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HOT  TOPICS ARCHIVES 2003 & 2004

Link to Archives 2005-2006

(Archived articles & editorials from 2003 and 2004 in reverse chronological order)

Monroe County Ignores Community Input - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 12/31/04

City Should Buy Salt Ponds Parcel - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 12/30/04

Change Height Limit Only if it Helps Worker Housing - Key West Citizen editorial 12/26/04

Changing Key West's Height Limit = Bad Idea - letters-to-editor, Key West Citizen 12/25-26/04

 Stretch Lawsuit to Show Negatives of Project - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 12/25/04

Can We Save This Place? - a Last Stand member editorial 12/24/04

It's a Bizzaro World - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 12/21/04

Watermark Appeal Ends with Buyout/Sellout - Key West Citizen 12/15/04

Enviro Groups Urge City Purchase of Salt Pond Parcel - Key West Citizen 12/10/04

Communities Struggle With Short-Term Rentals - Key West Citizen 12/05/04

Resident/Visitor Committee Wraps Up Soon - Key West Citizen editorial 12/05/04

Watermark HARC Hearing Continued to December - Key West Citizen 11/17/04

Some Good Florida Environmental News - from Audubon of Florida 11/20/04

Public Meeting(s) on Truman Waterfront Plan - Key West Citizen 11/10/04

Make Sure the Keys Backcountry Stays Wild - Key West Citizen columnist 11/07/04

Jabours/Watermark HARC Appeal to be Heard November 16 - Key West Citizen 11/02/04

Big Oops!  "Stretch" Bridge Project's Lowest Bid 65% Over Budget - Keynoter 10/20/04

Watermark Project Stalled in Planning Board - Key West Citizen 10/15/04

Paving Paradise Goes On and On - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 10/13/04

Last Stand's Rule Challenge Gets Day in Court - Keynoter 10/13/04

Watermark HARC Decision Appealed - Key West Citizen 10/12/04

An Interview With Environmental Attorney Richard Grosso - Miami Herald 10/10/04

Watermark Approval: What's Wrong With This Picture? - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 10/07/04

Public Employees Group Opposes Closing Keys DEP Office - Key West Citizen 09/30/04

Truman Waterfront Hearings Held - Key West Citizen 09/29/04

HARC Approves "Decadent & Luxurious" Watermark - Key West Citizen 09/29/04

Watermark Should Comply with HARC Guidelines - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 09/26/04

State to Defend Suit by Environmental Groups - Key West Citizen 08/27/04

 Cruise Ship QOL Study public meeting  rescheduled for August 26

HARC hearing on Watermark development Tuesday (8/24) at 3PM

Improve "Stretch" Safety through Education - letters-to-editor 08/21&24/04

Planet With a Fever - Key West Citizen 08/19/04

Developer (Slightly) Scales Down Bight Project - Key West Citizen 08/19/04

Keep City from Bending Rules on Bight Project - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 08/19/04

Army Corps of Engineers Approves 18-Mile Stretch - Key West Citizen 08/18/04

Court Upholds KW Transient Rental Law - Key West Citizen 08/17/04

Land-use Suit About Keys' Longterm Future - Key West Citizen editorial 08/14/04

First Cruise Ship Quality-of-Life Study Meeting - Key West Citizen 08/11/04

Cruise Ship / Quality-of-Life Study Public Meetings - Key West Citizen 08/10/04

Groups (including Last Stand) Sue Over More Permits - Keynoter 08/07/04

Suit Challenges County Deal with State for More Development - Key West Citizen 08/07/04

The Enormous Importance of Connectivity - Key West Citizen 08/06/04

Dangerous Roadway Warrants Full Attention - Key West Citizen editorial 08/02/04

Fewer Cruise Passengers, More Revenue - Key West Citizen 08/01/04

Protestors Rally Against 18-Mile Stretch Project - Key West Citizen 07/31/04

Key West May Attempt Limiting Chain Stores - Key West Citizen 07/30/04

Watermark to be Scaled Back - Keynoter 07/30/04

Proposed "Jabour's" Development Threatens Waterfront - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 07/27/04

Decision Stands in Ambrose Case! - Upper Keys Reporter 07/23/04

Cruise ship Quality-of-Life Study public meetings announced - Press Release

The "18-Mile Stretch" Project - research document by John Hammerstrom, July 2004 revision

HARC Meeting on Watermark Residences at site of Jabour's Cancelled - July 07/28/04

City Commission to Remain Board of Adjustment - Key West Citizen 07/21/04

Time to Shelve the Cudjoe Tower -- for Good - Key West Citizen editorial 07/18/04

Time to Talk Tax Rates, Cruise Ships - Key West Citizen editorial 07/18/04

Baby Loggerhead Turtles Rescued - Key West Citizen 07/16/04

County Topples Tower - Key West Citizen 07/15/04

Success at BOCC: Tower Settlement Defeated,  TDC "Bricks & Mortar" Funding Restored 07/14/04

Key West Residents Return Wish List - Key West Citizen 07/14/04

 Environmental Activist Grace Mannillo Mourned - Key West Citizen 07/12/04

Environmentalists Disapprove of Deal - Key West Citizen 07/12/04

Fatalities Show Fallacy of DOT Plans - letter-to-editor, Keynoter 07/10/04

State Sets Land Protection Goals - Key West Citizen 07/08/04

Stretch Protestor Chains Self to Bridge - Key West Citizen 07/05/04

God Bless America and the Environment -  Key West Citizen commentary 07/04/04

County & State Work Out Land Details - Key West Citizen 07/04/04

A Crash Course in Tall Towers - Key West Citizen, posted 06/30/04

Home Makes (and Makes Use of) Natural Resources - Upper Keys Times 06/29/04

Time to Reflect on What Our Community Reflects - Key West Citizen editorial 06/21/04

County Moratorium Passes on Final Reading - Key West Citizen 06/19/04

(Cudjoe) Tower Issue Coming Back - Keynoter 06/19/04

Cudjoe Tower Debate Continues, and other BOCC Actions - Key West Citizen 06/17/04

Cudjoe Tower Settlement Discussion Postponed -- Again - 06/17/04

Florida City Development Would Affect Keys - Key West Citizen 06/13/04

Only Sound Planning Can Save the Keys - Key West Citizen editorial 06/06/04

Regional Planning Council Takes Comments on Florida City Development - Key West Citizen 06/06/04

18-Mile Stretch Listed Among "Worst Highway Projects in US" - Keynoter 06/04/04

 Carnival Cancels Some Port Calls Due to Inconvenience - Key West Citizen 06/03/04

Cudjoe Tower as Unwanted As Ever -  letter-to-the-editor, Key West Citizen 06/01/04

Development Closing in on Trailer Parks - Key West Citizen 05/31/04

Regional Planning Council to Hear Comments June 7 on Proposed Florida City Development

Truman Waterfront - Important Community Issues Need Solving -  Key West Citizen 05/25/04

Jabour's HARC Approval Appealed - Key West Citizen 05/25/04

Key West Losing Its Luster - letter-to-editor, Key West Citizen 05/25/04

Can We Ease Up on the Greed Pedal? - letter-to-the-editor, Key West Citizen 05/24/04

Elders Promised Land for Assisted Living - Solares Hill commentary 05/21/04

Cudjoe Tower Settlement Offer a Losing Proposition - Key West Citizen editorial 05/22/04

Tourism Debate Growing - and it's Healthy - Key West Citizen editorial 05/21/04

Waterfront Land Promised for Assisted-Living - Key West Citizen 05/19/04

Proposed Cudjoe Key Tower Resurfaces - Key West Citizen 05/19/04

Planner Selected for Truman Waterfront - Key West Citizen 05/13/04

Livable Communi-Keys?  Livable for Whom? - Key West Citizen 05/10/04

TDC Advertising Budget Becoming Hot Topic - Key West Citizen 05/09/04

Another Special-Interest Waiver: Cruise Ship limits - Key West Citizen editorial 05/09/04

 Some Good News: No Noise Waiver for All-night Construction at Sloppy's, and Cell Tower Industry Bill Fails

Commissioner's Actions: Breach of Ethics - letter-to-the-editor, Key West Citizen 05/08/04

(County) Moratorium Now on Fickle Footing - Key West Citizen 05/08/04

Mayor Needs to Join Fellow Commissioners - Key West Citizen editorial 05/03/04

Scales Tipping Against City Commissioner - Key West Citizen editorial 05/02/04

Tourism in the Keys Out of Control - letter-to-the-editor, Key West Citizen 05/01/04

Mayor Seeks Special (Moratorium) Meeting - Key West Citizen, May 1

City to Exceed Ship Limits - Key West Citizen 04/30/04

The "18-Mile Stretch" Project - a research document by John Hammerstrom et al, April 2004

 Tourism Panel Begins Work - Key West Citizen 04/27/04

Committee for a Livable Old Town feature - Key West Citizen 04/26/04

Dredging Necessary, Damage Not - Key West Citizen editorial 04/26/04

Expanded County Moratorium Praised - Key West Citizen 04/25/04

Enough Is Enough! - letter-to-the-editor, Key West Citizen 04/25/04

Ocean Lessons Learned in the Keys - Key West Citizen editorial 04/25/04

Tourism Labels Misleading - letter-to-the-editor, Key West Citizen 04/23/04

County Commission Expands Temporary Building Ban - Key West Citizen 04/22/04

Federal Panel: Oceans in Trouble - Key West Citizen 04/21/04

Suit Against "Jabours" Development Allowed to Move Forward - Key West Citizen 04/21/04

Dredging Damage to Coral Greater Than Initially Reported? - Key West Citizen 04/18/04

Two Interesting Letters-to-editor about Mass-Marketing Key West - Key West Citizen 04/18/04

Big Concerns About Proposed Florida City Development - Key West Citizen 04/15&16/04

Much Rides on Resident/Visitor Panel -Key West Citizen editorial 04/12/04

Who's Driving the Franchise Train? - Key West Citizen editorial 04/12/04

 Local Signs of Global Warming - Key West Citizen 04/11/04

Lodging Hits 10-Year High - Key West Citizen 04/08/04

White House Downplayed Mercury Risks - New York Times 04/07/04

Mercury in Fish - letter-to-the-editor, Key West Citizen 04/05/04

Ugly Duckling - What We're Becoming - letter-to-editor,  Key West Citizen 04/04/04

Public Scrutiny Only Way to Public Trust - Key West Citizen editorial 04/04/04

Congressional Action on Cruise Industry - Key West Citizen 04/03/04

 Cruise Ship Issues Need Long-term Solutions - Key West Citizen editorial 03/31/04

Last Stand Calls for Restoring TDC Bed-tax to Capital Expenditure Fund 03/26/04

Cruise Critic Sets Record Straight - letter to editor, Key West Citizen 03/24/04

Save the Florida Panther - Key West Citizen editorial 03/24/04

County Takes Aim at Illegal Clearing & Filling - Key West Citizen 03/20/04

City Must Manage Tourism Better - Key West Citizen editorial 03/18/04

Affordable Housing a Smokescreen for Development? - letter to editor, Key West Citizen 03/15/04

Huge Florida City Development Proposed - Miami Herald 03/14/04

Environmental Groups Skeptical of "New Deal" - Key West Citizen 03/14/04

Dredging Begins ... and Agitates Turtle Activist - Key West Citizen 03/13&14/04

County's "New Deal" - Opportunity Not to be Lost - Key West Citizen editorial 03/13/04

 Is Enough Enough?  Cruise Ship Protest Makes Point - Reuters, and Key West Citizen 03/12/04

HARC Sends Jabours Redevelopment Back to Drawing Board - Key West Citizen 03/11/04

Lobbyists Corner the Legislative Soul Market - Key West Citizen editorial 03/11/04

Another View on Truman Waterfront Proposal - letter to editor, Key West Citizen 03/10/04

Florida Afloat in Lobbyists - St. Petersburg Times 03/07/04

Army Corps Hearing on 18-Mile Stretch - Key West Citizen 03/10/04

Governor & Cabinet Approve Deal with County - Key West Citizen 03/10/04

Turtle Expert/Activist Seeks to Change or Halt Harbor Dredging - Key West Citizen 03/10/04

HARC Questions Height of Trailer Court Redevelopment - Key West Citizen 03/05/04

Keep Truman Waterfront Green - letter to editor, Keynoter 03/06/04

Key West Too Generous on Jabour's - Key West Citizen editorial, March 5

Long Debate Ahead on Waterfront - a pair of articles, Key West Citizen 03/02/04

Truman Waterfront Plan Unworkable - Key West Citizen editorial 03/01/04

Tourism Stifling Key West's Charm - Miami Herald 02/29/04

Short-term Thinking is Sinking Florida Keys - Key West Citizen editorial 02/28/04

Tourism Must be Balanced With Locals' Needs - Key West Citizen editorial 02/22/04

Water World - a Good Read on a Precious Resource - The New Republic Online 02/19/04

Key West Earns "Getting Ugly" Rating From National Magazine - Key West Citizen 02/20/04

Aggregation Aggravation - A Loophole for Clearing -  Key West Citizen 02/17/04

Turtle Advocate Advocates Care in Harbor Dredging - Key West Citizen 02/14/04

Illegal Clearing Deserves Stiffer Penalty - letter to editor, Key West Citizen 02/14/04

Battle Against Invasive Exotics is Endless - Key West Citizen editorial 02/14/04

Enviro Groups Ask DCA to Withhold County "Rewards" - Key West Citizen 02/10/04

Canal Study Defended by TNC - letter to editor, Keynoter 02/11/04

Everglades Restoration Relies on Fragile Commitments - Key West Citizen editorial 02/10/04

Cruise Ship Pumpout Nixed - Key West Citizen 02/10/04

Sickness Linked to Water Pollution? - Miami Herald 02/08/04

Chamber Chief's Tacky Comments - Key West Citizen editorial 02/08/04

 Stiffen Penalties for Illegal Clearing - letter to editor, Keynoter 02/07/04

 Weekend Clear-cutters Should Pay Higher Price - Key West Citizen editorial 02/07/04

Canal Study - (Another) Call to Action - Key West Citizen 02/1/04

Illegal Clearing Penalty Hike Proposed - Key West Citizen 01/31/04

60% of Keys Canals Sewage Contaminated - Miami Herald 01/28/04

Cruise Ship Industry: No Regard for the Environment or Ports - guest editorial,  Key West Citizen 01/28/04

Important "Stretch" Hearings January 26, 27, 28, 29 - letter to editor, Keynoter 01/21/04

Time to Get Serious on Cruise Ship Management - Key West Citizen editorial 01/23/04

Governor & Cabinet Decision on County Scorecard Delayed - Key West Citizen 01/22/04

County Balks, Loses Some Funding - Key West Citizen 01/22/04

County's Chance to Do the Right Thing - Key West Citizen 01/21/04

 Important County Commission meeting on DCA agreement - Keynoter 01/17/04

Flags of Convenience - Whose convenience?  Not ours! - Key West Citizen 01/19/04

Even Keel - Key West Citizen feature article series 01/19/04

Last Stand Annual Meeting to feature Cruise Ship Expert - Key West Citizen 01/18/04

Cruise Ships... the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - a trio of Key West Citizen articles 01/18/04

"Stretch" hearings set for late January - Keynoter 01/17/04

DCA now questions boundaries of land to be protected - Keynoter 01/15/04

DCA questions county's intent on land protection - Key West Citizen 01/14/04

Man's Rapid Impact - Keynoter editorial 01/10/04

Monroe County Violation Lifted by DCA - Keynoter 01/10/04

Key West Cruise Ship Crackdown?  Maybe... - reported by the Associated Press 01/10/04

More Details on County Agreement with DCA - Key West Citizen 01/09/04

Magically Morphing Moratorium Falls Flat -  Key West Citizen, editorial 01/09/04

More Info on County's Partial Building Moratorium - Keynoter 01/07/04

City Rethinks Homeless Shuffle to Bridle Path - Key West Citizen 01/07/04

County Enacts Short-Term Moratorium on Habitat Parcels - Key West Citizen 1/07/04

Balancing Tourism with Living Here - Key West Citizen 1/05/04

Homeless to be Shuffled Back Into Wetlands? -  Key West Citizen 01/03/04

Monroe County Has Serious Work to Do - Key West Citizen editorial 12/21/03

More on the Recent Overturning of the "Ambrose Decision" -  Palm Beach Post editorial 12/20/03

The Straight Flush - the real poop on sewage - Solares Hill 12/19/03

Pattern of Concealment of Cruise Ship Dumping of Waste Oil - Miami Herald 12/19/03

Planning Commission Appointment Bodes Ill for Environment - letter to editor, Key West Citizen, 12/19/03

Sorensen Sewage Stand Stinks - Key West Citizen, 12/18/03

Public Too Often Misses Opportunities to Make a Difference - Key West Citizen 12/17/03

State Poised to Give Monroe County "F" on Environment - Key West Citizen 12/17/03

Can the Old Steam Plant Become Luxury Housing? - Key West Citizen 12/15/03

Hearing Demanded on 18-Mile Stretch Plans - Key West Citizen 12/13/03

Ambrose Land-Use Decision Overturned on Appeal!! - Key West Citizen 12/11/03

County Asks for More State $$$ for Wastewater - Key West Citizen 12/11/03

More County Posturing on Wastewater Issue - Key West Citizen 12/10/03

Monroe County "FUBAR" on Sewer Issues - Key West Citizen Editorial 12/07/03

City Acts Prematurely in Committing Truman Waterfront Land - Key West Citizen 12/05/03

Corps of Engineers Seeks Stretch Comments - Key West Citizen 12/04/03

Excellent Letter-to-Editor on Key West Leases -  Key West Citizen 12/01/03

EPA Halts Further Piney Point Fertilizer Plant Dumping into Gulf - Key West Citizen 11/27/03

Density to be Renegotiated at Jabour's Redevelopment - Key West Citizen 11/27/03

Controversial Adult Entertainment Complex Scrapped - Keynoter 11/26/03

The $elling of Florida -  National Geographic News 11/21/03

Plantains Plans Postponed (Possibly) Permanently - Key West Citizen 11/20/03

County Wavers on Wastewater Commitment - Key West Citizen 11/20/03

 Stock Island Incorporation Raises Questions - Key West Citizen 11/17/03

Low-income Housing Dropped from Project - Key West Citizen 11/15/03

Stock Island - Next Incorporation Push? - Key West Citizen 11/14/03

Key West to Consider Alternatives to Swift Proposal - Key West Citizen 11/13/03

Affordable Housing Taking Backseat to Luxury Housing Keys-Wide - Key West Citizen 11/12/03

The Future of Stock Island Subject of Meeting - Key West Citizen 11/09/03

Audubon:  Everglades Restoration "Lost Opportunity" - South Florida Sun-Sentinel 11/05/03 

Strings Attached to State Land Funding - Key West Citizen 11/04/03

DCA Funds for Land to Depend on County Wastewater Commitment - Keynoter 11/01/03

$113M in State Funds Possible for Land Purchases - Keynoter 11/01/03

State $$ for Land Purchases to Help County with Wastewater - Upper Keys Reporter 10/31/03

State Critical of County on Wastewater, Habitat Preservation - Upper Keys Reporter 10/31/03

Last Stand Truman Waterfront Neighborhood Forum - Followup - Key West Citizen 10/31/03

Last Stand Forum: The Future of Truman Waterfront - Key West Citizen 10/26/03

Cruise Ship Numbers On The Rise - Key West Citizen 10/26/03

City needs to follow cruise ship guidelines - Key West Citizen editorial 10/24/03

Conservation Land Purchase News Not All Bad - letter to editor, Key West Citizen 10/23/03

State Appeals City's Approval of Hotel at Jabour's Trailer Park - Key West Citizen 10/23/03

City Violates Its Own Cruise-Ship Resolution - Key West Citizen 10/17/03

Cruise-Ship Impact Quality-of-Life Study Inching Forward - Keynoter editorial 10/15/03

Key West's Property Stewardship Severely Lacking  - Key West Citizen editorial 10/12/03

Key West: Asleep At The Switch On Leases - editorial by Keynoter publisher 10/11/03

The Dredge Report - Key West Harbor dredging project outlined - Key West Citizen, October 10/01/03

Deep Trouble: The Gulf in Peril  - An excellent 15-part series in the Naples Daily News takes the pulse of the Gulf and finds it's headed for the Critical list if it's not already there. [Clicking the link takes you to the current day's installment in the series (in a new browser window).  You can find the other installments from there.]

Big Sugar Gets Its Way (Again) in Everglades - Key West Citizen editorial 09/28/03

Big Sugar Gets 'Glades Judge Disqualified - Key West Citizen 09/24/03

Who's-Who of Big Sugar - Excellent Everglades article on Emagazine.com

Pending Reshuffle of DCA  Bodes Ill for Keys Environment - Key West Citizen editorial 09/06/03

Water Water Everywhere... Except Where Developers Want It - Solares Hill 09/05/03

Planning Board Appointment Puzzles Many - Key West Citizen 08/26/03

Slowing Everglades Cleanup May Have Far-Reaching Political Fallout - Los Angeles Times 08/22/03

Last Stand's THANK-YOU to Key West for not diverting Salt Ponds Fund - letter to the editor, Key West Citizen 08/21/03

Latest in the County's Habitat Protection Debacle - Key West Citizen 08/21/03

Last Stand pushes for city purchase of Bridle Path property - Keynoter 08/13/03

DEP must ensure Piney Point is last of its kind - Key West Citizen editorial 08/10/03

 

County Flip-flops on Tier System, Habitat Protection -  Keynoter and Key West Citizen 07/12/03

Urban Sprawl, Keys Style - excellent letter to editor by Alan Farago, Miami Herald 07/10/03