United & White St.
ALYSON CREAN CITY OF KEY WEST COMMUNICATIONS
Alyson Crean, Public Information Officer, Key West Police Department
Monroe Holloway III, Executive Assistant – Mayor & City Commission
1300 White St., ey West, FL 33040
IMPORTANT SCHEDUL ANNOUNCEMENTS
The City of Key West offices will be closed Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th for the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal business hours will resume on Monday, November 30th.
There will be no bus service on Thursday, November 26th. This long-standing tradition allows our drivers to spend Thanksgiving with their families. Normal bus service will resume on Friday, November 27th.
Trash pickup will remain on its normal daily schedule all week.
The official Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held virtually at 6 p.m. on Monday, November 30th. Tune in to Facebook Watch to enjoy this event.
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During Tuesday’s regular City Commission meeting, Mayor Teri Johnston proclaimed this week as National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week.
This annual observation comes as many prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday. This year this situation is particularly dire as so many struggle with job loss, loss of homes, and hunger.
Florida Keys Outreach Coalition’s Stephanie Kaple noted, as she accepted the proclamation, that many organizations and local governments have been contributing to ensure that no one in the community goes hungry.
For the past 30 years the National Coalition for the Homeless and National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness have sponsored National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week to help to educate the public about the many reasons people are hungry and homeless including the shortage of affordable housing in the City of Key West, especially for very low income residents.
The proclamation also encourages support of homelessness assistance service providers as well as community service opportunities for students and school service organizations.
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The City of Key West is complying with Executive Order 20-244 under the statewide opening rules set forth by Governor Ron DeSantis, while keeping in place the safety measures that have been implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to protect the residents and visitors of the City.
All individuals over the age of six who are physically located within the City 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 all fines and penalties applied to individuals for violating the City’s COVID-19 public health ordinances and directives, the City of Key West 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 positive reported cases of COVID-19 within the City of Key West, it is important that we continue our efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by hand-washing, social distancing and wearing our masks. The City reminds the community that the consistent usage of masks and other facial coverings will help the City avoid future business closures and is a more cost-effective means of addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.
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At the beginning of Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, City Clerk Cheri Smith administered the oath of office to newly reelected District VI Commissioner Clayton Lopez.
Serving on the dais since 2005, this will be Commissioner Lopez’s last term, due to term limits. Joining the Commissioner for the swearing in were his wife Pam and daughter Atavia.
PLEASE GO FURTHER DOWN IN THIS ISSUE FOR UPDATED NEWS ON THE ANNUA HOLIDAY PARADE AND ANNUAL BAYVIEW PARK HOLIDAY LIGHTING
PLUS NEW MASK ORDINANCE PUT IN PLACE IN THE CITY OF KEY WEST on Nov 19 During A SPECIAL CITY EMERGENCY MEETING
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