To get help, call the domestic violence hotline at 1-800500-1119, or find your local domestic violence program at www.myflfamilies.com/serviceprograms/domestic-violence/ map.shtml. Florida’s 41 certified domestic violence centers served more than 10,000 victims between March and June 2020, and they remain open and available to serve.

— Alexsa Leto is the guardian ad litem director for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, serving Monroe County.

A PLEA TO PARENTS MAKE SAFE SLEEP FOR INFANTS A PRIORITY

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t the Department of Children and Families (DCF), we are working hard – not only to protect children from abuse and neglect, but also to prevent families from experiencing any kind of crisis in the first place.

A heartbreaking situation that we see far too often is infant death resulting from unsafe sleep practices. Sleep-related death in Florida is regularly the No. 1 cause of death for children younger than a year old. So far this year, more than 20 child fatalities have been reported to DCF that were determined to be sleep related, including a 2-monthold in Hillsborough County, who was found unresponsive while sleeping in bed with his mother; an 8-month-old baby from Seminole County who was found unresponsive on a futon, where he was placed to sleep; and in Miami-Dade County, a nearly 4-month old who was found unresponsive, wedged between the bed and another mattress that was there to protect him from hitting the wall. In Monroe County, no sleep-related infant deaths have been confirmed in 2020, and DCF wants to keep it that way.

While accidents happen, most, if not all, of these tragic cases could have been prevented if safe sleep practices were in play. The Florida Department of Health’s “Child Abuse Death Review Annual Report” found that a staggering 58% of all sleep-related deaths in 2019 took place in an adult bed. Bedsharing is a common practice that can end tragically. While some believe this creates a stronger bond between parent and child, the risks far outweigh the benefits.

Safe sleep focuses on three critical areas – putting babies to sleep alone, on their backs, in a crib, bassinet, or portable crib instead of a parental bed, couch, or soft surface.

Prevent Child Abuse Florida, the advocacy and prevention service unit within The Ounce

of Prevention Fund of Florida, offers the following ABC guidelines for creating a safe sleep environment: Alone: Do not put pillows, blankets, crib bumpers, toys, soft objects or loose bedding in a baby’s sleeping area. It is also critical to ensure strings, like window blind cords, are far out of the baby’s reach.

Backs: In 1992, the American Academy of Pediatrics began recommending that all babies be placed on their backs to sleep. Deaths from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) drastically declined after this recommendation. “Back to Sleep” should always be followed unless under direction from your child’s pediatrician.

Cribs: Babies should never sleep in adult beds or on couches and recliners, with or without a caregiver. Prevent Child Abuse Florida recommends placing an infant to sleep in a safe sleep environment with a firm mattress and snug-fitting sheet.

It is also now recommended for families to keep the baby’s crib, bassinet or other safetyapproved sleeping surface in the parental room for the first year of life to reduce the risk of SIDS. The ABCs of Safe Sleep highlight the top preventative measures to stop the No. 1 cause of infant fatalities. Be sure to discuss your safe sleep instructions with everyone who cares for your baby. Remember, many infant deaths can be prevented by creating the right sleep environment. For more information and tools, visit www.ounce.org/safe_sleep.

— Patricia Medlock, assistant secretary for child welfare at the Department of Children and Families

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BUBBAS 2020

KEY WEST WEEKLY / OCTOBER 29, 2020 BRITT MYERS

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AND THE BUBBA GOES TO...

KEY WEST PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS HONOR STANDOUTS AND SUPPORT CHARITIES

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ongratulations to all of the 2020 Bubbas: Key West People’s Choice Awards Winners!

More than 11,000 ballots were completed during six weeks of voting.

As most know, we created a completely different format in 2020, which only listed the previous years’ (20142019) winners in each category. And while we promise to return to the “allinclusive” format in 2021, this year’s format was created for two reasons.

First, we wanted to remain extremely sensitive to our friends and neighbors who continue to struggle during the COVID-19 pandemic — and avoid pitting the entire community against one another within our normal construct. Secondly, we simply wanted to offer an additional avenue to support the Community Wins Initiative in 2020. The fundraising

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campaign was created to benefit local organizations in an effort to replace the donations that were lost to the cancelation of Fantasy Fest and the annual King and Queen campaign.

And while there will be no live awards ceremony in 2020, we still would like to take a moment to thank the previous winners, the 2020 winners, the voters — and our sponsors for raising much-needed funds and awareness for a great cause during this uncertain and troubling time.

Thank you, Key West, and to all of those across the globe who have participated in the Bubbas: Key West People’s Choice Awards since 2014.

In that time, your support and generosity, along with that of our gracious sponsors, have raised nearly $100,000 for community nonprofits and organizations.

FOOD & DRINK Best Key Lime Pie: Kermit’s (4x Winner 2014-16 & 2020) Best Cuban Sandwich: 5 Brothers Grocery & Sandwich Shop (6x Winner 2014-18 & 2020) Best Ethnic Food: EL Siboney (7x Winner 2014-2020) * Best Cup of Coffee: Cuban Coffee Queen (6x Winner 2014-17 & 2019, 2020) Best Breakfast: Goldman’s Deli (3x Winner 2014, 2017, 2020) Best Brunch: Hot Tin Roof (4x Winner 2017-2020) Best Lunch: Hogfish Bar & Grill (3x Winner 2014, 2018, 2020) Best Bar: Green Parrot Bar (5x Winner 2016-2020) Best Gay Bar: La Te Da (2x Winner 2016, 2020) Best Wine Bar: Vinos on Duval (6x Winner 2014, 2016-2020) Best Mojito: El Meson de Pepe (4x Winner 2014, 2018-2020) Best Beer Selection: Waterfront Brewery (4x Winner 2016, 2018-2020) Best Bartender: Erin Wagoner (2x Winner 2019, 2020) Best Waterfront Dining: Latitudes (4x Winner 2017-2020) Best Pizza: Roostica (7x Winner 2014-2020) * Best Seafood: Square Grouper (4x Winner 2015, 2017-18, 2020) Best Steak: Prime Steakhouse (6x Winner: 2015-2020) * Best Taco: Garbo’s Grill (2x Winner 2017, 2020) Best Food Truck: Garbo’s Grill (6x Winner 2015-2020) * Best Dessert: Better Than Sex (5x Winner 2016-2020) * Best Conch Fritters: Conch Republic Seafood Co. (4x Winner 2016-18, 2020) Best Bloody Mary: Two Friends Patio (4x Winner 2016-17, 2019, 2020)

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Best Late-Night Spot: Green Parrot Bar (5x Winner 2016-2020) * Best Margarita: Agave 308 Tequila Bar (4x Winner 2016-2020) Best Martini: Virgilio’s (5x Winner 2016-2020) * Best Place to Cure a Hangover: Firefly (3x Winner 2018-2020) Best BBQ: The Dirty Pig (2x Winner 2019-2020) Best Bar or Restaurant Restroom: Tavern N’ Town (2x Winner 2019, 2020) * Best Sushi: Ambrosia (4x Winner 2017-2020) * Best Catering Company: Catered Affairs (2x Winner 2019, 2020) * Best Organic/ Health Food: The Cafe (3x Winner 2018-2020) * Best Happy Hour: Two Friends Patio (3x Winner 2015, 2019, 2020) Best Overall Restaurant: Tavern N’ Town (3x Winner 2018, 2019, 2020)

THE COMMUNITY Best Place to Take the Kids: Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory (7x Winner 2014-2020) * Best Event/ Local Festival: Key West Songwriters Festival (4x Winner 2015, 2018-2020) Best Teacher/Professor/ School Admin: Amber Archer Acevedo (2x Winner 2019, 2020) * Best School: Key West High School (2x Winner 2019, 2020) * Best Tourist Attraction: The Ernest Hemingway Home (6x Winner 2015-2020) Best Local Celebrity: Howard Livingston (7x Winner 2014-2020) * Best Non-Profit Organization/ Foundation: Florida Keys SPCA (7x Winner 2014-2020) * Best Local Musician: Caffeine Carl Wagoner (4x Winner 2015, 2018-2020) Best Band: Patrick & the Swayzees (5x Winner 2016-2020) * Best DJ: Dj Top Jimmy (3x Winner 2018-2020) Best in Drag: Sushi (2x Winner 2019, 2020)

Best Artist: Rick Worth (5x Winner 2014, 2016-17, 2019, 2020) Best Thespian / Performing Artist: Tom Luna (3x Winner 2018-2020) Best Live Music Venue: Green Parrot (7x Winner 2014-2020) * Best Performing Arts Venue: The Key West Theater (5x Winner 2016-2020) Best Art Gallery or Studio: The Studios of Key West (7x Winner 2014-2020) *

THE BUSINESSES Best Resort / Hotel: Casa Marina Key West (7x Winner 2014-2020) * Best Accounting Firm: Oropeza & Parks Certified Public Accountants (7x Winner 2014-2020) * Best Law Firm: Spottswood, Spottswood & Spottswood (3x Winner 2014, 2018, 2020) Best Furniture Store: Royal Furniture (3x Winner 2017, 2019, 2020) Best Charter Fishing Captain/ Guide: Capt. Marlin Scott (3x Winner 2018-2020) Best Dive Shop: Divers Direct (7x Winner 2014-2020) * Best Bait & Tackle Shop: Key West Bait & Tackle (6x Winner 2014-15, 2017-2020) Best Watersports Company: Fury Water Adventures (7x Winner 2014-2020) * Best Marina: Stock Island Marina Village (6x Winner 2014-15, 2017-2020) Best Customer Service: Strunk Ace Hardware (4x Winner 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) Best Grocery Store: Fausto’s Food Palace (6x Winner 2015-2020) Best Contractor: Charley Toppino & Sons (2x Winner 2019, 2020) Best Landscaping Company: Mama’s Garden Center (5x Winner 2016-2020) Best Auto Repair: Oily’s Auto Repair (4x Winner 2015, 2018-2020) Best Photographer: Nick Doll (4x Winner 2017-2020) Best Doctor: Dr. Norman “Rocky” Tingle (4x Winner 2017-2020) Best Veterinarian: Lower Keys Animal Clinic (2x Winner 2019-2020)

(Note: * indicates that the winner has won each year in this category.)

Best Realtor: Bascom Grooms (7x Winner 2014-2020) * Best Real Estate Office: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Knight & Gardner (4x Winner 2017-2020) Best Bank: First State Bank of the Florida Keys (7x Winner 2014-2020) * Best Jewelry Store: Jeff’s Gems & Nautical Designs (7x Winner 2014-2020) * Best Car Dealer: Niles Sales & Service (6x Winner 2014, 2016-2020) Best Bed & Breakfast: The Gardens Hotel (6x Winner 2015-2020) * Best Chiropractor: Oropeza Chiropractic Center (4x Winner 2016, 2018-2020) Best Dentist: Dr. Hector Guzman (4x Winner 2017-2020) Best Florist: Love in Bloom Florist (2x Winner 2019-2020) Best Insurance Agency: Fullers Insurance (2x Winner 2019-2020) Best Liquor Store: Conch Town Liquor & Lounge (4x Winner 2016-18, 2020) Best Local Retailer: Besame Mucho (4x Winner 2017-2020) * Best Fitness / Gym: FYT Key West Gym & Yoga (2x Winner 2019-2020) Best Nail Salon: Nail Bar & Lounge (2x Winner 2019-2020) Best Spa: Ocean Wellness Spa (4x Winner 2017-2020) * Best Hair Salon: Blown Away Hair Studio (3x Winner 2018-2020) Best Barber: Addison’s Barber Shop (3x Winner 2018-2020) * Best Summer Camp: Reef Relief (4x Winner 2017-2020) * Best Family Owned Business: Two Friends Patio (2x Winner 2019-2020) Best Overall Business: Hogfish Bar & Grill (2x Winner 2016, 2020)

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TOP 10 WORST WAYS TO TELL PEOPLE YOU'RE COVID POSITIVE

WATCH | THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT Based on a 1983 novel, this miniseries follows the fictional tale of an orphaned chess prodigy — Beth Harmon, played by Anya Taylor-Joy — as she rises to fame and fortune in the rarified world of (men’s) professional chess during the 1950s. It touches on race, gender, drug abuse and other topics while making chess thrilling (and we’re not being sarcastic about that, Jason). Watch it on Netflix.

BUY | THANKSGIVING APPAREL You know what makes Thanksgiving better?

Themed T-shirts for the whole fam. Etsy has a popular array of T-shirts from “Oh Snap!” to ingredientthemed T-shirts like “turkey,” or “stuffing,” or “cranberry sauce.” Do we need more funny shirts cluttering up the closet? You betcha, especially this year.

Telling co-workers and friends that you got the ’rona must be handled delicately. Here, the Keys Weekly offers our best tips.

10. With a singing barbershop quartet hired to perform at your poker buddies' doorsteps.

6. During your weekly volunteer work as the official "Bingo Emcee" at Shady Oaks retirement home.

9. With a personalized message from Wrinkles the Clown.

5. Using a puppet of any kind.

8. Cameo.com: Use Gilbert Gottfried to host your “I’ve got COVID” video message and post to your Facebook page.

7. Spelled out in a bowl of Alpha Bits cereal.

4. In the middle of Swingers Night at the Johnsons’ house.

3. Using sci-fi languages like Klingon, Yoda slang or any other things that dorks speak.

2. During a heated game of beer pong.

1. From the back of a crowded elevator.

READ | BLUE HIGHWAYS Maybe you’ve had to put your wanderlust on hold during the pandemic. Here’s a way to unleash it vicariously, following writer William Least Heat-Moon on a meandering journey via rural roads — the “blue highways” on road maps of the day — creating a mashup of conversation and contemplation that might resonate more now than when it was published in 1982.

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KEYS SCENES

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A stunning pink sun setting over the water. BERYN HARTY/Contributed Missy & Bosley are our “kids,” and Missy survived cancer, so 2 years ago “Pink” was our theme for the Dachshund Parade in Key West. NICOLE GREGO/Contributed

Haven Marina Management lit their new sign in Key Largo pink in support of breast cancer awareness. BRIAN MUNDEY/Contributed

Pookie enjoys salt air and water view on Ramrod Key. KATHRYN WHEELER/ Contributed

A stunning pink sunset is reflected in pools of water. NANCIE FLYNN/ Contributed Lisa Merritt of Tavernier caught this big Yellow Eye. DONNA HANSON/ Contributed RuthAnn Vester and her husband at the Key West Breast Cancer awareness walk in 2018. “Cat” the Dog was decked out in her hot pink tutu as well. RUTHANN VESTER/Contributed

Fantasy Fest Flamingos. BILL KLIPP/ Contributed

Sunrise on the 7 Mile Bridge.

LORETTA ALKALAY/Contributed

Flamingos at the Miami Zoo. DEBRA HOLLIS/Contributed

Stormy sunset in Marathon. MARIE KUBIN/Contributed

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e’re collecting our favorite shots of the Keys and featuring the photographers in the newspaper and on our social media channels. Our themes next month are “SALUTE OUR VETS” for Veteran’s Day and “GRATEFUL” for Thanksgiving. Send us your pictures of the veterans you’d like to honor and of what makes you feel grateful with a caption about why.

Gia, in her happy place off Duck Key, loves the wind and sun! LAURIE KEILING/Contributed

TIFFANY DUONG

tiffany@keysweekly.com

NEXT THEMES: “SALUTE OUR VETS” AND “GRATEFUL” Photos, captions and photo credit can be emailed to tiffany@keysweekly.com.

Rules, schmules: • All photos must be original work and feature something in the Keys.

• Photos can be images that have been published before.

• No third party may own or control any materials the photo contains, and the photo must not infringe upon the trademark,

copyright, moral rights, intellectual rights, or rights of privacy of any entity or person.

• Any person agrees, by submitting photos, that photos submitted can be used by the Keys Weekly for any and all purposes, including but not limited to advertising, charity work, sales, future editorial, print in the newspapers or online or on social media posts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and any other social media platforms as may come about.

ELECTION 2020

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

VOTERS WILL DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF KEY WEST

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ear Editor, Key West and its people have a fierce sense of independence. When the Confederacy overran Florida in the run-up to the Civil War, we sided with the Union and equal rights for all. When the United States supported Spanish rule and enslavement of the Cuban people, we backed José Martí and the revolutionaries that fought for Cuban independence.

When the Reagan Administration treated Key West as a foreign nation in the 1980s, we staged one of the world’s most elaborate and effective PR stunts, “seceding” from the U.S. and establishing the Conch Republic. This gambit forced the United States government to cave to the demands of tiny Key West.

In 2020, a new chapter is being written in our island’s history books. With the filing of the cruise ship referenda back in June, a small band of brothers and 2,500 fellow citizens challenged some of the most powerful corporations in the world. Now, we are just days away from one of the most consequential decisions in Key West’s proud history.

Who will control Key West after the pandemic has passed? Will the voters claim this right for themselves and approve common-sense regulations that limit the size of cruise ships calling on Key West? Or will we continue to let foreign-owned corporations like Carnival and Royal Caribbean decide what is best for our people and our city?

This election is a once-in-alifetime opportunity to take the future of our island out of the hands of foreign corporations and give it back to the citizens.

You can vote yes or no.

Choose yes, and Key West will apply common-sense limits to an unregulated industry.

The cruise ships that call here in the future will be smaller than the giants we see today.

They’ll have a minimal risk of infectious disease outbreak.

They’ll have less impact on our environment. They’ll carry higher-spending passengers.

They’ll foster economic growth by protecting the lucrative overnight sector of our tourist industry, strengthening the appeal of our diverse, locallyowned hotels, restaurants, and retail businesses.

Choose no, and large cruise ships will continue to be a drag on our economy, rewarding a handful of businesses with low-cost, highvolume sales models and high employee turnover. The rest of the business community will suffer. Fishermen, divers and others that depend on a healthy ecosystem will lose their livelihoods as our marine environment suffers. Independent, locally owned businesses and young entrepreneurs will continue to struggle in a business environment dominated by deep-pocketed outsiders.

In my view, there are a lot of good reasons to vote yes to safer, cleaner, smaller cruise ships. This is about who we are as Key Westers. It’s about how we take care of our home.

We look at the facts. We make our own decisions. We fight for what’s right.

Arlo Haskell Treasurer Key West Committee for Safer, Cleaner Ships.

SCIENTIFIC DATA SHOWS NO ILL EFFECTS FROM CRUISE SHIPS IN KEY WEST HARBOR

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ear Editor, BC — before cruise ships. It’s a subject hotly contested by many “experts,” who aren’t necessarily experts.

First, let me say, my name is Lee Starling, though most people know me as “Lobster Lee.” I have been diving constantly in Key West Harbor for 35 years. I have been under Mallory Square, the Margaritaville Key West Resort & Marina and the Navy-owned Outer Mole Pier.

I am a commercial diver for lobster and fish. I also worked on the harbor’s dredge research dive team, measuring silt and turbidity at 26 locations 3 times a week for two years from Calda Channel to Eastern Dry Rocks. During the study, silt and turbidity were found to be extremely localized and did not extend outside of the turning basin.

There was absolutely no effect on the reef from the dredge or cruise ship activity. This is backed by solid data.

The harbor was originally only 15 feet deep before dredging in the 1890s created Wisteria Island and Sunset Key, as they’re now known.

Northwest Channel was the original deep-water channel for Key West and gave a shortcut for passage to Tampa and Gulf ports. The north end was also dredged and the jetty stabilized the shifting sand entrance. Sigsbee, Fleming and Demolition keys are also fill lands from the dredge in the 1940s.

I am a methodical, scientifically based diver. Diving the harbor is a time-sensitive race ahead of high-velocity tides. It’s a four-hour cycle of constant movement, based on the moon position and currents.

I would not dive in such a difficult place if it did not consistently produce lobster, hogfish, snapper and grouper. Boats’ shadows and engines roar overhead while a carpet of sea fans, whips, grass and corals

grow below the surface. At Mallory and the Mole, corals were found to be so healthy, robust and resilient that the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary chose them for propagation for coral outplanting efforts.

The harbor was not cleaner before, during or now after, cruise ships. A ship does not have the capacity to disturb miles of sea bottom.

Our water clarity is determined by currents and eddies from the Gulf Stream and water from upstream near the mainland. This can be proved by using ROFFS satellite imaging archives, which is free, although I pay for daily imaging that is updated four times a day. There is no change in overall water clarity during ship dockage.

I have dived in the dreaded plume. If it were so bad, one would think I would get out of the water, but the lobsters don’t mind, so neither do I. Some blame cruise ships for the lack of tarpon, but this is false. Before the water flow was diverted from the Everglades, massive schools of squid preceded the tarpon migration. From the Marquesa Keys to Key West Harbor, squid migrated and were followed by enormous schools of tarpon.

This ended when the water flow changed. The tarpon followed the squid elsewhere.

Why do the opponents of cruise ships lack this knowledge? They have never dived in the harbor. How can you be an expert when you have never experienced it, worked in it or studied it? They are guessers at best. They guess at what is there from the surface, from a dock, from a boat.

The harbor is a healthy, richly populated ecosystem. I wouldn’t keep going back if it wasn’t. So. don’t blame your lack of fishing skills on cruise ships and imagined sandstorms underwater from giant propellers. It isn’t happening.

Sincerely, Lee Starling, F/V Antares

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JIM McCARTHY

jim@keysweekly.com

BLUEPRINT DEVELOPMENT Public comment on updated sanctuary restoration plan not expected until spring 2021

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pdates to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s Restoration Blueprint aren’t expected to go back to the public for comment until 2021.

More than a thousand comments were gathered from the blueprint’s release on Aug. 20, 2019, up to a public input deadline of Jan. 30, 2020. The sanctuary, which spans from south of Miami to Dry Tortugas, contains seagrass beds, coral reef colonies, mangrove-fringed islands and marine species.

The blueprint looks to address the threats of hurricanes, disease, rising ocean temperatures and human interactions, through management activities, boundary expansions and marine regulations. Four alternatives are outlined in the blueprint, with alternative 3 being the sanctuary officials’ preferred option.

On Oct. 20, Beth Dieveney, policy analyst for the sanctuary, provided a brief update on the blueprint to Sanctuary Advisory Council members. Development of a draft rule and updated management plan is underway, with further vetting and clearing through the sanctuary expected to be complete by spring 2021.

Since receiving the final comments, Sarah Fangman, sanctuary superintendent, said officials have been going over every comment and proposal and evaluating the input received from the public and agencies.

“What you will see when that (updated management plan) comes out is the reflection of comments received,” she said.

“We have come up with some proposals we are now vetting with state partners and our own agency.”

From the initial information received back, Fangman said not all are 100% in agreement with proposals such as regulations and boundaries.

“We do have a few items still we are discussing, negotiating where we ultimately will land on some of those issues,” she said.

Sanctuary Superintendent Sarah Fangman, along with sanctuary staff Andy Bruckner and Beth Dieveney, responded to over 2 hours’ worth of questions from the audience on Oct. 7, 2019 at Coral Shores High School auditorium. TIFFANY DUONG/Keys Weekly

“That is when we will call it final internally and run it through a final vetting process before going to the public.”

In Key West, concerns were raised during an October 2019 forum regarding changes to popular recreational areas such as Snipe Point and Marvin Key. The sanctuary emphasized in an informational brochure that, “NOAA is not proposing to limit access to backcountry shallows and sandbars where there is historical recreational use, such as at Snipe Point and Marvin Key.” In the Upper Keys, boaters expressed their displeasure during a forum last year over the idea of closing Carysfort and Sombrero reefs.

Fangman admitted in her presentation that the original proposal was not clear about what “limited entry” means with regard to local access.

She said the absence of that language has led people to conclude that “we meant to ban local people. And that’s not what we want at all. That’s not our intention.”

Residential concerns were raised over proposed no-motor zones on the oceanside of Marathon, which runs from Vaca Cut to Tingler Island and is bisected by 10 channels.

With concerns came support for protecting and preserving resources that bring one million visitors to the Keys every year and generate more than $4 billion in tourist dollars. Elizabeth Jolin, local captain and member of Florida Bay Forever, said the Keys are experiencing a paradigm shift caused by a serious decline in the health of natural resources.

“Change is painful and almost always inconvenient — but we know that the alternative, in this case, would be worse,” she wrote during a Weekly forum last year regarding the Restoration Blueprint.

C.J. Sweetman, regional wildlife and fisheries scientist for Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation’s marine fisheries management, told SAC members on Oct. 20 that they’re continuing to move forward on a draft rule regarding spawning aggregation management near Western Dry Rocks. It’s expected to go before the FWC Commission in December.

“We’ll be providing a recommendation for proposed management action at Western Dry Rocks during that time,” he said. “I’m unsure of the exact nature of what it is going to be, but

it will be more than likely a seasonal closure of some sort at this location.

We are still working with stakeholders to evaluate potential months that can be considered, which would give us so to speak the best bang for our buck over there to maximize the benefit for protecting this area.”

Workshops in the Keys are expected in 2021 to garner stakeholder feedback.

Based on public and agency input received, Dieveney said there are agreements on the need for more mooring buoys and channel markers, habitat restoration, enforcement and education and outreach.

“These are areas of the draft management plan that we are taking a careful look at and will be further updating and fleshing these elements,” she said.

Dieveney said other major topics heard through the process include managing visitor-use areas, responding more rapidly to the threats facing natural resources and being more effective in real-time management.

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THIS IS OUR ISLAND THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH ABOUT CRUISE SHIPS AND CITY REVENUE • Cruise ships do fund essential services for Key

West residents – that is unless the City Manager and the Finance Department are not essential.

City manager Greg Veliz said as much as $2 million more comes in indirect expenditures — including part of his salary, the finance department, and others.

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“FOUR FRIENDS” AND A VOCAL MINORITY ARE DECEIVING CONCH REPUBLIC VOTERS. FOR MONTHS THEY HAVE MANAGED TO SPREAD HALF-TRUTHS AND MISINFORMATION BECAUSE NO ONE HAS DARED TO QUESTION OR CHALLENGE THEM. WELL…THAT TIME IS NOW. • This is an opportunity to really revitalize downtown…which has really been, you know, given over to a kind of lowest common denominator of tourism.

– Arlo Haskell, Treasurer, SAFER CLEANER SHIPS

• It’s going to be a change from the type of ship we saw in the past from the type of customer we saw coming off those ships in the past.

THIS HAS NEVER BEEN ABOUT CRUISE SHIPS.

THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT A VOCAL MINORITY TELLING US WHAT TO DO.

– Arlo Haskell, Treasurer, SAFER CLEANER SHIPS

• It’s not going to eliminate revenue. It’s going to adjust it.

– Arlo Haskell, Treasurer, SAFER CLEANER SHIPS

THE FACTS: • General Fund accounts receivable consist mainly of ambulance services, rents and transportation (cruise ships) revenues.

– City of Key West, Florida, Management’s Discussion and Analysis, September 30, 2019

• Budget projections for the current fiscal year assumed a 20% decline in some major revenue sources…

– Mark Finigan, Finance Director, City of Key West

• We did see several critical revenue sources impacted. But we were able to offset those with a series of cost-cutting, including suspending positions, freezing wages, no travel and one-time transfers from the [city] insurance fund and an additional transfer from the Key West Bight fund.

– Mark Finigan, Finance Director, City of Key West

• And there were two entry-level firefighter, five police and two dispatcher positions that were suspended…

– Key West Citizen, October 10, 2020

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MILES TO GO MANDY MILES drops stuff, breaks things and falls down more than any adult should.

She’s married to a saintly — and handy — fisherman, and has been stringing words together in Key West since 1998.

CAN WE PLEASE MEET IN THE MIDDLE?

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hings have gone horribly awry and gotten way out of control.

What happened to the middle ground, the common ground, a happy medium, empathy and insight? Call them whatever you’d like; they’re gone.

I choose to believe most Americans are basically reasonable people who fall somewhere in the middle between left and right, blue and red.

But extremism at all levels of politics and government is killing this country and threatening our own communities.

Will someone, some actual leader, please step up and meet us in the middle?

It’s where most of us are, but you, members of Congress, wouldn’t know that. You’re all too busy hurling insults, laying blame and instilling fear while locked in an unending limbo contest with the other side.

How low can you go?

Apparently, there is no bottom.

Each side now exists only to crush the other side, to win at all costs and vilify the opposition. What are you doing for us, the people who hired you, the people who pay for your egregiously generous health insurance packages while many voters go without?

This polarization is pulling us apart. This extremism is killing this country. Well, extremism and online idiots, but that’s a rant for a different day.

Certainly there are vast differences among us, but never have they divided us so viciously.

We all want to feed and enjoy our families, raise our kids, stay healthy, work a job that keeps a roof over our heads and food in our pantry.

And we’d like to meet friends and relatives for an occasional cocktail (or nine, here in Key West).

So why can’t we meet in the middle and find some common ground?

Why can’t I support and appreciate the good cops who serve and protect AND want the bad ones fired and criminally convicted to rot in general population?

Why can’t I desperately support fair pay for effective teachers AND oppose the protection — and continued paychecks — for poor, or “underperforming” teachers?

I’m sorry, but if my peers and supervisors deemed me an “underperforming editor,” I’m quite certain I’d be an unemployed editor.

Why has everything become so black-or-white, redor-blue, all-or-nothing, nationally and locally? Where’s the empathy, the tolerance, the willingness to listen to all sides and acknowledge that someone else may bring something to the conversation?

I don’t know what will happen on Election Day, but I hope to God some of the names on the ballot will stop running campaigns and start running this country and this community with intelligence, leadership, insight and empathy.

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County awaits state guidance for second round of funding for small businesses and nonprofits The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners approved a second round of $1 million in CARES Act assistance for small businesses that have been hurt by COVID-19. The Monroe County CARES Business Assistance Program consists of a one-time fixed-amount grant to qualifying Monroe County-based small businesses with up to 25 employees to aid in their recovery from COVID-19 interruptions.

The application period will be announced pending potential further guidance from the Florida Department of Emergency Management (FDEM) regarding the CARES Act funding regulations, which is expected to be announced in the next week. The county will keep those interested in the program updated as more is learned. In the meantime, should a business wish to pre-prepare required documents, unless guidance from FDEM changes, the requirements can be viewed at www.monroecounty-fl.gov/bizcares.

Business grant amounts will be based on the number of the applicant’s employees as of Feb. 29, 2020. They are as follows: • Self-employed, sole proprietors (1 employee): $2,500 • 2-10 employees: $5,000 • 11-25 employees: $7,500 Small businesses throughout Monroe County, unincorporated and throughout the cities, are eligible.

Applications will be accepted and funded based on when a fully completed application is received until the funds are expended on a first-come, first-serve basis. The application period will be made live after receiving FDEM guidance. Round 2 will done completely with an online application.

Businesses or business owners funded in the first round are not eligible for a second grant or additional funding for any other business they may own as the county would like to help as many affected businesses as possible. Businesses that applied but were not funded in the first round can reapply in the second round.

“We cannot stress enough how important it is to read the Frequently Asked Questions document and to turn in a fully completed application,” said Legislative Affairs Director Lisa Tennyson, citing the many applications that had missing required documents and were not funded in Round 1.

Local chambers of commerce also offered to help any local businesses in their area with application questions, even if they are not members.

In the first round, Monroe County released all $1 million to 259 small local businesses that were affected by COVID-19. Businesses received grants based on completed applications submitted on a first-come, first-serve basis. The application period was open from Sept. 5-21 with 577 total applications. Funded businesses included retail, food, galleries, charter fishing, salons, photographers, pool service, and fitness centers.

The commissioners also approved a grant program for COVID19-affected nonprofits that will be announced later this month pending guidance for the FDEM. To be eligible, local nonprofits must be located and serve in Monroe County, and have been in continuous service, excluding any COVID-19-related closures, in the Florida Keys since at least March 1, 2018. More details to follow as they become available.

Monroe County CARES Act funding has also earmarked $315,000 for food assistance programs and pantries throughout the Keys for: Star of the Sea Foundation.

Metropolitan Community Church.

Florida Keys Outreach Coalition.

Burton Memorial United Methodist Church.

Healthy Start Coalition (baby food and nursing supplies).

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WILDLIFE

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FWC, Everglades Alligator Farm complete ‘critical’ field training on safe alligator handling By: Maritza Thibos and Tiffany Duong

FWC Officer Lizz Brown works with a 4-foot alligator to learn safe capture, handling and release techniques.

MARITZA THIBOS PHOTOGRAPHY/ Everglades Alligator Farm

"We don't get a chance to work with alligators daily, so this training is critical for our field experience."

— Officer Michael McKay

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ast week, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers attended an all-in, hands-on training at Everglades Alligator Farm on how to properly and safely handle alligators.

According to FWC, there are an estimated 1.3 million alligators in Florida today. While alligators have been found throughout Florida’s marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for centuries, in more recent years, as development has overtaken their natural habitats, alligator-human interactions have increased. It is not uncommon to find an alligator in a residential pool or garage.

While longtime residents have learned to coexist, sometimes alligators get large enough to pose a risk, and FWC officers are called upon to mitigate removal. FWC is also occasionally called upon to capture crocodiles that wander into inhabited areas or when no one else is available to respond.

In order to ensure the safety of all involved, the Everglades Alligator Farm training covered how to handle alligators properly and safely.

“These trainings are a great way for us to be able to give back to the community, and help prepare our local FWC officers,” said Everglades Alligator Farm CEO Matthew Thibos. “We take priority in safety for both the animals and humans involved in any interaction, and respect is key.”

Everglades Alligator Farm is South Florida’s oldest alligator farm in the area. As such, they are no strangers to training and have conducted similar safety courses for zookeepers on the west coast and FWC locally. This training was a special event that the farm and FWC collaborated on.

Alligator farm handlers led the training. Their techniques come as second nature after years of daily interaction with alligators. Capturing methods actually originate from Seminole tribes who captured alligators for food but needed to bring them back alive so that the meat wouldn't spoil. The Everglades Alligator Farm does not process its alligators for meat or leathers.

The training began with the basics in handling and capturing small alligators under 4 feet in length and then releasing them. This size of alligator hardly poses a risk, but some do need to be relocated at times, Thibos said.

“These smaller gators look harmless and cute but their teeth are very sharp and they can be feisty; always, always, watch those fingers near their head when taping their mouth,” handler Liz Sokol said.

FWC officers Jorge Larios and Dylan Weichhan safely capture and remove an alligator during a training exercise at Everglades Alligator Farm. MARITZA THIBOS PHOTOGRAPHY/Everglades Alligator Farm

The alligator pond at Everglades Alligator Farm contains over 300 alligators.

MARITZA THIBOS PHOTOGRAPHY/Everglades Alligator Farm

The real challenge came in training with the larger, far more dangerous 6- to 10-foot gators that weigh over 120 pounds. These animals are more likely to be the source of complaints at FWC dispatch and require FWC officers’ help.

The capstone of the training was learning how to anticipate an alligator's sudden movement and their range of peripheral view. Alligators' eyes are placed to the sides of their head, so the best way to approach them is from behind where they cannot see, explained the handlers.

"If their jaws happen to catch your flesh, you must at all cost, avoid any movement,” Sokol said. “The slightest movement will turn a bite into a tear, and, with an alligator bite, the ER will not close it up for you."

Alligator bites are typically treated by surgical debridement to reduce the risk of a bacterial infection.

The remainder of the training focused on how to capture and release an alligator safely, something

the officers have to do routinely when they are called to assist with an alligator. Each officer worked through the exercises of trapping, taping the mouth, lifting and releasing a 6-foot alligator. The officers worked as teams and learned that clear communication is key to a successful and safe capture.

FWC dispatch officers had the chance to complete the training alongside law enforcement officers. This helps them understand what their team members on the field must accomplish so that if and when the occasion arises, all members of the team can communicate effectively and keep the public, officers and the alligator safe.

"We don't get a chance to work with alligators daily, so this training is critical for our field experience," said Officer Michael McKay. If you encounter a wild alligator near you, do not approach or feed it; it is illegal and dangerous.

Call FWC's nuisance alligator hotline at 866-FWC-GATOR. For more information about Everglades Alligator Farm or to book a tour, visit https://everglades.com/ or call 305-247-2628.

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ote NO on the dangerous, discriminatory, and ill-conceived November 3, 2020 referenda that will put the Key West economy at risk. The job or the lifestyle you save may be your own.

Studies show that the referenda, if passed, will result in a 95% decrease in cruise ship visits to Key West, based on actual ship reservations through next year. As such, the referenda will result in an overwhelming cut of cruise tourism, which means higher taxes, reductions in essential city services, or both. The Key West City Manager is already planning for that contingency.

We call on all Key West residents and voters to become fully informed of the real facts in this important matter, and vote against the referenda and the deceitful lies from which they were devised.

As the largest of nearly 500 state and local labor councils of the AFL-CIO, the South Florida AFL-CIO is the heart of the labor movement in South Florida, and we know that abolishing the more affordable and environmentally advanced cruise ships that carry racially and economically diverse passengers is wrong, and shamefully reminiscent of rhetoric from the Jim Crow era.

Let’s not let them turn Key West into “Martha’s Vineyard!!

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Key West will cite mask violators, process fines when governor’s order ends The City of Key West reminds the community that the consistent use of masks and other facial coverings will help the city avoid future business closures and is a more costeffective means of addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.

The city is complying with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ statewide reopening rules, while keeping safety measures in place to protect the residents and visitors of the City.

All individuals over the age of 6 in Key West must wear a face covering at all times when they are away from their residence, with certain exceptions. All businesses must ensure masks are always worn by employees and the public. A copy of Emergency Ordinance 20-14 may be found here: https:// www.cityofkeywest-fl.gov/DocumentCenter/ View/1441.

Per the governor’s order suspending the collection of fines and penalties against individuals who violate the City’s COVID-19 public health ordinances and directives, the city will continue to issue civil citations for individuals not wearing masks and will process fines and penalties upon the lifting of the governor’s order. Any fines and penalties assessed against businesses will continue to be enforced and collected.

As the holiday season approaches and given the recent increase in reported cases of COVID-19 in Key West, residents and visitors must reduce the spread by hand-washing, social distancing and wearing masks.

Rita Irwin was unanimously chosen Tuesday during the board’s regularly scheduled Zoom meeting. This will be the Marathon resident’s 13th consecutive year as chair.

“Because of COVID-19, we continue to face challenges to sustain the Keys’ tourismbased economy while proactively marketing the safety protocols to support health officials’ and other leaders’ efforts to keep visitors and our residents safe,” Irwin said.

George Fernandez, co-owner of the Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory, was re-elected vice chairman. Timothy Root, board member of Keys Energy, and Diane Schmidt, general manager at Margaritaville Key West Resort and Sunset Key Cottages, will serve as co-treasurers.

Dolphin Research Center CEO Rita Irwin, of Marathon, was recently elected chair of the Monroe County Tourist Development Council board.

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Senior planner Echeverria joins City of Key West The City of Key West has added new talent to the Planning Department with the hiring of senior planner Nathaniel Echeverria.

Echeverria brings a wealth of urban planning and economic development experience. He served as the economic development director for the Kennet region of Kennet Square, Pennsylvania, implementing and overseeing a regional economic development plan for an area with about the same number of residents as Key West.

Rita Irwin continues to lead Keys tourism board The president and CEO of Dolphin Research Center in the Middle Keys will continue to lead the Monroe County Tourist Development Council, the volunteer board that administers tourism promotion for the Florida Keys & Key West.

Lower Keys Medical Center seeks community members for council Lower Keys Medical Center has established a Patient Family Advisory Council dedicated to the improvement of quality in the provision of compassionate, connected care for patients and family members. The advisory council includes members of the hospital staff and former patients or family members of patients.

“Gaining patient and family perspectives about the health care experience helps us maintain our patient-focused care and make improvements,” CEO David Clay said.

Community members on the council work in advisory roles to enhance patient and family-centered care initiatives and support a culture that ensures healthcare is responsive to patient and family priorities, preferences and values.

Individuals who are interested in joining the council can contact Vonda.Lee@LKMC. com or call 305-294-5531, ext. 3390 for an application. The council meets every other month for one hour.

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Concurrently, he served as a studio instructor in the Department of City Planning at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Design. He has also served as director of policy and government relations in San Jose, California and as economic development manager for the city prior to that.

He has experience in housing marketing analysis in South Africa, and was an Americorps VISTA volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.

“He comes with great references and years of experience,” assistant city manager Patti McLauchlin said. “I had the opportunity to meet with him via Zoom about three months ago and it was clear that he will be an asset to the City of Key West and the community.”

Key West Police Chief Sean Brandenburg congratulates Capt. JR Torres for 25 years of service to the city. ALYSON CREAN/City of Key West

Police captain Torres honored for 25 years Key West Police Chief Sean Brandenburg on Oct. 27 presented Capt. JR Torres with a plaque and a challenge coin honoring his 25 years of service to the city.

During his 25-year career with the Key West Police Department, Torres was promoted through the ranks serving in the patrol division, criminal investigations division, special operations unit, narcotics, training unit, K-9 unit and hostage negotiations unit.

He is an active board member for the Police Athletic League, a mentor at the Key West High School’s Keys to Be the Change Pathway to Success program, and a supporter of the Key West High School wrestling team.

During his career Torres has received several Chief’s Commendations and lifesaving awards. He was recognized by the Key West Chamber of Commerce as Officer of the Year in 2003 and has received multiple awards from the Police Benevolent Association for outstanding service in law enforcement.

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Daniel had stopped a Georgia prison escapee who had been speeding in a stolen car. He was shot in the head during the stop just north of Homestead, Florida, after just six months on the job.

Daniel left behind a wife and a son, Bill Daniels, who still lives in Key West.

“They never forgot me. The Florida Highway Patrol never forgot me. I remember that Christmas when I was 9 years old, I had more gifts than any kid in Key West, and they were all from troopers,” said Bill, 88, of the continued support of the law enforcement officers as he grew up.

The remarks were made at a special ceremony inside the Monroe County Sheriff’s Hangar on Oct. 22 and attended by the state director of FHP, Col. Gene

Trooper Luther P. Daniel

Key West resident Bill Daniels has a seat of honor at a ceremony to rename a section of highway in honor of his father, Trooper Luther Daniel, who was killed in the line of duty in 1941. SARA MATTHIS/Keys Weekly

Spaulding, FHP Lt. Kathleen McKinney, Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay, sheriff deputies, local troopers and FWC officers. The occasion was the unveiling of a section of U.S.1 on the mainland near Cutler Bay that is now known as the Trooper Luther P. Daniel Memorial Highway.

Before becoming an FHP trooper, Daniel served two years as a motorcycle cop with the Key West Police Department. Daniel graduated from the third class of the FHP academy. At the time, there were about 59 troopers to serve the entire state. In 2020, there are close to 2,000.

“You will always remain in our thoughts and prayers,” Spaulding told Bill.

“I believe in the partnerships we have formed in Monroe County,” Ramsay said. “The good guys are right here in this room. Every day on the job, law enforcement officers take a risk, but we are stronger together.”

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project designed to improve water flows south to Everglades National Park is underway following a groundbreaking ceremony among federal and state officials on Oct. 21 in western Miami-Dade County.

Shovels hit dirt on the first contract for the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) South, which calls for the construction of culverts and a gap and backfilling an agricultural ditch just north of Tamiami Trail. The contract was awarded to Kiewit Infrastructure South Co., of Omaha, Nebraska for $40,502,895.

It’s expected to be complete by the end of 2024.

Officials said the contract is the outcome of years of interagency planning and coordination among the South Florida Water Management District, stakeholders and members of the public who have been collaborating to improve the quantity, quality, timing and distribution of water in south Florida. CEPP is broken down into three phases and is integrated with the EAA Reservoir Project, which will send clean water south to the parched southern Everglades and Florida Bay and reduce damaging discharge events from Lake Okeechobee.

The CEPP-North project adds ways to flow more water into the central Everglades. The CEPP-South project removes barriers to water flow and adds outlet capacity so that the central everglades can be connected to Everglades National Park through the Tamiami Trail bridges. The CEPP New Water project will provide seepage management features that will keep the new water inside Everglades National Park and allow increased flows to Florida Bay.

EVERGLADES RESTORATION PROJECT BREAKS GROUND

U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony of the Central Everglades Planning Project on Oct. 21.

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Among those who spoke during the groundbreaking was U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, who acknowledged her pleasure over the Florida delegation’s bipartisanship in securing $200 million for Everglades restoration in 2019. This year, Mucarsel-Powell said they’re well on their way to securing an additional $250 million.

“This funding will go a long way to ensuring that we get more and more restoration projects, like we’re seeing today, online so we can keep the Everglades wet, so we can send fresh water south to Florida Bay, and so we don’t have to suffer nearly as much from the extreme and dangerous harmful algal blooms we’ve been seeing in recent years,” Mucarsel-Powell said.

The president’s Water Subcabinet and Task Force joined the U.S Army Corps, Gov. Ron DeSantis and other representatives in the groundbreaking.

One of the task force’s primary goals is “getting water right” by restoring distribution of freshwater. The task force reviewed challenges in implementing key components of CERP (Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan) and other priority Everglades restoration projects.

The Trump Administration’s Water Subcabinet consists of six agencies who collectively manage and direct the nation’s water resources. Represented by agency officials at the assistant secretary/administrator-level,

the Water Subcabinet is directed to coordinate and collaborate on cross-cutting issues affecting water supply, water quality, water infrastructure, water forecasting, flood control, water sector workforce and use.

“President Trump established this Water Subcabinet so we could more effectively exchange information, coordinate restoration science and resolve conflicts,” said Tim Petty, task force chair who serves as Department of the Interior’s assistant secretary of water & science. “Restoring the Everglades by improving water infrastructure, movement, quality and timing is a top priority.”

DeSantis said his administration has prioritized the protection and restoration of Florida’s environment.

“That’s why we’ve invested nearly $800 million for Everglades restoration projects and have worked to reduce harmful discharges to our estuaries and send more water south, he said.

“I was honored to attend (the) groundbreaking and I thank the men and women who work every day to keep Florida’s environment pristine.”

ELECTION 2020

KEY WEST WEEKLY / OCTOBER 29, 2020

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

LOWER KEYS GUIDES ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS CRUISE SHIP REFERENDUMS

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local nonprofit is launching a virtual paddle to support sending much-needed water south to Florida Bay. “Send it South” is both a solution and call-to-action for Islamorada-based nonprofit Florida Bay Forever Save Our Waters. It is the solution to the woes of a perpetually parched bay, and has been the singular phrase to call for expedited Everglades restoration and change the status quo in water management. In the case of the Send it South Challenge, the phrase takes on the new meaning of a virtual month-long paddling fundraiser to benefit the organization and raise awareness for Florida Bay. “There are billions of gallons of water currently being discharged from Lake Okeechobee that are not being stored, cleaned and conveyed south to Everglades National Park and Florida Bay,” said Executive Director Emma Haydocy.

“There is no better time to launch the virtual Send it South Challenge for our supporters to echo calls to send water south and paddle for a healthy estuary.”

The Send it South Challenge is a month-long virtual paddle race with the goal of paddling 26 miles between Nov. 15 and Dec. 15. The distance mirrors the mileage from Flamingo to the Upper Keys and represents how connected the

Florida Keys are to Florida Bay and the greater Everglades. November and December mark the early dry season transition for the subtropical ecosystem and signify the last chance to build resilience for the estuary before the long dry down.

“Florida Bay Forever was born from the devastating impacts of the seagrass die-off event of 2015.

While the momentum has shifted in the direction of Everglades restoration, there is still much work to be done to ensure that we have a hydrated and healthy bay for future generations,” said board president Capt. Steve Friedman. “We are thrilled to host an event that gets people out on the water to raise awareness for a great cause.”

There are three course options depending on paddling experience, ranging from 3.5 to 99 miles. Registration is $45 per paddler. Proceeds from registration will fund Florida Bay Forever’s ongoing ecosystem restoration education and outreach initiatives. More information is at floridabayforever.org/send-itsouth-challenge or from Haydocy at 786-572-7051, or via email to info@ floridabayforever.org.

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ear Editor, There has been a lot of discussion surrounding large cruise ships in Key West and the potential economic impact of the referenda on downtown businesses. But what has not been covered is the environmental damage caused by large cruise ships and the harmful effect this has on the larger economy of small businesses that rely on a healthy marine ecosystem.

The Lower Keys Guides Association is a non-profit, democratically run organization composed of 84 charter-boat owner-operators. Many of our senior guides and leaders in the fishing community have witnessed substantial change in our ecosystem over the decades. Larger factors have contributed to this decline, to be sure. But it is undeniable that the passage of hundreds of large cruise ships through our relatively shallow harbor and channel has caused profound negative impacts.

Key West Harbor is a unique marine habitat that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico. The ship’s channel begins at the coral reef on the south and extends to the grass flats north of Key West. It is a vital migratory pathway for fish and marine invertebrates. Its health is inextricably linked to the overall health of the surrounding habitat.

For decades, fishing guides have watched an everincreasing number of everlarger cruise ships coming into Key West Harbor, resulting in a massive disruption of seabottom sediment. Miles-long plumes of silt are routinely generated and deposited onto the coral reef as well as the seagrass flats. This has massively impacted what should be a thriving marine environment.

Instead, fish populations are disrupted, and water clarity diminished.

The Murray Report, commissioned by the City of Key West and the US Navy, has described the seafloor bottom most impacted by cruise ships as a “blasted moonscape.”

That report contains the same conclusion of many long-time fishing guides, that Key West’s historical tarpon fishery has been severely diminished. Our experience has shown us that the impact goes far beyond tarpon to include permit, grouper, snapper, and almost every other species.

The consensus of the Lower Keys Guides Association is that the cruise-ship situation which has been tolerated here in recent decades is plainly unsustainable. If we are to have a beautiful, unique environment that attracts folks from all around the world and supports many Keys residents, both directly and indirectly, we must chart a course that bears in mind the fragility and importance of a healthy Key West harbor.

We polled our entire membership and all votes we received were in support of the cruise ship referenda. We believe this compromise approach to limiting large cruise ships with their deep draft in favor of smaller, less impactful ships is the responsible environmental choice, and therefore the responsible economic approach as well.

— Lower Keys Guides Association

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An Open Letter On Why Don Barrett Should Be Elected State Attorney In my 26 plus years of working in the criminal justice system in Monroe County, I have witnessed many significant and recurring problems with the ability of Dennis Ward to understand his obligations and effectively represent the people of our County.

Lack of Knowledge & Experience. When Mr. Ward was first elected, he seemed unaware of the ethical rules and, in an effort to educate him on his ethical duties (specifically that it was his responsibility to ensure that his Attorneys were properly trained and followed the ethical rules of the Florida Bar Rules), I directed Mr. Ward to the sole source for the rules that prosecutors must follow. Unfortunately, Mr. Ward did not even know what they were. This is akin to a Christian Pastor not knowing what the Bible says. The reason for this may be impacted by the fact that, despite previously being an Assistant Public Defender and in private practice, Mr. Ward has never conducted a felony trial in his life.

Lack of Training for New Attorney's. Although the vast majority of his attorneys seem to want to do what is right, due to the lack of any coherent system to train new lawyers, they are forced to find their own way in fulfilling their very important duty. As a result of not properly training his lawyers and forcing them to go forward on cases that should have never been brought, I and many others have had great success in litigating against Mr. Ward's Office. Although I wish I could say that it was solely due to my skill and experience, the reality is that the main reason I have won the majority of cases I have taken to trial during Mr. Ward's most recent tenure is due to the shortcomings discussed in this letter.

A Prosecutor's Ethical Duty. Prosecutors have a duty to seek justice - that is a just result based on the circumstances of each individual case. It does not include "sending a message" and enacting one size fits all policies. The fact that Mr. Ward has a policy of seeking a conviction and jail time for anyone and without regard to any individual circumstance for having more than 2 undersized lobsters, while very good for business, is simply wrong. The fact that the vast majority of those people investigated for such an offense only receive a citation instead of being taken to jail, is evidence that, even the officers conducting the investigations, do not think that jail is an appropriate sanction.

Lack of Oversight. The lack of training and oversight - a responsibility of the elected state attorney - has led to an enormous expenditure of wasted time by the judges, the Public Defender's Office, our law enforcement agencies, and the many people forced to appear for jury service. When the State does not fulfill their basic duties (such as providing names of all witnesses, providing the evidence that must be disclosed pursuant to the law, or properly assessing their cases at the beginning), defense lawyers must file motions and set hearings - even proceed to trial - to force prosecutors to do what should have been automatically done. This mentality also led Mr. Ward into keeping one of his top attorneys on the payroll while she was being investigated for - and eventually being suspended for withholding evidence and lying about it to the defense attorney and the court .

Improper Influence. As attorneys we are not allowed to use publicity to try and influence those who are going to decide criminal cases. Despite these prohibitions, Mr. Ward utilized social media as well as the radio to pack a courtroom with people adverse to the issue at hand and then bragged about doing so at a recent political forum.

It is worth noting that three appellate judges were ''troubled" by Mr. Ward attending the trial and sentencing of a man that his Office prosecuted. In that case Mr. Ward refused to recuse his office from prosecuting the man even though Mr. Ward was consulted on the case when he was a private lawyer, and the man had provided confidential information to him (Knespler v. State, Case#: 3D18-1592) Failure to Hold People Accountable / Inaction in Public Corruption. Those who can recall his first campaign may remember that Mr. Ward ran on a platform of aggressively prosecuting public corruption. More recently, after having served two nonconsecutive terms as State Attorney, Mr. Ward has faced repeated questioning about the lack of public corruption cases. There are two examples that perhaps illustrate why Mr. Ward is having to answer these lingering questions. First, I provided incontrovertible proof to Mr. Ward that one of his Agents provided false information on a sworn affidavit. Second, another one of his Agents provided untruthful testimony (stating he was unaware of studies that show that a large percentage of US currency has drug residue on it after having been provided such a study) in a jury trial in front of one of his own prosecutors. In the first case, despite the other evidence that could have led to a conviction, the case was dropped. In the second case, the defendant was acquitted by a jury.

The Impact of Failures. One case in particular demonstrates the carnage that can result from the failure to do what is right, and what is required. In this case the State initially filed a sworn charging document that failed to state a crime (as it did not list the name of the victim or with who that person was affiliated) and was on the wrong form. The day before trial (9 weeks later), the State finally realized the fatal omission and filed an amended charging document. As a result of the State failing to file the amended charge timely, in addition to having to hold hearings in front of two different judges, approximately 20 jurors had to come back the next day for a special / unscheduled jury selection.

Once the trial finally got under way the judge was forced to declare a mistrial due to the state violating the rules of procedure by failing to properly list a witness. This caused 20 people to have to waste two days of their lives. When the prosecutor was required to explain himself to the judge for all the problems created by Mr. Ward's office's ineptitude, he responded by not being truthful with the court. Although the Judge stopped short of calling the prosecutor a liar, she did admonish the prosecutor and directed him to be more candid with the court.

In a subsequent hearing that could have resulted in this case being dismissed in its entirely, Mr. Ward himself came to court and personally argued that all the problems were somehow all my fault and that his employee had done nothing wrong. Eventually, despite many prior complaints to Mr. Ward about the specific prosecutor, the case was dropped and the prosecutor left the State Attorney's Office. However, due to the manner in which this particular prosecutor conducted himself, when the attorney departed, Mr. Ward had to hire two new attorneys to contend with the backlog of cases due to the problems created by the inexperience and misguided actions of the prosecutor.

Why I (and many others including previous State Attorneys) support Donald Barrett. While I enjoy success as much as the next person, I took an oath to uphold the Constitution.

While the issues I have discussed often lead to the enrichment of criminal defense lawyers and increases our winning percentages, it also results in a gross deviation from the manner in which our system of justice is designed to operate.

When our system is not functioning properly, it results in people being charged with crimes they should not be charged with, citizens acquiring unnecessary and life-altering criminal records that inhibit their ability to support themselves or their families, the unnecessary expenditure of limited judicial resources, an increased cost to the taxpayers for unnecessary litigation costs, increased costs of additional prosecutors, and the waste of very valuable time and risk involved for the men and women in law enforcement.

— Hal Schuhmacher Paid for and approved by the Law Office of William J. Heffernan, 9703 Overseas Highway, Marathon Fl 33050, Law Office of Wayne Smith, 509 Whitehead St., Key West Fl 33040 and Dustin Hunter, PO Box 4782, Key West Fl 33041. Independent of any candidate. Not approved by any candidate.

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ey West’s affinity for costumes was apparent this past week, as some folks dressed up for unofficial events during what would have been Fantasy Fest 2020.

But the spectacles stayed on the stage Oct. 23 at Key West Theater, where Christa Hunt, aka Tatah Dujour, assembled an all-star cast for the Big Bawdy Boo-lesque Show.

The crowd was socially distanced and well-behaved, said attendees, who noted the separation and compliance with mask rules.

By Sunday afternoon, Oct. 25, Key West largely had returned to its usual abnormal state.

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(that also appears in both the published Agenda and Agenda Packet). When prompted, enter your email address and name to join the webinar. When the Mayor calls for speakers on the item(s) you wish to comment on, or when the Board is nearing your item(s) as the meeting progresses, select the “Raised Hand” feature that appears at the bottom of the Zoom webinar screen to be recognized by the Zoom webinar host.

The Zoom webinar host will request the item # you wish to speak on and enable your participation when the Mayor calls for public speakers on your item. To report problems with the broadcast or participation in the Zoom webinar, please call (305) 872-8831.

Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, notice is given that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at such hearings or meetings, he will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

ADA ASSISTANCE: If you are a person with a disability who needs special accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, please contact the County Administrator's Office, by phoning (305) 292-4441, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. prior to the scheduled meeting; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call “711”. Live Closed Captioning is available via our web portal @ http://monroecountyfl.iqm2. com/Citizens/Default.aspx for meetings of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners.

Dated at Key West, Florida, this 22nd day of October, 2020.

KEVIN MADOK, Clerk of the Circuit Court and ex officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida Publish: October 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

live closed captioning on an integrated page that includes the agenda and agenda backup.

If a citizen has a Roku device, they can search for and add “MCTV” to their personal lineup.

Monroe County’s “MCTV” is also provided via the Monroe County mobile apps for iOS and Android and through our streaming web portal @ https://monroe-fl.vod.castus.tv/ vod/?live=ch1&nav=live.

Citizens can listen to audio only from their phone by dialing (646) 518-9805 or (669) 9006833 and, when prompted, enter the Webinar ID# 929 7515 9065 followed by the # key.

The public can comment during the live Public Hearing either by phoning in or by connecting to the live Zoom webinar link using the following instructions: a) To comment on an item by phone: Dial (646) 518-9805 or (669) 900-6833 and, when prompted, enter the Webinar ID# 929 7515 9065 followed by the # key, then *9 to “Raise your hand” to be recognized by the Zoom webinar host. b) To comment on an item using the live Zoom webinar link: Open this live Zoom webinar link @ http://www.monroecountyfl.gov/BoccMeetingNov17 (that also appears in both the published Agenda and Agenda Packet). When prompted, enter your email address and name to join the webinar. When the Mayor calls for speakers on the item(s) you wish to comment on, or when the Board is nearing your item(s) as the meeting progresses, select the “Raised Hand” feature that appears at the bottom of the Zoom webinar screen to be recognized by the Zoom webinar host.

The Zoom webinar host will request the item # you wish to speak on and enable your participation when the Mayor calls for public speakers on your item. To report problems with the broadcast or participation in the Zoom webinar, please call (305) 872-8831.

Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, notice is given that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at such hearings or meetings, he will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

ADA ASSISTANCE: If you are a person with a disability who needs special accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, please contact the County Administrator's Office, by phoning (305) 292-4441, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. prior to the scheduled meeting; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call “711”. Live Closed Captioning is available via our web portal @ http://monroecountyfl.iqm2. com/Citizens/Default.aspx for meetings of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners.

Dated at Key West, Florida, this 22nd day of October, 2020.

KEVIN MADOK, Clerk of the Circuit Court and ex officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida Publish: October 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

requirements for activities to be undertaken by the Monroe County Voluntary Home Buyout Program.

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On or about November 18, 2020, Monroe County will authorize the State of Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) to submit a request to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBGDR) funds under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, for the purpose of conducting voluntary home buyouts of residential properties damaged by Hurricane Irma in the Florida Keys. The Voluntary Home Buyout Program was created to purchase residential property in high risk areas impacted by Hurricane Irma. The program will be funded through a $15,000,000 CDBG-DR grant.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT Monroe County has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required.

Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR). The ERR will be made available to the public for review either electronically or by U.S. mail.

Please submit your request by U.S. mail to Cynthia Guerra, Monroe County Voluntary Home Buyout Program, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037 or by email to Buyouts@ monroecounty-fl.gov. The ERR can be accessed online at the following website https://www. monroecounty-fl.gov/1133/ Voluntary-Home-BuyoutProgram.

PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to Cynthia Guerra, Monroe County Voluntary Home Program, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037.

All comments received by November 16, 2020 will be considered by the Monroe County Voluntary Home Buyout Program prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION Monroe County certifies to the State of Florida DEO that Cynthia Guerra in his/her capacity as Acquisition Manager consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. DEO’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows Monroe County to use Program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS The State of Florida DEO will accept objections to its release of fund and Monroe County’s certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of Monroe County Cynthia Guerra; (b) Monroe County has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24

CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by the State of Florida DEO; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to the State of Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity at 107 East Madison Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. Potential objectors should contact the State of Florida DEO to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

Cynthia Guerra, Acquisition Manager, Monroe County Certifying Officer Publish: October 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS Cualquier individuo, grupo o agencia puede proveer comentarios por escrito sobre el ERR a Cynthia Guerra, Monroe County Voluntary Home Program, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037.

Todos los comentarios recibidos hasta el 16 de noviembre de 2020 serán considerados por el Programa de Compra Voluntaria de Vivienda del Condado de Monroe antes de autorizar la solicitud de liberación de fondos. Los comentarios deben indicar a cuál aviso en específico responden.

CERTIFICACIÓN AMBIENTAL El Condado de Monroe certifica al DEO del Estado de Florida que Cynthia Guerra en su calidad de Gerente de Adquisición da su consentimiento a aceptar la jurisdicción de los cortes federales si una acción legal fuera iniciada para hacer cumplir responsabilidades relacionadas al proceso de revisión ambiental y que estas responsabilidades se satisfagan. La aprobación de la certificación por parte DEO del Estado de Florida satisface sus responsabilidades bajo NEPA, y las leyes y autoridades relacionadas, y permite que el Condado de Monroe utilice los fondos del Programa.

OBJECIONES A LA LIBERACIÓN DE FONDOS El Estado de la Florida DEO aceptará objeciones a su liberación de fondos y la certificación del Condado de Monroe por un periodo de quince días a partir de la fecha anticipada de recibo o la fecha en que en efecto se reciba la solicitud de liberación de fondos (lo que ocurra más tarde) solamente si estas se basan en una de las siguientes posibles razones: (a) la certificación no fue firmada por Cynthia Guerra, Certificador Oficial del Condado de Monroe (b) el Condado de Monroe omitió un paso o no tomó una decisión o determinación que es requisito de la reglamentación de HUD en 24 CFR Parte 58; (c) el beneficiario de la subvención u otros participantes en el proceso de desarrollo comprometieron fondos, incurrieron en gastos o llevaron a cabo actividades no autorizadas por 24 CFR Parte 58 antes de que el Estado de la Florida DEO apruebe la liberación de fondos; o (d) otra agencia federal actuando de acuerdo con 40 CFR Parte 1504 sometió una determinación de que el proyecto no es satisfactorio desde el punto de vista de calidad ambiental. Las objeciones deben prepararse y someterse de acuerdo con los requisitos procesales (24 CFR Parte 58, Sección 58.76) y dirigirse a al Estado de la Florida, Department of Economic Opportunity al 107 Madison Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. Objetores potenciales deben contactar al Estado de la Florida DEO para verificar la fecha en que en efecto finaliza el período para objeciones.

Cynthia Guerra, Gerente de Adquisición, Oficial Certificador del Estado de Monroe.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF COUNTY ORDINANCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on November 17, 2020 at 1:30 P.M., or as soon thereafter as may be heard, at the Harvey Government Center, 1200 Truman Avenue, Key West, Florida, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, intends to consider possible amendments to the following County Ordinance, the County’s mask ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 032 - 2020 AN UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE

BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 014-2020, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 022-2020 AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 024-2020 AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 026-2020, TO MANDATE THAT INDIVIDUALS WEAR A FACE COVERING IN PUBLIC IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; ESTABLISHING A MINIMUM COUNTY-WIDE REQUIREMENT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF A MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR DISPOSITION OF FINES BY THE CLERK; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE AND SUNSET DATE. The public can participate in the November 17, 2020 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, FL via Communication Media Technology (“CMT”) using a Zoom Webinar platform by following the detailed instructions below. The public is strongly encouraged to watch the meeting on Monroe County’s MCTV on Comcast Channel 76, AT&T UVerse Channel 99 or on the County’s web portal @ http:// monroecountyfl.iqm2.com/ Citizens/Default.aspx. Simply select the “Watch Live” banner to view the live meeting with live closed captioning on an integrated page that includes the agenda and agenda backup.

If a citizen has a Roku device, they can search for and add “MCTV” to their personal lineup.

Monroe County’s “MCTV” is also provided via the Monroe County mobile apps for iOS and Android and through our streaming web portal @ https://monroe-fl.vod.castus.tv/ vod/?live=ch1&nav=live.

Citizens can listen to audio only from their phone by dialing (646) 518-9805 or (669) 9006833 and, when prompted, enter the Webinar ID# 929 7515 9065 followed by the # key.

The public can comment during the live Public Hearing either by phoning in or by connecting to the live Zoom webinar link using the following instructions: a) To comment on an item by phone: Dial (646) 518-9805 or (669) 900-6833 and, when prompted, enter the Webinar ID# 929 7515 9065 followed by the # key, then *9 to “Raise your hand” to be recognized by the Zoom webinar host. b) To comment on an item using the live Zoom webinar link: Open this live Zoom webinar link @ http://www.monroecountyfl.gov/BoccMeetingNov17

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF COUNTY ORDINANCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on November 17, 2020 at 1:30 P.M., or as soon thereafter as may be heard, at the Harvey Government Center, 1200 Truman Avenue, Key West, Florida, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, intends to consider the adoption of the following County ordinance: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CREATING A NEW SECTION 20-80 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE; REQUIRING PROPERTY OWNERS TO REMEDY ANY DELETERIOUS DISCHARGES OR INFILTRATION AND INFLOW IN WASTEWATER SYSTEMS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE MONROE COUNTY CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The public can participate in the November 17, 2020 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, FL via Communication Media Technology (“CMT”) using a Zoom Webinar platform by following the detailed instructions below. The public is strongly encouraged to watch the meeting on Monroe County’s MCTV on Comcast Channel 76, AT&T UVerse Channel 99 or on the County’s web portal @ http:// monroecountyfl.iqm2.com/ Citizens/Default.aspx. Simply select the “Watch Live” banner to view the live meeting with

NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS Date of Notice: October 29, 2020 Monroe County Florida Voluntary Home Buyout Program 102050 Overseas Highway Key Largo, FL 33037 (305) 453-8756 These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural

AVISO DE DETERMINACIÓN DE NO IMPACTO SIGNIFICATIVO Y AVISO DE INTENCIÓN DE SOLICITAR LIBERACIÓN DE FONDOS Fecha de notificación: 29 de octubre de 2020 Monroe County Florida Voluntary Home Buyout Program 102050 Overseas Highway Key Largo, FL 33037 (305) 453-8756 Estos avisos satisfacen dos requisitos procesales distintos pero relacionados para las actividades que llevará a cabo el Programa de Compra Voluntaria de Vivienda (Voluntary Home Buyout Program), del Condado de Monroe.

SOLICITUD PARA LIBERACIÓN DE FONDOS En o alrededor de 18 de noviembre de 2020, el Condado de Monroe autorizará al Departamento de Oportunidad Económica del Estado de Florida (Department of Economic Opportunity, DEO) a someter una solicitud al Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los Estados Unidos (por sus siglas en inglés, HUD) para la liberación de fondos del Bloque de Desarrollo Comunitario – Recuperación de Desastres (Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery, CDBG-DR) bajo el Título 1 de la Ley de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario de 1974, en su forma enmendada, con el propósito de llevar a cabo compras voluntarias de propiedades residenciales dañadas por el huracán Irma en Los Cayos de Florida. El Programa de Compra Voluntaria de Viviendas fue creado para comprar propiedades residenciales en áreas de alto riesgo afectadas por el huracán Irma. El programa se financiará a través de un subsidio de CDBGDR de $15,000,000 DETERMINACIÓN DE NO IMPACTO SIGNIFICATIVO El Condado de Monroe ha determinado que el proyecto no tendrá un impacto significativo en el medio ambiente humano.

Por lo tanto, no es necesaria una Declaración de Impacto Ambiental bajo la Ley Nacional de Política Ambiental de 1969 (NEPA, por sus siglas en ingles). La información adicional del proyecto está contenida en el Expediente de Revisión Ambiental (ERR, por sus siglas en ingles). El ERR se pondrá a disposición del público para su revisión, ya sea electrónicamente o por correo postal de los Estados Unidos.

Por favor envíe su solicitud por correo postal a Cynthia Guerra, Monroe County Voluntary Home Buyout Program, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037 o por correo electrónico a Buyouts@monroecounty-fl. gov. Se puede acceder al ERR en línea en el siguiente sitio web https://www.monroecounty-fl. gov/1133/Voluntary-HomeBuyout-Program.

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Friday, November 6, 2020, at 5:00 P.M., Historic Markers, Inc. will receive and open responses for the following: 1. Key West Map 2. Museum Management 3. Multi-Media Development 4. Museum History Curator Review Information on RFP’s can be found on home page at kwhmt. org. The bid openings for these solicitations will be held virtually, via the internet, at 5:00pm, November 6, 2020. All submissions will be delivered to director@kwhmt.org. Please do

LEGAL NOTICES not mail or attempt to deliver in person any bids. Mailed/ physically delivered bid/ proposals/responses WILL NOT be accepted.

Publish: October 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DL Porter Constructors, Inc is currently seeking qualified DBE subcontractor quotes for the Florida Keys Marathon Airport – Terminal Building Rehab. Plans and specifications are available via email (kim@dlporter.com) All pricing to be submitted to Kevin@dlporter.com no later than Monday, November 2, 2020 @ 1:00pm.

Publish: October 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DL Porter Constructors, Inc is currently seeking qualified DBE subcontractor quotes for the Florida Keys Marathon Airport – Security Site Lighting Rehab. Plans and specifications are available via email (kim@ dlporter.com) All pricing to be submitted to Kevin@dlporter. com no later than Wednesday, December 2, 2020 @ 1:00pm.

Publish: October 29, November 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) CITY OF KEY COLONY BEACH, FL 7th & 8th Street Retention Pond Improvements Sealed Bids for the 7th and 8th Street Retention Pond Improvements will be received, from qualified and experienced companies, by the City of Key Colony Beach, Office of the City Clerk (City Hall), 600 W. Ocean Drive, P.O. Box 510141, Key Colony Beach, Florida 33051, until 2:00 p.m. local time on December 3, 2020, at which time the Bids received will be opened and read. The bids may be received electronically by email to cityclerk@keycolonybeach. net until 1:00 p.m. local time on December 3, 2020.

The Project consists of removing existing soil and grass components from the retention pond to the top of the existing marl material and aeration of the existing marl materials in compliance with all applicable local, State, Federal laws and regulations. Bids will be received for a single prime contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum basis as indicated in the Bid Form.

The City, at its sole discretion, will decide which proposal is best overall for the City. Submittals received after this deadline will not be considered. The complete submittal must be mailed or delivered, at the above address, in a sealed package, clearly marked on the outside 7th & 8th Street Retention Pond Improvements.

To receive a copy of this RFP, including requirements, contact Gerard Roussin the Building Official at (305) 289-1212 Ext. 110 or email building2@keycolonybeach.net.

The City of Key Colony Beach reserves the rights to negotiate with any or all companies submitting proposals. Small and minority businesses, women’s business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are encouraged to submit bid proposals.

The CITY OF KEY COLONY BEACH is an equal opportunity employer without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, persons with disabilities, or limited English proficiency.

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NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, November 25, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: MOBILE RETAIL MERCHANDISE OR SERVICE CONCESSION AND/ OR A FOOD CONCESSION AT HIGGS BEACH MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Pursuant to F.S. § 50.0211(3) (a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www. floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices.

Requirements for submission and the selection criteria may be requested from DemandStar by Onvia at www.demandstar.com OR www.monroecountybids. com. The Public Record is available upon request.

In response to Covid-19, the Monroe County Purchasing Department has implemented a new electronic process for reviewing and opening sealed bids. Monroe County is committed to continuing to receive and process competitive solicitations while maintaining the health and safety of our employees and those who attend bid openings. Please do not mail or attempt to deliver in person any sealed bids. Mailed/ physically delivered bids/ proposal/responses WILL NOT be accepted.

The Monroe County Purchasing Department hereby directs that bids be submitted via email to: OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl. gov, no later than 3:00 P.M. on November 25, 2020. Please submit your confidential financial information in a SEPARATE EMAIL from your bid and required documents. Your subject line on both emails must read as follows: Mobile Retail Merchandise, Service and/or Food Concession at Higgs Beach 11/25/2020 Files that do not contain this subject line WILL BE REJECTED. Please note that the maximum file size that will be accepted by email is 25MB. Please plan accordingly to ensure that your bid is not rejected due to the file size. Should your bid documents exceed 25MB or otherwise be rejected or undeliverable to OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl. gov, in advance of the bid opening, please email: ombpurchasing@monroecounty-fl. gov so accommodations for delivery of your bid can be made prior to the bid opening. Please be advised that it is the bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure delivery of their bid and waiting until the bid opening to address or confirm your bid submission delivery will result in your bid being rejected.

The bid opening for this solicitation will be held virtually, via the internet, at 3:00 P.M., on November 25, 2020. You may call in by phone or internet using the following: Join Zoom Meeting https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/4509326156 Meeting ID: 4509326156 One tap mobile: +16465189805,, 4509326156# US (New York) +16699006833,, 4509326156# US (San Jose) Dial by your location: +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Publish: October 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

responses for the following: FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SECURITY SITE LIGHTING REHABILITATION MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Pursuant to F.S. § 50.0211(3) (a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www. floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices.

Requirements for submission and the selection criteria may be requested from DemandStar by Onvia at www.demandstar.com OR www.monroecountybids. com. The Public Record is available upon request.

In response to Covid-19, the Monroe County Purchasing Department has implemented a new electronic process for reviewing and opening sealed bids. Monroe County is committed to continuing to receive and process competitive solicitations while maintaining the health and safety of our employees and those who attend bid openings. Please do not mail or attempt to deliver in person any sealed bids. Mailed/ physically delivered bids/ proposal/responses WILL NOT be accepted.

The Monroe County Purchasing Department hereby directs that bids be submitted via email to: OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl. gov, no later than 3:00 P.M. on 12/08/2020. Please submit your confidential financial information in a SEPARATE EMAIL from your bid and required documents. Your subject line on both emails must read as follows: Florida Keys Marathon Airport Security Site Lighting Rehabilitation 12/08/2020 Files that do not contain this subject line WILL BE REJECTED. Please note that the maximum file size that will be accepted by email is 25MB. Please plan accordingly to ensure that your bid is not rejected due to the file size. Should your bid documents exceed 25MB or otherwise be rejected or undeliverable to OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl. gov, in advance of the bid opening, please email: ombpurchasing@monroecounty-fl. gov so accommodations for delivery of your bid can be made prior to the bid opening. Please be advised that it is the bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure delivery of their bid and waiting until the bid opening to address or confirm your bid submission delivery will result in your bid being rejected.

The bid opening for this solicitation will be held virtually, via the internet, at 3:00 P.M., on December 8, 2020. You may call in by phone or internet using the following: Join Zoom Meeting https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/4509326156 Meeting ID: 4509326156 One tap mobile: +16465189805,, 4509326156# US (New York) +16699006833,, 4509326156# US (San Jose) Dial by your location: +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Publish: October 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

be viewed at: www. floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices.

Requirements for submission and the selection criteria may be requested from DemandStar by Onvia at www.demandstar.com OR www.monroecountybids. com. The Public Record is available upon request.

In response to Covid-19, the Monroe County Purchasing Department has implemented a new electronic process for reviewing and opening sealed bids. Monroe County is committed to continuing to receive and process competitive solicitations while maintaining the health and safety of our employees and those who attend bid openings. Please do not mail or attempt to deliver in person any sealed bids. Mailed/ physically delivered bids/ proposal/responses WILL NOT be accepted.

The Monroe County Purchasing Department hereby directs that bids be submitted via email to: OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl. gov, no later than 3:00 P.M. on December 10, 2020. Please submit your confidential financial information in a SEPARATE EMAIL from your bid and required documents. Your subject line on both emails must read as follows: Bimini Drive Bridge #904603 Replacement Project 12/10/2020 Files that do not contain this subject line WILL BE REJECTED. Please note that the maximum file size that will be accepted by email is 25MB. Please plan accordingly to ensure that your bid is not rejected due to the file size. Should your bid documents exceed 25MB or otherwise be rejected or undeliverable to OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl. gov, in advance of the bid opening, please email: ombpurchasing@monroecounty-fl. gov so accommodations for delivery of your bid can be made prior to the bid opening. Please be advised that it is the bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure delivery of their bid and waiting until the bid opening to address or confirm your bid submission delivery will result in your bid being rejected.

The bid opening for this solicitation will be held virtually, via the internet, at 3:00 P.M., on December 10, 2020. You may call in by phone or internet using the following: Join Zoom Meeting https://mcbocc.zoom. us/j/4509326156 Meeting ID: 4509326156 One tap mobile: +16465189805,, 4509326156# US (New York) +16699006833,, 4509326156# US (San Jose) Dial by your location: +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Publish: October 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

for all claims for any damages or injuries, arising out of or occurring as a result of an incident involving the 2012 31’ Ocean Pro Motorvessel bearing Hull Identification No. CNX31122K112 on the navigable waters near Key West, Florida on or about July 17, 2020, as more fully described in the Complaint.

All persons having such claims must file their respective claims, as provided in Supplemental Rule F of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, with the Clerk of this Court at the United States District Courthouse for the Southern District of Florida, 301 Simonton Street, Key West, FL 33040 and must serve a copy thereof on attorneys for Petitioner on or before December 18, 2020 or be defaulted.

If any claimant desires to contest either the right to Exoneration From or the right to Limitation of Liability he or she shall file and serve on the attorneys for Petitioner an answer to the complaint on or before the aforesaid date unless his or her claim has included an answer, so designated, or be defaulted.

DATED this 21st day of October, 2020.

Angela E. Noble UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA By: Esperanza Buchhorst Deputy Clerk Publish: October 29, November 5, 12 & 19, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, Tuesday, December 8, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, December 10, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following: BIMINI DRIVE BRIDGE #904603 REPLACEMENT PROJECT MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Pursuant to F.S. § 50.0211(3) (a), all published competitive solicitation notices can

UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA KEY WEST DIVISION “IN ADMIRALTY” CASE NO.: 4:20-cv-10113-JLK In the Matter of the Complaint for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability by Sunset Watersports, Inc. as owner of the 2012 31’ Ocean Pro Motorvessel bearing Hull Identification No. CNX31122K112, Petitioner.

NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS OF COMPLAINT FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Notice is given that the abovenamed Petitioner has filed a Complaint, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. §30505 et. seq. for exoneration from or limitation of liability

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 20-CP-66-M IN RE: ESTATE OF LAURENCE R. KAHN, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of LAURENCE R. KAHN, deceased, whose date of death was July 18, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: October 22, 2020.

Personal Representative: Richard D. Kahn 6 Dover Drive Burlington, Massachusetts 01803 Attorney for Personal Representative: Robert K. Miller, Esq. Florida Bar Number: 359173 Cunningham Miller Rhyne PA 10075 Overseas Hwy

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LEGAL NOTICES PO Box 500938 Marathon, FL 33050 Telephone: (305) 743-9428 Fax: (305) 743-8800 E-mail: Service@floridakeyslaw. com Secondary E-Mail: rmiller@ floridakeyslaw.com Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2020-CP-96-P IN RE: ESTATE OF KENNETH BROOKS DAVIS Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of KENNETH BROOKS DAVIS, deceased, whose date of death was September 12, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: October 22, 2020 Personal Representative: CHARLOTTE PORTER DAVIS 112 Bayview Isle Drive Islamorada, Florida 33036 Attorney for Personal Representative: Urban J. W. Patterson, Esq. Email: ujwplaw@gmail.com Secondary Email: ujwplawfirm@ yahoo.com Florida Bar Number: 382035 Urban J. W. Patterson, P.A. P.O. Box 783 Islamorada, FL 33036 Telephone: 305-664-5065 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 20-CP-000090-P IN RE: THE ESTATE OF RICHARD ALAN CRAIG, Deceased.

NOTICE OF FORMAL ADMINISTRATION The administration of the estate of RICHARD ALAN CRAIG, deceased, whose date of death was January 29, 2020, File Number 20-CP-000090-P, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Monroe County Plantation Courthouse, Probate Division, 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, Florida 33070.

The estate is _X_ Intestate, or __ Testate. If the estate is testate, the dates of the decedent’s will and any codicils are ___. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s

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attorney are set forth below.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All persons on whom this notice is served who have objections that challenge the validity of the will, the qualifications of the personal representative, venue, or jurisdiction of this Court are required to file their objections with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. The date of first publication of this notice is: October 22, 2020.

Personal Representative: ASHLEY MUWWAKKIL 13 Werwich Court Chapin, SC 29036 Attorney for Personal Representative: MATTHEW WADE TORRES, ESQ. Petitioner’s Attorney, FBN: 81728 BABUN & TORRES, P.A. 13831 SW 59 Street, Suite 101 Miami, Florida 33183 Phone (305) 387-7725 Fax (305) 271-8894 Email/Eserve: babuntorrespa@ msn.com Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 20-CP-76-M DIVISION: MIDDLE KEYS IN RE: ESTATE OF DAVID FORREST TURNER, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of David Forrest Turner, deceased, whose date of death was September 3, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for MONROE County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: October 29, 2020.

Personal Representative: Michael Barber 800 35th Street Ocean Marathon, Florida 33050 Attorney for Personal Representative: RICHARD E. WARNER Attorney for Rose Jacilla Florida Bar Number: 283134 RICHARD E. WARNER, P.A. 12221 Overseas Highway MARATHON, FL 33050 Telephone: (305) 743-6022 Fax: (305) 743-6216 E-mail: richard@rewarnerlaw. com Secondary E-Mail: pamela2@ rewarnerlaw.com Publish: October 29 & November 5, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO.: 20-CP-000090-P IN RE: THE ESTATE OF RICHARD ALAN CRAIG, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of RICHARD ALAN CRAIG, deceased, whose date of death was January 29, 2020, File Number 20-CP-000090-P, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Monroe County Plantation Courthouse, Probate Division, 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, Florida 33070.

The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is served within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: October 22, 2020.

Personal Representative: ASHLEY MUWWAKKIL 13 Werwich Court Chapin, SC 29036 Attorney for Personal Representative: MATTHEW WADE TORRES, ESQ. Petitioner’s Attorney, FBN: 81728 BABUN & TORRES, P.A. 13831 SW 59 Street, Suite 101 Miami, Florida 33183 Phone (305) 387-7725 Fax (305) 271-8894 Email/Eserve: babuntorrespa@ msn.com Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No.: 20-CP-243-K Division: Lower Keys IN RE: ESTATE OF FRANKLYN W. MENSER Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Franklyn W. Menser, deceased, whose date of death was September 14, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for MONROE County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida 33040. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands

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against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: October 29, 2020.

Personal Representative: Elizabeth J. Menser 17015 Kingfish Lane West Sugarloaf Shores, Florida 33042 Attorney for Personal Representative: RICHARD E. WARNER Attorney Florida Bar Number: 283134 RICHARD E. WARNER, P.A. 12221 Overseas Highway MARATHON, FL 33050 Telephone: (305) 743-6022 Fax: (305) 743-6216 E-mail: richard@rewarnerlaw. com Secondary E-Mail: pamela2@ rewarnerlaw.com Publish: October 29 & November 5, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

Telephone: (305) 981-8889 Facsimile: (305) 405-7979 Publish: October 29 & November 5, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address.

(You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses on record at the clerk’s office.

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

Dated this 9th day of October, 2020 Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Jaquelyn Fonseca Deputy Clerk Publish: October 15, 22, 29 and November 5, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 20-CP-000101-P IN RE: ESTATE OF JACKIE M. PORITZKY, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of JACKIE M. PORITZKY, deceased, whose date of death was APRIL 16, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, File Number 20-CP000101-P, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, Florida 33070.

The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOT WITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of the first publication of this notice is October 29, 2020.

Personal Representative: JILLIAN HAINER-JONES Attorney for Personal Representative: BART H. CHEPENIK, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 0038962 Primary E-mail: bchepenik@ ctllp.com Secondary E-mail: probateservice@ctllp.com Chepenik Trushin LLP Attorneys for Personal Representative 12550 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 805 Miami, Florida 33181

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 20-DR-7-K Division: Family RICHARD SANDERS-FOX, Petitioner, and ERIN SANDERS-FOX, Respondent.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE TO: ERIN SANDERS-FOX Last Known Address: 3330 NORTHSIDE DRIVE, KEY WEST, FL 33040 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on RICHARD SANDERS-FOX, whose address is 3333 DUCK AVENUE, K202, KEY WEST, FL 33040, on or before November 17, 2020, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 530 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address.

(You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses on record at the clerk’s office.

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

Dated this 13th day of October, 2020 Kevin Madok, CPA Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County, Florida By: Jaquelyn Fonseca Deputy Clerk Publish: October 15, 22, 29 and November 5, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 20-DR-643-K Division: Family OSCAR ALCIDES CARRANZA MEDINA, Petitioner, and BIANCA LUISA PERALTA, Respondent.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE TO: BIANCA PERALTA Last Known Address: UNKNOWN YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on OSCAR ALCIDES CARRANZA MEDINA, whose address is 319 VIRGINA ST, KEY WEST, FL 33040, on or before November 17, 2020, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 530 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-16 Notice is hereby given that CAZENOVIA CREEK FUNDING II LLC holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/1824 Alt Key No: 1681393 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00555060-000000 Description of Property: LT 3 ROCK HARBOR YACHT HAVEN KEY LARGO PB4-80 OR536-635E OR540-18 Name in which assessed: DUYOS RAFAEL E JR All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-17 Notice is hereby given that SAMUEL HARTMAN holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon.

The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2016/1781 Alt Key No: 1645818 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2016 RE: 00526580-000000 Description of Property: BK 15 LT 2 AMD PLAT OF PB3-62 KEY LARGO PARK KEY LARGO OR71-439 OR940-409/10 OR940-411/12 OR1948-1265 OR1948-1266AFF OR2053-2075 Name in which assessed: GURNEY JOSEPH A ESTATE All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-18 Notice is hereby given that CAZENOVIA CREEK FUNDING II LLC holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/1689 Alt Key No: 1633038 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00513740-000000 Description of Property: PARADISE POINT COVE KEY LARGO PB4-55 LT 7 N OF CANAL OR411-806 OR798-654 OR8191408 OR1005-1063 OR2525-1738D/C Name in which assessed: RAINES CAROL ANN All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-19 Notice is hereby given that VINMAS HOLDINGS, LLC holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon.

The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/1687 Alt Key No: 1632856 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00513550-000000 Description of Property: BK 3 LT 6 PARADISE POINT PB3-16 KEY LARGO OR7-287/288 OR782-1101 OR816-748 OR8601917Q/C OR860-1919 Name in which assessed: WALDORF GERT ESTATE WALDORF ANNE All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-20 Notice is hereby given that 5T WEALTH PARTNERS LP holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon.

The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2017/1739 Alt Key No: 1631973 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2017 RE: 00512660-000000 Description of Property: BK 10 LT 9 BOWENS ADDN TO RIVIERA VILLAGE PB2-107 KEY LARGO G57-181 OR444-151 OR2187-2131/32P/R Name in which assessed: ORTIZ CHARLES L All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-21 Notice is hereby given that PLEASANT VALLEY CAPITAL LLC – 18 US BANK % PLEASANT VALLEY CAPITAL LLC- 18 holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon.

The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/1670 Alt Key No: 1630659 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00511340-000000 Description of Property: BK 4 LT 16 REVISED AMENDED PLAT OF RIVIERA VILLAGE PB280 KEY LARGO OR141-180/81 OR817-1177 OR1767-2290 OR1791-241 OR2688-2461/62C/T Name in which assessed: SCHOENROCK BERNARD ANTHONY All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 &

LEGAL NOTICES 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-23 Notice is hereby given that EMERALD TAX SBMUNI CUST FOR holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/1238 Alt Key No: 1459291 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00376220-000000 Description of Property: AMENDED PLAT OF DORSETT SUBD PB2-153 GRASSY KEY PT OFGOV LOT 1 SEC 19 TWP-65S RGE-34E LOT 8 OR330-533 OR381-1062 OR704-660 OR1074-2492 OR1074-2493 OR1074-2494 OR2407-2379 OR2434-1749 Name in which assessed: TRAVERS BETTY B C/O TRAVERS ROBERT All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-25 Notice is hereby given that MIKON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND OCEAN BANK holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon.

The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/1047 Alt Key No: 1428272 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00350540-000000 Description of Property: SEA CREST HEIGHTS PB3-60 KEY VACA LOT 6 AND S25 FT LOT 5 OR199-286 OR199-16 PROB12-105 OR756-1795 L/E OR837-1585AFF OR931-283D/C OR957-929 OR1399-2460 OR1680-947 OR2332-1220AFF OR23321221/23 OR2818-2307/08 OR2875-934/35 Along with MOBILE HOME TITLE NR: 3733444 YEAR MAKE: 1969 VEHICLE ID NR: F2228 Name in which assessed: NORTH GEORGIA PROPERTIES LLC All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk

LEGAL NOTICES Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-26 Notice is hereby given that FIG FL18 LLC FCM AS CUSTODIAN FOR FIG FL18 LLC AND SECURED PARTY holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/771 Alt Key No: 1315273 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00246221-011400 Description of Property: BK 5 LT 4 PINE KEY YACHT CLUB ESTATES BIG PINE KEY PB6-98 OR531-183 OR56470 OR560-871 OR1097-1483 OR1111-365 OR1476-1748 OR1625-25 OR2673-1157/58 OR2676-1217/19C OR27461658/60 Name in which assessed: LEON J LUIS All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-27 Notice is hereby given that EMERALD TAX SBMUNI CUST FOR holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/704 Alt Key No: 1265942 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00202630-000000 Description of Property: BK 5 LT 23 BREEZESWEPT BEACH ESTATES PB4-143 RAMROD KEY OR547-516 OR837-1986 OR837145/TRUST OR855-793 OR9791774 OR1063-383 OR1442-1942 OR1613-1911 OR2450-1471/72 OR2540-996 OR2579/137/144 Name in which assessed: CSK EDUCATIONAL FUNDING LLC All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-28 Notice is hereby given that EMERALD TAX SBMUNI CUST FOR holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/696 Alt Key No: 1263974 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00200670-000000 Description of Property: SUMMERLAND ESTATES PB2-167 SUMMERLAND KEY PT LOT 25 (TRACT L) OR540659 OR1024-1994 OR10241995/1996 OR1024-1997/AFF Name in which assessed: WESTDALE LEONARD E JR All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2017/543 Alt Key No: 1170933 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2017 RE: 00136700-000100 Description of Property: KEY HAVEN FIFTH ADDITION RACCOON KEY WLY 30FT LOT 7 BLK 6 PB5-10 OR434-933/939 OR715-85 OR750-524 OR750525 OR829-1536/1537 OR1056-657 OR1594-1305/06 OR2139-1713 OR2412-243/61F/J OR28361136/37 Name in which assessed: MCPHERSON BENJAMIN N All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/205 Alt Key No: 8781512 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00066180-000605 Description of Property: LAS SALINAS CONDOMINIUM UNIT W403 OR1147-2459/61 OR1532-1385 OR1619-254/56R/S OR2350-1567/69(ORDER) OR2357-1185/87TR Name in which assessed: SANTOS BRETT DYLAN SPECIAL NEEDS TR 02/18/2003 All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

was recorded December 29, 2009, in Official Records Book 2446, Page 975 in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, (the “Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage was assigned to the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the “Secretary”),

by Assignment recorded October 12, 2017 in Official Records Book 2874, Page 1539, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage is now owned by the Secretary; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of Section 9 of the Mortgage in that Mortgagor has abandoned the Property hereinafter defined and the Mortgage remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice and no payment has been made to restore the loan to current status; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of August 12, 2020 is $742,440.09 plus accrued unpaid interest, if any, late charges, if any, fees and costs; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage to be immediately due and payable; and WHEREAS, Unknown Tenant(s) may claim some interest in the property hereinafter described, as a/the tenant(s) in possession of the property, but such interest is subordinate to the lien of the Mortgage of the Secretary; and NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of the undersigned as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on September 1, 2020 in Official Records Book 3041, Page 0934 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, notice is hereby given that on November 24, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (the “Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: Lot 11, Block 1, YACHT CLUB ISLAND ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF DUCK KEY, according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 82, of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida Commonly known as: 322 E Seaview Drive, Marathon, Florida 33050 The sale will be held at 322 E Seaview Drive, Marathon, Florida 33050. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $742,440.09 plus interest from August 12, 2020 at a rate of $69.73 per diem (subject to increases applicable under the Note), plus all costs of this foreclosure and costs of an owner’s policy of title insurance.

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his/her/its pro-rata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.

When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling ten (10%) percent of the bid amount in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of ten (10%) percent of the bid amount must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is non-refundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within thirty (30) days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause

shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyancing fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for fifteen (15) day increments for a fee equal to Five Hundred and NO/100 Dollars ($500.00) per extension, paid in advance.

The extension fee shall be in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due.

If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within, the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD Field Office representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office Representative, offer the Property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.

There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant.

The amount that must be paid if the Mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is the principal balance set forth above, together with accrued, unpaid interest, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement.

Date: October 7, 2020 HUD Foreclosure Commissioner Michael J Posner, Esquire Ward, Damon, Posner, Pheterson & Bleau 4420 Beacon Circle West Palm Beach, Florida 33407 Tel: 561.842.3000 Fax: 561.842.3626 Direct: 561.594.1452 STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF PALM BEACH Sworn to, subscribed and acknowledged before me this 7th day of October, 2020, by mean of [XX] physical presence or [__] online notarization, Michael J Posner, Esquire, HUD Foreclosure Commissioner who [XX] is personally known to me or [__] produced ________ as identification.

Notary Public, State of Florida Sandra D. Heck My Commission GG 280088 My Commission Expires: 12/13/2022 Unless you, within thirty days of your receipt of this notice, dispute the validity of the debt claimed in this letter, or any portion of the debt, we will assume that the debt alleged in this letter is valid. If we receive notice from you within thirty days of your receipt of this notice that the debt claimed in this notice, or any portion of the debt, is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt and will forward that verification to you.

Also, upon request to us within thirty days of your receipt of this notice, we will provide the name and address of the original creditor of the debt claimed in this notice, if different from the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Publish: October 15, 22, & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

3.5143 A10-35 James Doyle Tina Doyle 182 Central Ave. Deer Park, NY 11729 2018 $7,028.60 3.5143 If you fail to cure the default as set forth in this notice or take other appropriate action with regard to this foreclosure matter, you risk losing ownership of your timeshare interest through the trustee foreclosure procedure established in section 721.855, Florida Statutes. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AS A MATTER OF LAW TO SEND TO THE TRUSTEE WRITTEN NOTICE THAT YOU OBJECT TO THIS PROCEDURE. UPON THE TRUSTEE’S RECEIPT OF YOUR OBJECTION, THE FORECLOSURE OF THE LIEN WITH RESPECT TO THE DEFAULT SPECIFIED IN THIS NOTICE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE ONLY. You have the right to cure your default in the manner set forth in this notice at any time before the trustee’s sale of your timeshare interest. If you do not object to the use of the trustee foreclosure procedure, you will not be subject to a deficiency judgment even if the proceeds from the sale of your timeshare interest by the TRUSTEE are insufficient to offset the amounts secured by the lien.

RESORTS LEGAL, P.A., d/b/a TIMESHARE TRUSTEE 900 DREW STREET, SUITE 1 CLEARWATER, FL 33755 PHONE: (727) 441-2635 FAX: (727) 461-4836 Website: www.staacklaw.com Publish: October 29 & November 5, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-29 Notice is hereby given that CAZENOVIA CREEK FUNDING II LLC holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon. The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/662 Alt Key No: 1245020 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00188681-044000 Description of Property: LT 438 VENTURE OUT CUDJOE KEY PB6-56 OR537-250 OR1280138 OR1345-415 OR1381-1085 OR1381-1086 OR1527-2157/58 OR2865-1424/25 Along with Mobile Home TITLE NR: 75833450 VEHICLE ID NR: JACFL20265A YEAR MAKE: 1999 Name in which assessed: MORIARTY MICHAEL All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-30 Notice is hereby given that JOSE LUIS SPECHT COMPANY 401K PLAN holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-31 Notice is hereby given that MIKON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND OCEAN BANK holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon.

The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/535 Alt Key No: 1193054 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00147910-000000 Description of Property: BK 7 LT 8 ROCKLAND HAMMOCK SEC 2 EAST ROCKLAND KEY PB3-153 OR125-87-88 OR760-595 OR816-1862/63 OR1308-1182/83L/E Along with Mobile Home TITLE NR:2335741 YEAR MAKE: 1996 VEHICLE ID NR:DB6TS5881 REG NR:237402760 Name in which assessed: JOHNSON JOSEPHINE JEAN All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-32 Notice is hereby given that PLEASANT VALLEY CAPITAL LLC – 18US BANK % PLEASANT VALLEY CAPITAL LLC – 18 holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 2020-33 Notice is hereby given that MIKON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND OCEAN BANK holder of the following Certificate(s) has filed said Tax Certificate(s) for a Tax Deed to be issued thereon.

The Certificate Number and year of issuance, the description of property, and Name in which it is assessed are as follows: Certificate Number: 2018/59 Alt Key No: 1018511 Date of Issuance: June 1, 2018 RE: 00018050-000000 Description of Property: KW PT LOT 4 SQR 9 TR 4 (LT11 L-130) P-60 OR9-247 OR115-54 OR208-182 OR212-414/415 OR621-801 0R2744-973LET/ADM Name in which assessed: MCKENZIE WILLIAM ESTATE C/O FREEMAN LINDA P/R All of said property being in the County of Monroe, State of Florida.

Unless such certificate or certificates shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bidder at the Old Courthouse Steps: 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL Sale Date: December 16th, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00am Dated this 22ND day of September, 2020 KEVIN MADOK CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Aneta Jodkowska, Deputy Clerk Publish: October 22, 29, November 5 & 12, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers This Instrument Prepared By/ Returned to: Michael J Posner, Esq., HUD Foreclosure Commissioner Ward, Damon, Posner, Pheterson & Bleau 4420 Beacon Circle, Suite 100 West Palm Beach, Florida 33407 HECM# 095-1439703 PCN:00384240-000000 NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on December 10, 2009, a certain Mortgage was executed by William E. Wade and Erica Natalie Wade, his wife as Mortgagor in favor of MERS as nominee for Financial Freedom Acquisition LLC which Mortgage

NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO FORECLOSE To: All persons listed below, their guardians, heirs and assigns, record owners of the unit week(s) as showing, all located in Monroe County, Florida comprised of Unit Weeks as more particularly defined in and governed by that certain: Declaration of Condominium for FLORIDA BAY CLUB OF KEY LARGO, a condominium, recorded in O.R. Book 871 at pages 1215, et seq. Public Records, Monroe County, Florida.

You are hereby given Notice of Default and Intent to Foreclose on behalf of THE FLORIDA BAY CLUB CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. a Florida not-for-profit corporation.

You may cure the default and redeem the timeshare interest by paying the amounts secured by the Association’s lien on your unit week(s) as showing below in cash or certified funds to Timeshare Trustee™ at any time prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Sale.

Unit/ Week Owner Name Co-Owner Name Address, City, State Zip Default Year Amount Due Per Diem A05-47 Sophia Fite 135 Raven Hollow Dr. North Wales, PA 19454 2018 $6,105.48 3.05274 B02-01 Dewey H. Meeks III Erin D. Meeks 1110 Maikai Dr. Merritt Island, FL 32953 2019 $6,040.58 3.02029 A08-31 Bernard L. Kwakernaat Anahit Kwakernaat 4243 Charing Cross Rd. Sarasota, FL 34241 2019 $6,040.58 3.02029 B06-45 Luis I. Garrido Flor M. Garrido 18391 NW 76th Pl. Hialeah, FL 33015 2018 $7,028.60 3.5143 C02-52 James C. Hauser Charlene E. Hauser 4448 SW 27th Ave. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312 2019 $6,040.58 3.02029 A10-35 Thomas E. Pinger Margaret E. Pinger 457 E. Glaucus St. Encinitas, CA 92024 2018 $7,028.60

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-008697 SUNSET HARBOR RESORT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

THOMAS G. SPONENBERG Obligor ___________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Thomas G. Sponenberg 3620 Pelham Road #288 Greenville, SC 29615 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Sunset Harbor Resort Condominium described as: Unit 231, Week 15, Sunset Harbor Resort Condominium Resort, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof as recorded in Official Records Book 1376, Page 1093, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (hereafter the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES Lienholder in the amount of $2,849.29, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.87 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-008756 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

ROBERT EDWARD MOLAN; DANA OWENS-MOLAN Obligor ____________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Robert Edward Molan 1027 Henry Drive Alabaster, AL 35007 Dana Owens-Molan 1027 Henry Drive Alabaster, AL 35007 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium described as: Unit 5711, Week 19, Even Year Biennial Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,549.41, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.74 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish:

LEGAL NOTICES October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-008759 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

WILLIAM MANSO; ELIZABETH DIANE MANSO Obligor ___________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: William Manso 3415 Indian Creek Drive Apartment 501 Miami Beach, FL 33140 Elizabeth Diane Manso 3415 Indian Creek Drive Apartment 501 Miami Beach, FL 33140 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium described as: Unit 5513, Week 22, Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,561.73, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.74 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-008805 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

YAWEN CHELSEA CHENGORNICK; GEORGE STEPHEN GORNICK Obligor ____________/

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TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Yawen Chelsea Chen-Gornick 1208 Shetland Court Yardley, PA 19067 George Stephen Gornick 1208 Shetland Court Yardley, PA 19067 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium described as: Unit 5212, Week 20, Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,555.15, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.74 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,662.96, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.78 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,676.54, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.79 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-008853 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

LE ROY HENDERSON, JR.; SUSAN LYNN BUTLER Obligor __________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Le Roy Henderson, Jr. 168 South Street Eatontown, NJ 07724 Susan Lynn Butler 168 South Street Eatontown, NJ 07724 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium described as: Unit 5333, Week 1, Annual Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-008882 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

GILBERT YVO ROSS; FRANCISCA ROSS Obligor __________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Gilbert Yvo Ross 682 Metropolitan Avenue Staten Island, NY 10301 Francisca Ross 682 Metropolitan Avenue Staten Island, NY 10301 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium described as: Unit 5614, Week 11, Even Year Biennial Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-008884 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

CIRO PERRONE; MARIA AGNESE PERRONE Obligor ____________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Ciro Perrone 109 Columbia Avenue Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 Maria Agnese Perrone 109 Columbia Avenue Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium described as: Unit 5624, Week 19, Annual Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,549.41, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.74 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028

LEGAL NOTICES Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-008913 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

NANCY JANE GAVLIN Obligor ____________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Nancy Jane Gavlin 2810 Little Country Road Parrish, FL 34219 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium described as: Unit 5621, Week 40, Annual Windward Pointe, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,721.03, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.74 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-008940 WINDWARD POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A CORPORATION NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

CYNTHIA ROSALIE BAUER; PAUL REHN BAUER Obligor _____________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO:

LEGAL NOTICES Cynthia Rosalie Bauer 1700 Southwest 78th Avenue Davie, FL 33324 Paul Rehn Bauer 1700 Southwest 78th Avenue Davie, FL 33324 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Windward Pointe Condominium described as: Unit 5222, Week 3, Annual Windward Pointe Condominium, a Leasehold Condominium (“Condominium”), according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1803, Page 844, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,662.96, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.78 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-008954 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

PHILLIP GEORGE MURRAY Obligor ___________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Phillip George Murray 11428 Icarus Circle Lehigh Acres, FL 33971 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium described as: Unit D21, Week 32, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / OCTOBER 29, 2020

• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,461.14, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.74 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-008997 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

JOHN EDWARD SANDERS Obligor ____________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: John Edward Sanders 2205 Armsdale Road Jacksonville, FL 32218 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium described as: Unit F23, Week 39, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,541.90, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.74 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown,

LEGAL NOTICES Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-009099 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

GUY MEIDHOF; TERI MARGARET MEIDHOF Obligor _____________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Guy Meidhof 1255 CYPRESS STREET FORKED RIVER, NJ 08731 Teri Margaret Meidhof 1255 CYPRESS STREET FORKED RIVER, NJ 08731 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium described as: Unit A33, Week 23, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,562.26, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.75 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-009130 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

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RAY ALAN GEORGE; SUZANNE CUNNINGHAM GEORGE Obligor _____________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Ray Alan George 3852 MEMBERS CLUB Boulevard Southeast SOUTHPORT, NC 28461 Suzanne Cunningham George 3852 MEMBERS CLUB Boulevard Southeast SOUTHPORT, NC 28461 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium described as: Unit A13, Week 22, Beach House Condominium, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,679.95, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.75 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,625.12, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.73 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,549.94, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.75 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-009195 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

SCOTT MORSE Obligor ____________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Scott Morse 930 Northeast 16th Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium described as: Unit B13, Week 43, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,551.74, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.74 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium described as: Unit D33, Week 24, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,575.58, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.75 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-009137 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

DARREN MARTIN LATTER; DUNCAN MILBURN Obligor ____________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Darren Martin Latter 44 WATERLINE CRESCENT BULIMBA BRISBANE, QLD 4171 Australia Duncan Milburn 44 WATERLINE CRESCENT BULIMBA BRISBANE, QLD 4171 Australia YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium described as: Unit A33, Week 12, Beach

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-009139 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

DAVID ALAN FORMELLA Obligor _____________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: David Alan Formella 1911 BALMORAL Street JOLIET, IL 60431 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium described as: Unit A12, Week 21, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-009185 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

LEE VAN MIDDLESWORTH; VANESSA VAN MIDDLESWORTH Obligor _____________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Lee Van Middlesworth 246 Glenwood Drive Mooresville, NC 28115 Vanessa Van Middlesworth 246 Glenwood Drive Mooresville, NC 28115 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium described as: Unit A32, Week 27, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,582.55, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.74 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-009197 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

MINH CHAU THI LE; DAT VAN DINH; CRYSTAL DINH Obligor ___________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Minh Chau Thi Le 521 Mota Drive Bay Point, CA 94565 Dat Van Dinh 521 Mota Drive Bay Point, CA 94565 Crystal Dinh 521 Mota Drive Bay Point, CA 94565 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL

NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-009203 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

THOMAS H. MCDONALD, JR. Obligor _____________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Thomas H. McDonald, Jr. P.O. Box 39233 Ft Lauderdale, FL 33339 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium described as: Unit F13, Week 33, Beach House Condominium, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior

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Give the Gift of Better Hearing

This Holiday Season, Nominate a Special Someone to Experience Better Hearing Well Into the Future I know this year has been especially hard for everyone across the Florida Keys, so I’ve created a heart-warming competition, called Hear for the Holidays, where one lucky person will receive a complimentary pair of hearing aids, along with premium care.

As a Doctor of Audiology, I’m aware of how important better hearing is. At least 1 in 8 Americans have a hearing condition, with the current numbers set to almost double by 2060. We want to help ease someone’s worry this year!

So if you have a loved one or friend who you know would benefit from improved hearing, make sure to nominate them before November 30, 2020!

Locations in Miami, Marathon, Homestead, Key West, and Tavernier!

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Key West • Marathon • 305.674.CARE Physician and location subject to availability.

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Need Some Extra Cash?

KEY WEST’S HISTORIC SEAPORT SHOWS ‘LOVE FOR LOCALS’

DISCOUNT CAMPAIGN HELPS FLORIDA KEYS RESIDENTS AND SEAPORT BUSINESSES

Keys FCU has helped you get the money you need for 80 years with low payments and fast local service on Keys Personal Loans. Plus, mention #Beyond80, and we’ll donate $5.00 to the S.O.S. Foundation, KAIR, or Mangrove Mike’s Endeavors.* Everyone who lives or works in the Keys, your family out of town and our local military are invited to join our tradition of savings!

Call 305-294-6622

Go to KeysFCU.org

Visit any branch in Key West, Stock Island, Big Pine or Marathon. *Restrictions may apply. Subject to credit approval. Offer ends 11/23/2020. Photo courtesy of the Monroe County Library and the Monroe Country Property Appraiser’s office. Pictured 325 Duval Street circa 1965.

Reserve your party today!

305.296.8100, ext. 6112 | info@beachsidekeywest.com

Key West’s 20-acre Historic Seaport has launched a Love for Locals campaign featuring special offers for all Florida Keys residents. FLORIDA KEYS NEWS BUREAU/Contributed

W

ith tourism down in the Florida Keys due to COVID-19, the Key West Historic Seaport is launching a special locals-only campaign to help the businesses get through the downturn while giving Keys residents a chance to enjoy the destination with special discounts.

Whether you’re in the mood to kick your feet up and sunbathe, enjoy a fishing adventure or peruse unique shops and restaurants, Key West’s 20-acre Historic Seaport is the perfect destination for locals in need of a much-needed microvacation — or staycation — that’s only a short car, scooter, bike ride or walk away.

The island’s Historic Seaport is located along the harborwalk waterfront at the ends of Front, Greene, Elizabeth, William, Margaret and Grinnell streets.

The Love for Locals campaign features digital media marketing of the Key West Historic Seaport and its nearly 100 tenants to Florida Keys residents. The goals of this campaign are both short and longterm: Generate excitement, traffic and revenue for local businesses to help reinvigorate the local economy and showcase merchants’ services; Market the shops, eateries and watersports at the Key West Historic Seaport; Provide locals with the opportunity to benefit from special discounts and premiums in the popular tourist destination while crowds are small.

“The past several months have been a time of uncertainty. We are thrilled to promote our Historic Seaport tenants during this time and offer our locals and guests the best deals and unique offerings along the beautiful harborwalk and waterfront,” said Michael Knowles, chairman of the Key West Bight board, which oversees the neighborhood. “We’re excited for the Love for Locals campaign to help reinvigorate our local Key West Historic Seaport businesses while giving back to the community.

They will help showcase all that the Historic Seaport and Key West have to offer.”

The Love for Locals campaign began by surveying all seaport tenants about their current specials, sales, promotions and giveaways.

This survey information will be offered on a separate web page for easy access and viewing for residents of Monroe County.

Offer redemptions by Monroe County residents will be verified through various ways such as valid driver’s licenses.

A full list of Key West Historic Seaport Tenants can be found online at keywesthistoricseaport.com.

Monroe County residents who wish to bring their boat to the Historic Seaport can visit the Key West Bight Marina website for slip reservations and dockage information.

Monroe County residents interested in the offers can visit the Love For Locals offers page at www. keywesthistoricseaport.com/L4L. — Contributed

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES 305.743.0844 • CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • •305.743.0844 LEGAL NOTICES interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $1,257.14, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.19 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-009208 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

AARON MODIANO Obligor _____________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Aaron Modiano 325 Northeast 21st Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium described as: Unit B22, Week 21, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,554.90, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.74 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish:

LEGAL NOTICES October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-009516 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

HECTOR JAIME BERNAL; BEATRIZ SORAYA BERNAL Obligor _____________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: Hector Jaime Bernal 15573 South West 95th Street Miami, FL 33196 Beatriz Soraya Bernal 15573 South West 95th Street Miami, FL 33196 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium described as: Unit F32, Week 37, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,554.70, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.74 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers NONJUDICIAL PROCEEDING TO FORECLOSE CLAIM OF LIEN BY TRUSTEE FILE NO.: 20-009629 BEACH HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF KEY WEST, INC., A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Lienholder, vs.

WILLIAM ALAN TUFFIASH Obligor ____________/ TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING TO: William Alan Tuffiash 1040 Whitman Street Allentown, PA 18104 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a

LEGAL NOTICES

AUTOS FOR SALE

EMPLOYMENT

HOUSING FOR RENT

HOUSING FOR RENT

TRUSTEE’S NON-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING to enforce a Lien has been instituted on the following Timeshare Ownership Interest at Beach House Condominium described as: Unit A32, Week 45, Beach House, a Condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 1510, Page 225, Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, and all exhibits attached thereto, and any amendments thereof (the “Declaration”).

The default giving rise to these proceedings is the failure to pay condominium assessments and dues resulting in a Claim of Lien encumbering the Timeshare Ownership Interest as recorded in the Official Records of Monroe County, Florida. The Obligor has the right to object to this Trustee proceeding by serving written objection on the Trustee named below. The Obligor has the right to cure the default and any junior interestholder may redeem its interest, for a minimum period of forty-five (45) days until the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale. The Lien may be cured by sending certified funds to the Trustee payable to the Lienholder in the amount of $2,591.25, plus interest (calculated by multiplying $0.75 times the number of days that have elapsed since October 8, 2020), plus the costs of this proceeding. Said funds for cure or redemption must be received by the Trustee before the Certificate of Sale is issued.

Nicholas A. Woo, Esq. Valerie N. Edgecombe Brown, Esq. Cynthia David, Esq. Michael E. Carleton, Esq. as Trustee pursuant to Fla. Stat. §721.82 P. O. Box 165028 Columbus, OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 407-404-5266 Telecopier: 614-220-5613 Publish: October 22 & 29, 2020 The Weekly Newspapers

2001 XK5 Jaguar Red Convertible. 74k miles.

Excellent condition.

Located in Upper Keys. $6,000 Call 305-766-6804

Boat rental company in Marathon needs mechanic with knowledge of outboard motors Call 305-481-7006

Place your Home For Rent ad here. Only $25.00/ week for up to five lines of copy. Call 305-743-0844 today and rent your house

Place your Auto For Sale ad here. Only $25.00/ week for up to five lines of copy. Call 305-743-0844 today and Sell Your Car!

Boat rental company in Marathon hiring Boat Cleaning & Detailing Person. Call 305-481-7006

Marathon Efficiency with kitchenette and bathroom. Suitable for one person only.

Quiet neighborhood. $975 per month, utilities included.

First, last, $600 security. Call 3 0 5 - 4 8 1 - 6 7 3 5 Long or short-term rental in Key Colony Beach, 4BR/4BA - 2 story home with pool, on large canal w/deep dockage. Call 305-743-3338

Beautiful Office Space available for rent now on US1 in Tavernier @ MM92. Call 305-394-0530

Long-term, 2BR/2BA Condo in Key Colony Beach. Furnished, screened patio, includes water, sewer, basic cable and ocean accessibility. $2,000/ month Call 716-913-3576 RENTED IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS!!!

Place your Office Space For Rent ad here. Only $25.00/week for up to five lines of copy. Call 305-743-0844 today and rent your space!

BOATS FOR SALE 1997 Grady White 209 Escape 21’ center console.

New custom T-top, new rub rails. Brand new electronics and switches. 2 stroke Mercury outboard. $16,000 OBO Located in Marathon.

Call 305-481-1463 Place your Boat For Sale ad here. Only $25.00/ week for up to five lines of copy. Call 305-743-0844 today and Sell Your Boat!

EMPLOYMENT Busy title agency on Big Pine Key seeking a highly organized, detail and customer service oriented closing assistant/closer, who is computer savvy and can handle a fast paced environment. Duties include managing closing files, coordination with Realtors, sellers, buyers, and lenders, pre and post closing duties.

Salary based on experience; 401K and health insurance. Email resume to rjfielder@aol.com.

Frank's Grill in Marathon now hiring servers.

Evening and daytime. Call Joanna at 305-731-8346

AUTOS WANTED ALL YEARS! Junk or Used.

Cars - Vans - TrucksRunning or Not. $CASH$ 305-332-0483

AUTOS FOR SALE

SUDOKU

Experienced Crewman needed for Lobster & Stone Crab boat, Conch Key, MM63. Strong Back, No Seasickness, Drug Free.

Call Gary 305-393-1415 Bridge Operator position available in the Snake Creek Drawbridge, located in Islamorada.

Paid training will be provided.

Payrate: $10.50/hr. Email resume to jschultz@ fdi.team or call Jeff Schultz at 708-214-0311.

Project Manager/ Coordinator needed in Upper Keys. Must have own transportation. Some computer experience a plus. Call 305-852-3002.

City of Marathon - Job Openings: Wastewater Plant Operator Trainee , Street Maintenance, Temporary Utilities Maintenance Worker, Marina Seasonal Customer Service, Building Permit Tech, Receptionist, and Part-Time Scanner.

EOE, FULL BENEFITS www.ci.marathon.fl.us Come Join Our Family and Have Fun At Work! Hiring: Host, Hostess & Servers Full &/or part-time. AM & PM Shifts. Apply in person at Castaway Restaurant, end of 15th Street, Oceanside, Marathon or email: lobstercrawl@gmail.com.

Digital Marketing Consultant needed. Great growth opportunities.

Will train right person.

Key West Office, more at TwoOceansDigital.com/ jobs HIRED IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK! Part-time clerical help needed in Marathon. 24 hrs per week. Filing, Customer Service, some computer work. Email: dbabbe@ a cc u rate e l e vato r s. co m HIRED IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS!!!

Place your Employment ad here. Only $25.00/week for up to five lines of copy.

Call 305-743-0844 today and get the job filled!

HOBBIES/COLLECT. PRIVATE COLLECTOR WANTS Rolex, Dive Watches and Pilot Watches.

Old Model Military Clocks & W a t c h e s .

Call 305-743-4578

OFFICE SPACE

FLORIDA KEYS DIESEL - MARATHON

NOW HIRING: Diesel Technician position available.

Competitive compensation package. Experience in the marine field preferred but not necessary. Experience with Caterpillar and Cummins Marine Engines a plus.

Diesel Mechanic Assistant position available.

Looking for a motivated candidate willing to learn a new trade or expand current skills. Company willing to train.

Qualified applicants please call 305-289-2070 or email resume to neil@allkeysdiesel.com . Drug Free and valid Drivers License a must.

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED! Monroe County School District

Salary $17.15 – $24.15/hour Key West, Sugarloaf, Marathon and Upper Keys (4 work locations) No Experience Required, Benefits, CDL Training Provided – work as a Bus Aide while training, Full Time or Flexible, Part Time Hours - 6 to 9 am or 1 or 2 to 5 pm Apply online: www.keysschools.com

SOLUTION DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER 58901 O/S Hwy - Grassy Key, FL Teaching... Learning...Caring

Dolphin Research Center has a FT opening for an Accounting Clerk: Responsible for daily, weekly & monthly accounting processes. Must be a responsible, organized and motivated individual who demonstrates excellent “team player” skills.

Benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), vacation and paid holidays & much more. Job description available at www.dolphins.org. Email your resume & application to drc-hr@dolphins.org. EOE

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC && LEGAL NOTICES • • 305.743.0844 • CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICES 305.743.0844 The Guidance/Care Center, Inc. a division of

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Admission/Utilization Review Specialist Care Coordinator Behavioral Health Therapist (Children) RNs and LPNs (3 shifts) (PT/FT & per diem) Peer Support Specialist Drop In Technician (PT) Driver (CDL preferred) *Assisted Living Direct Care Worker (PT/FT) *Behavioral Health Technicians (3 shifts) (PT/FT & per diem) *No experience necessary. Will train.

A caring heart & helpful hands required.

Ability to work some evening or weekend shifts a plus.

If you’ve wanted to get into the medical field but don’t have the education, this is the job for you!

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Background and drug screen req.

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FT Employees are eligible to participate in our health, dental, vision, Life Insurance. PTO and Profit Sharing is available to every member of our team (conditions apply).

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VOTE

JIM MOONEY FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE

A FIGHTER FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT AND OUR WAY OF LIFE The Keys has always had to fight for everything it gets.

No one will fight harder for us than Jim Mooney.

EARLY VOTING ENDS OCT. 31 E L E C T I O N DA Y: NOV. 3 Clean air, waterways, and our lands are critical to the health of our families and our Keys economy.

Jim Mooney is the environmental champion we need making sure our voice is heard at the capitol.

A lifelong resident of the Keys, Jim Mooney will keep up the fight to restore our reefs and improve nearshore water quality, because so many depend on these natural resources for their livelihood.

Jim will advocate for science-based solutions that keep the Florida Bay in balance and prevent future seagrass die-offs and algae blooms.

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