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WWW.KEYSNET.COM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 VOLUME 60, NO. 75 ● 25 CENTS

Pit-bull attackTwo free-roaming pit bulls

kill two elderly cats inMarathon but not much

comes of it in terms ofrecrimination. Story, 2A

CourtingactionKey West and Marathonhigh schools play in a volleyball invitational,and Marathon comes out the better. Story, 1B

Lawsuit seeks transparencyBig Pine Key resident

Larry Murray on Mondaysued the Monroe CountySchool District andSuperintendent Mark Porterasking a court to compelcompliance with outstandingrequests for public records.

Murray is a former School

Board-appointed member ofthe district’s advisory Auditand Finance Committee andlast year unsuccessfully ranfor the District 3 board seatwon by Ed Davidson.

In the 14-page filing inCircuit Court, Murray, whorepresents himself in the pro-ceeding, wrote: “On severaloccasions in the recent past,the defendants have exhibit-

ed similar bad faith in theproduction of documents,and when the documentswere finally revealed, thedocuments revealed malfea-sance or misfeasance.

“It is believed and there-fore averred that the failure

to produce these readilyavailable requested recordsis in bad faith and an effortby the defendants to preventpublic review of the request-ed documents.”

He focuses on three spe-cific requests made to Porter:

● An Aug. 15 request for adraft contract for forensicauditing services, whichMurray alleges Porter hasnever acknowledged.

● An Aug. 16 request for thesalary and salary supplementsfor Christina McPherson, thedistrict’s director of assessmentand Poinciana ElementarySchool Principal.

● An Aug. 29 request for a

comprehensive list of salarysupplements for all districtemployees.

Teachers, administratorsand other schools employeesreceive supplemental pay forperforming extra-duty activi-ties such as sponsoring clubs,coaching sports teams andthe like.

Murray sues School District, Porterfor failing to produce public records

IN THE COURTS

By SEAN KINNEYskinney@keynoter.com

WALKING TO SEE THE LIGHT

Eric Martin, president ofthe Florida Keys Reef

Lights Foundation, walked60 miles, from Key Largo

to Marathon, Sept. 6, 7 and8 before his feet gave out

due to blisters. He had collected donations fromco-workers and friends in

his ongoing effort toacquire five excess Florida

Keys lighthouses thefederal government wants

to dump. He was joined for a bit with friend Patty

Winiecki, shown with himat the southern entrance

sign to Marathon, whowalked part of a day

with him. His wife Susanwas with him for the

three-day walk following in a chase car.

Two allegedfish smugglersare indicted

The owner of a Michiganaquarium-supply firm madetwo business trips to theFlorida Keys in 2011, towinga boat behind a speciallyequipped van, to collect livesaltwater fish and corals forsale, a federal indictment says.

Richard Perrin and anemployee, Joseph Franko,had no commercial Floridalicenses to take the livingorganisms, and illegally har-vested a number of protectedspecies, according to thefelony indictment filed Sept.5 by U.S. Attorney WilfredoFerrer’s office in Miami.

Perrin, owner ofTropicorium Inc. in Romulus,Mich., for 20 years, and firmcollector Franko have beencharged with conspiracy fortaking, transporting and sell-

ing “quantities of marine lifeinvertebrates, sea fans, orna-mental tropical fish, sharks,and alligators illegally har-vested in Florida for interstatecommerce for financial gain.”

They also are chargedwith violating the federalLacey Act, which prohibitsinterstate trafficking in fishand wildlife taken in viola-tion of state law.

In addition to the marinelife, the Michigan duo isaccused of netting and keep-ing at least 10 baby alligatorswhile driving acrossTamiami Trail.

Tropicorium didn’t returna call for comment.

The charges are the latestin a series of cases involvingseveral defendants accused ofknowingly collecting or buy-ing fish harvested in waterswithin the Florida KeysNational Marine Sanctuaryand selling them elsewhere.

Two staff members with aprivate aquarium in Oregonare scheduled for trial in KeyWest in a separate case later

Conspiracycharges forMichigan men

CRIME FRONT

By KEVIN WADLOWSenior Staff Writerkwadlow@keynoter.com

� See Lawsuit, 3A

Hawks Cay onselling block

The Florida Keys’ largestresort could be the latest in aflurry of local large-scaleand high-cost commercialreal estate transactions inrecent months.

A source familiar with theKeys hotel industry told theKeynoter on Tuesday thatHawks Cay Resort on DuckKey near mile marker 61could sell for a price inexcess of $125 million.

Hawks Cay Resortspokeswoman Holly Lee-Zawyer confirmed only thatthe resort is for sale. Resort

officials declined to be inter-viewed for this story.

According to the resort’swebsite, it “has a total of 402two-and three-bedroom villasand hotel rooms,” as well asfive restaurants, the CalmWaters Spa, interactiveDolphin Connection facility,and a full-service marina fea-turing dive, snorkeling andsportfishing operations.

Addisson, Texas-basedBehringer Harvard, withNorthview Hotel Group andFive Star Realty PartnersLLC, acquired the resort inFebruary 2007 for a reported$75 million. The resort wasindependently owned andoperated for 24 years beforethat. It was built in 1959 andopened as the Indies Inn ayear later.

It would belatest largeresort saleBy RYAN McCARTHYrmccarthy@keynoter.com

DUCK KEY

� See Hawks Cay, 2A

� See Indicted, 3A

Special meeting to address city hall

Marathon Mayor MikeCinque had a change of heartthis week about a specialmeeting to discuss growingconcerns over the city’s

accelerated timetable tobuild a new city hall.

Cinque originally toldthe Keynoter he felt a spe-cial meeting called for byCouncilman Chris Bull lastTuesday was “unneces-sary,” but he reversedcourse on Monday anddirected city staff to sched-ule the public meeting.

It’s planned for Thursdayat 5:30 p.m. at the fire sta-tion at Florida Keys

Marathon Airport.“I set a meeting up for one

specific purpose: A reportfrom [City Manager RogerHernstadt] on the contract wehave with Bill Horn. I thinkthere’s a lot of misinforma-tion out there,” Cinque said.

City-hired architect Horn,working with other firms oncity hall, wrote a letter toHernstadt on Aug. 7 that out-lines several concerns thecity-hall design team has with

a schedule to prepare designand construction documentsfor contractors to bid on theestimated $5.5 million job.

Chief among Horn’sconcerns is that the city’sschedule would force con-tractors to bid on the projectusing largely preliminary“design development docu-ments” as opposed to much-more detailed and complete

Cinque cutsoff dialoguewhen discussedBy RYAN McCARTHYrmccarthy@keynoter.com

MARATHON

� See Marathon, 3A

According to MonroeCounty Property AppraiserScott Russell, BH/NV HawksCay Property Holdings LLC,an affiliate of BehringerHarvard, owns seven parcelson Duck Key. Several aresmaller, “ancillary” greenspace properties, he said.

The company’s mainholdings include whatRussell said is the hotel (177

rooms) and the marina areaon Duck Key Boulevard. Theresort includes roughly 300privately owned “villas,” oneof which BH/NV owns.

The assessed value ofHawks Cay proper — thetwo-lot hotel and marina —is $17,709,177. However,included with the hefty salesprice would be the right totake over management of theindividually owned villasfrom BH/NV.

Hawks Cay managementdidn’t say how many employ-ees the sprawling property —60 acres — employs.

Late last month,Maryland-based LaSalleHotel Properties announcedits Keys record $184.5 mil-lion purchase of the 260-room Southernmost HotelCollection on the Atlanticend of Duval Street in KeyWest. The price was a newrecord for Keys hotel proper-ties at the equivalent of$709,615 per room.

In May, the Pier HouseResort and Spa in KeyWest sold for $90 million,or $633,802 per room inthe 140-room property.The buyer from theCleveland-based PierHouse Joint Venture wasthe Ashford Holiday Trustof Dallas. At the time ofsale, the taxable assessedvalue was $21 million.

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The Monroe CountyHealth Department testsKeys beaches every twoweeks for the presence ofenteric bacteria. There cur-rently are no beaches withhealth advisories againstswimming.

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Political forumThursday night

Key West’s HometownPolitical Action Committeewill host a forum for KeyWest political candidates onThursday at the TropicCinema at 416 Eaton St. inKey West.

For the City Commission,participants are incumbentKey West Mayor CraigCates and challengerMargaret Romero, andincumbent District 1 CityCommissioner JimmyWeekley and challengerTom Milone.

For the open Group 3 seaton the city Utility Board,Cheryl Cates, Timothy Rootand Vidal are in the running toreplace Lou Hernandez, whois not seeking another term.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.and the panel discussion is setfor 6 to 8. Admission is free.

The questioners are US1Radio’s Bill Becker; PaulClarin, publisher of the KeyWest Citizen; Jenna Staufferof WEYW; and RichardGrusin.

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SMITH ROBERT E. SMITH. With loving memories weannounce the passing ofRobert Edward Smith, "Plainold Bob Smith" 9-3-2013,(Springfield, OH), born (1935).Bob married Kathleen 1954.Bob lived in Marysville OH,and hosted friends & family inMarathon and Lady Lake FL.Bob wheeled & dealed withPolly, then Pat Lewis at hispawn shop then moved on toLady Lake. He was a long-time member of the Moose. Bob is survived by brother,Richard Smith (Springfield),former wife Kathleen Sparrow(OH), Sons: Derrel, Daniel,Darren and daughters DianeRatliff and Dawn Irwin; twogranddaughters and fivegrandsons. Bob was precededin death by his brother Thomasand son Dennis. He will be missed dearly byhis 5 year breakfastcompanion, Edmond Alvut.9-3-2013,

SCHROEDER Thomas Edward Schroederwas born on July 18, 1959 toGordon R. and Ruth M.Schroeder in Worth, IL. Tomwas born with spina bifida,which caused paralysis fromthe waist down, so he led achallenging life. In 1963, helearned to walk with bracesand crutches through theEaster Seal Center andbecame the Easter Seal PosterChild on billboards acrossAmerica saying, “Hello world, Ithink I’m going to make it.”Tom’s dad helped instill in hima great love of fishing from anearly age. This love for fishingand his huge dream to becomea commercial fisherman ledhim to the Florida Keys. It wasthere that he completed a 54hour course and a rigorousphysical test performed by theUS Coast Guard in order toobtain the official status of“Captain Thomas Schroeder”.He started a small fishingcompany called FootlessFishing and Chum. The nameplayed on the fact that he hadbecome a double amputee andalso portrayed his wonderfulsense of humor. His companyproduced the best chum inFlorida that customers still talkabout. Along with Tom’s jovialspirit, he was very generous,and always wanted to helppeople. It was his mom thatgave him the love for othersand the deep encouragementnever to give up. Mom passedon her strong faith in the Lordand that no matter whathappened in his life, God had areason for it. Tom’s earthlystruggles ended when the Lord

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SMITH ROBERT E. SMITH. With loving memories weannounce the passing ofRobert Edward Smith, "Plainold Bob Smith" 9-3-2013,(Springfield, OH), born (1935).Bob married Kathleen 1954.Bob lived in Marysville OH,and hosted friends & family inMarathon and Lady Lake FL.Bob wheeled & dealed withPolly, then Pat Lewis at hispawn shop then moved on toLady Lake. He was a long-time member of the Moose. Bob is survived by brother,Richard Smith (Springfield),former wife Kathleen Sparrow(OH), Sons: Derrel, Daniel,Darren and daughters DianeRatliff and Dawn Irwin; twogranddaughters and fivegrandsons. Bob was precededin death by his brother Thomasand son Dennis. He will be missed dearly byhis 5 year breakfastcompanion, Edmond Alvut.9-3-2013,

SCHROEDER Thomas Edward Schroederwas born on July 18, 1959 toGordon R. and Ruth M.Schroeder in Worth, IL. Tomwas born with spina bifida,which caused paralysis fromthe waist down, so he led achallenging life. In 1963, helearned to walk with bracesand crutches through theEaster Seal Center andbecame the Easter Seal PosterChild on billboards acrossAmerica saying, “Hello world, Ithink I’m going to make it.”Tom’s dad helped instill in hima great love of fishing from anearly age. This love for fishingand his huge dream to becomea commercial fisherman ledhim to the Florida Keys. It wasthere that he completed a 54hour course and a rigorousphysical test performed by theUS Coast Guard in order toobtain the official status of“Captain Thomas Schroeder”.He started a small fishingcompany called FootlessFishing and Chum. The nameplayed on the fact that he hadbecome a double amputee andalso portrayed his wonderfulsense of humor. His companyproduced the best chum inFlorida that customers still talkabout. Along with Tom’s jovialspirit, he was very generous,and always wanted to helppeople. It was his mom thatgave him the love for othersand the deep encouragementnever to give up. Mom passedon her strong faith in the Lordand that no matter whathappened in his life, God had a

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Roaming pit bulls kill two cats

The owner of two pitbulls in Marathon was fined$200 and faces a possiblecivil lawsuit after her dogskilled a pair of 18-year-oldcats sleeping outside of aneighboring 46th Streethouse on Sept. 3.

Bonnie Clydesdale toldthe Keynoter she andboyfriend, Larry Wade, wereawoken around 11:30 p.m.that night by the two dogsjumping and pawing on thecouple’s sliding door.

According to a MonroeCounty Sheriff’s Officereport, the roaming dogs areowned by Yvette Renta. Shelives a short distance fromClydesdale and Wade, alsoon 46th Street.

“We heard [the dogs] andgot up and ran to the door,but before we could get to

the door [the cats] weredead. The one dog, we had totake cat hair out of his mouthand the other had [cat hair inits] footprints on our win-dow,” Clydesdale said.

She said she has necrop-sy reports that further con-firm the two pit bulls killedher cats, which routinelyslept in a flower garden out-side the house.

“It was definitely from alarge bite,” Clydesdale saidof the cats’ deaths.

She added that the cats’spinal cords were “complete-

ly severed” and there wereseveral 1.5-inch-deep punc-ture wounds, among otherinjuries, noted in the reports.

Clydesdale said she’s con-cerned because the dogs havebeen loose on several occa-sions and that Renta “andwhomever she lives withhave absolutely no remorse.”

“They had attitudes infront of the police depart-ment. She said she doesn’tfeel like she should apolo-gize,” she said.

Renta has no listed tele-phone number and no one

answered a reporter’s knockon the front door of thehouse Monday afternoon.The dogs could be heardbarking inside the house.

Clydesdale has hired KeyWest attorney MaggieGutierrez to explore a civillawsuit against Renta, possi-bly for compensatory andpunitive damages.

“I’m doing research tolook into my client’s civilremedies under Florida law,”Gutierrez said.

For more on this story, goto www.KeysNet.com.

Report: Ownersays she isn’tresponsibleBy RYAN McCARTHYrmccarthy@keynoter.com

MARATHON

Grim outlook forold Seven Mile

Monroe County Com-missioner Danny Kolhagesaid during Tuesday’sCounty Commissionmeeting in Marathon thathe’s “received about 3,000e-mails” related to thefuture of the historic oldSeven Mile Bridge inrecent months.

Those e-mailers —mainly supporters ofrepairing the failing bridge— wouldn’t have takenmuch solace in a reportoffered up by county con-sultant Nelson Canjura atthat meeting.

It delivered grim newsabout the condition of the2.2-mile section of thespan leading to PigeonKey offshore of Marathon.

The county paidCanjura’s Omaha, Neb.-based firm, HDR Inc.,$18,000 to conduct anindependent review of twocomplicated 2012 stateDepartment of Transporta-tion inspection reports thatoutlined the bridge’s gen-eral state of disrepair.

Canjura told the CountyCommission that withoutmajor renovation, thebridge is “at the end of itsservice life.”

“It’s at the point whereit’s beyond that thresh-

old,” he said.The 2.2-mile section of

the bridge has been closedfor years to auto trafficand fishing due to con-cerns about the bridgefalling apart.

DOT owns the iconicspan and has had long-running negotiations withthe county about footing apercentage of an estimated$18 million bill to repairthe decking and railings inexchange for turning own-ership of the bridge overto Monroe.

But Canjura intimatedthe DOT estimate is formore of a patchwork job,and his report estimates itcould cost as much as$71.76 million over 30 yearsto keep the bridge leading toPigeon Key viable.

“If you look at the $18million repair from FDOT,you can easily deduce thatyou can repeat this repair inthe very near future as theother elements are requir-ing the repair,” he said, not-ing DOT’s estimates callonly for repairing or replac-ing roughly one-third of thesuperstructure.

Canjura’s $71.76 mil-lion estimate does includerepairs to the bridge’s sub-structure. He also preparedan estimate totaling $60million over 30 years thatwould cover a completereplacement of the bridgesuperstructure lasting atleast 75 years.

For more on this story,go to www.KeysNet.com.

New reportpaints morebleak pictureBy RYAN McCARTHYrmccarthy@keynoter.com

MIDDLE KEYS

In-house attorney no sure thing

The Monroe CountySchool Board is wary ofSuperintendent Mark Porter’scall for an in-house attorneyto represent the district.

The School District spentnearly $1 million last year onoutside legal services, andboard members said at aSept. 10 meeting that Porterhas not provided an analysiscategorizing legal fees.

Attorney Dirk Smits ofVernis and Bowling serves asthe board’s counsel for $125hourly. His firm, Vernis andBowling, is also retained at$125 per hour to serve as thedistrict’s counsel, meaningwhen Porter or district staffneed legal advice, they callSmits just like board mem-bers can.

The district also hires spe-cialists to handle workmen’scompensation and ExceptionalStudent Education lawsuits,and has previously employed alabor attorney to lead negotia-tions with the United Teachersof Monroe union.

Porter’s plan is aimed atsaving legal expenses, whichhe said should break down ataround $15 or $20 per stu-dent, whereas in the FloridaKeys, that cost ranges from$33 to $60 per student.

The district’s last in-houseattorney was Richard Collins,who served from 2006 to2011, and part of 2012 until

his death.“For economic reasons

and for a service deliverymodel, I would like to look atreturning to a model of acombination of a SchoolBoard attorney and outsidecounsel and an in-housecounsel to cover the day-to-day legal needs of the dis-trict,” he said.

Board member John Dicksaid he’s concerned that anin-house attorney could cre-ate contrasting agendas.

“The attorney works forthe board,” Dick said, “andthat is extremely important tome. On the whole, I think[Smits] has done good serv-ice for us.”

Board member EdDavidson said the veryessence of the School Boardas a governmental entity pre-scribes that any attorney inthe mix works for the board.

“If we have four attor-neys,” he said, “they all workfor the School Board.”

When someone sues thedistrict, “they don’t sue theadministration or the superin-tendent. They sue the SchoolBoard, and I’m very concernedabout the blurred lines.”

While criticizing Porterfor not providing cost data,board member Robin Smith-Martin said he supportsPorter’s goal as long as thecost is neutral.

“I thought we’d be gettinga presentation of analysis tomake a decision,” he said. “Itsounds like the superintend-ent wants to build his leader-ship team and have an attor-ney in-house,” he said. “Idon’t have a problem if thesuperintendent feels like on

his team he wants to have in-house counsel and there’s arelatively net zero change incost. I think the proof is inwhat’s it gonna cost.”

He reiterated, “We weregiven no information to ana-lyze.”

Dick said Smits’ 17 yearsof experience with the districtas a client is invaluable.

“The consideration of analternative model is notbased on the quality of legalservices,” Porter said. “Itmore has to do with theaccessibility.”

Porter said he would bringback a recommendation for aboard vote while noting, “I’mhearing a lot of concerns.”

Davidson called outDuring the legal discus-

sion, board Chairman AndyGriffiths pondered if oneboard member requests legalwork if that interpreted asrepresenting the collectivewill of the board.

He gave the example ofDavidson recently workingwith Smits to write a contractfor auditor and accountantSteve Pribramsky to performa post-construction analysisof the $38 million rebuild ofHorace O’Bryant MiddleSchool in Key West.

The auditing service wasultimately put out to bid withresponses due on Sept. 17, butnot without board memberscriticizing Davidson for whatwas perceived as an end-run.

Dick said it “wasn’tgreat,” while Smith-Martincalled Davidson’s move“underhanded.”

To that, Davidson loudlyexclaimed, “bull” expletive.

Board memberssay plan lackscost analysisBy SEAN KINNEYskinney@keynoter.com

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“construction developmentdocuments.”

Design documents wereto be complete by Sept. 4,construction documents bySept. 23 and bids due by Oct.4, according to the currentschedule. That’s roughlythree months for what manyhave said is typically a six-month process.

Horn wrote that the short-ened timetable would lead toinaccurate bids and, ulti-mately, numerous change-order requests that coulddrive the price of the city hallhigher than anticipated.

On Monday, Florida KeysContractors AssociationPresident Chris Gratton sentan e-mail to council membersexpressing “concerns with theaccelerated bid process.”

“We have been contactedby several members of ourorganization that plan on bid-

ding on the project and statethat it is near impossible tocomplete a competitive bidin the nine- to 10-day timeframe,” he wrote.

But Cinque said hebelieves Hernstadt did nothingwrong, and points to “bil-lions” of dollars worth of con-tracts Hernstadt oversaw as alongtime Miami-Dade Countyand city of Miami employee.

“He’s been doing his job,as far as I’m concerned,managing a contract wehave. I think a couple ofcouncil people are gettingclose to interfering with hisjob,” he said.

Hernstadt told theKeynoter last week that he isdoing what the councilordered him to when itagreed to move forward withthe project “get it done assoon as reasonably possible.”

At the Sept. 19 CityCouncil meeting, CouncilmanDick Ramsay attempted to

voice “major concerns” withthe timetable during the meet-ing’s closing comments lastTuesday, but he was interrupt-ed and ultimately cut off byCinque, who was angered byRamsay’s timing.

“He had ample opportu-nity if he wanted to talkabout it [during the meet-ing]. All he did was shoutfire in a crowded theater,”Cinque said Monday, refer-ring to a PlanningDepartment update earlier inthe meeting.

Cinque was also angeredby a perceived insinuationthat he was pushing the proj-ect along so he could be rec-ognized — before termingout of office after six years inNovember — as one of thecouncil members responsiblefor a new city hall. Headamantly denies that.

“My entire questioning ofRoger on that contract isabout every 10 days I ask

him how it’s going and hesays, ‘It’s going good,’ “Cinque said.

Horn told the Keynoter hehas a scheduling conflict onThursday that he’s attempt-ing to clear up, but hopes toattend the special meeting.

“I have a Planning Boardmeeting in Key West at thesame time. I’m trying to seeif the planner involved in theproject can handle that so Ican go to the meeting. It’ll benice to have a meeting andtalk about it and move on,”he said.

Murray said workingwith Porter on documentaccess “has always been astruggle. We are not talkingabout odd of exceptionalbehavior. Rather, my suitaddresses what has becomethe norm with the Porteradministration.”

It wasn’t clear onTuesday if Porter had beenserved with the lawsuit. ButPorter — who in the past hasacknowledged the districtcould improve its public-records access — didn’trespond to a request forcomment.

Board Chairman AndyGriffiths said he would meetwith the superintendent tofind out “why we can’t seemto do the simplest things.”

He agreed that a list ofsupplemental pay is some-thing that should be “readily

available” since it presum-ably has figured into the dis-trict’s recent budget prepara-tion and ongoing contractnegotiations with the UnitedTeachers of Monroe union.

“While this is the firsttime that I have sued,”Murray said, “it is by nomeans the first time I havehad difficulty obtainingcompliance with publicrecords requests.”

Last year, Murray threat-ened to sue — even hiringformer State AttorneyDennis Ward — when thedistrict wouldn’t producereports generated throughthe in-house and since dis-continued waste, fraud andabuse hotline.

When the reports finally

came out, it set in motion theouster of then-FinanceDirector Ken Gentile, whoset up the hotline.

Although there wasnever a formal inquiry, areview of the reports indi-cates Gentile rarely fol-lowed up on the anonymoushotline tips and divertedthose that complained abouthim into a dead-end e-mailaddress that belonged to hisformer intern.

Murray said he is notamendable to any out-of-court resolution because hewants a “definitive answer”from Chief Monroe CountyCircuit Court Judge DavidAudlin, who will hear thecase. On Tuesday, there was-n’t a court date set.

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In Loving Memory of

Ian BoswellOn his 30th BirthdaySeptember 18, 2013

A vast ocean of tears could never wash away the familiar sorrow which permeates every last inch of life; and time is not the healer that it’s said to be. It cannot satisfy the longing, nor ease the suffering of a heart heavy with grief. It cannot fill the insatiable emptiness, nor quiet the trembling of a troubled soul.

But one day there will come a day of reunion, when the tears are tears of joy, and the heart and soul finally receive eternal peace.

Happy Birthday,Buddy

We love and miss you,Mom, Dad, Jager, and Uncle Mark

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CITY OF MARATHON, FLORIDA9805 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050Phone: (305) 743-0033

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SPECIAL CALL MEETINGNotice Is Hereby Given That The City Council Members WillMeet For A Special Call City Council Meeting On Thursday,September 19th of 2013 At 5:30 PM At The Marathon Fire Station,8900 Overseas Highway In Marathon To Hold DiscussionsPertaining To The City Of Marathon City Hall Contract.

The City of Marathon complies with the provisions of theAmericans With Disabilities Act. Individuals with disabilitiesrequiring special accommodations or assistance should call CityHall (305) 289-5020 of such need at least 48 hours in advance.

Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, if a person decides toappeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to anymatter considered at any the meeting or workshop noted herein, he orshe will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purposeshe or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedingsis made; which record includes the testimony and evidence uponwhich the appeal is to be based. All interested persons are invited toattend the meeting and participate in the discussion; or, writtencomments may be sent to the City of Marathon, c/o City Clerk, 9805Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050. Published Keynoter 9-18-13

this month.Court documents indi-

cate many of the arrestswere made after federalfisheries investigators raid-ed a Grassy Key marine-lifebusiness suspected of sell-ing sharks and other speciesthat cannot be taken with-out special permits, whichwere not issued.

The new indictment saysPerrin and Franko storedsome of their illegal catch ata Middle Keys marine-lifebusiness, which arrangedshipping to Michigan. Thecatch reportedly includedundersized nurse sharksthat were listed in docu-ments as another species.

One box shipped Sept. 1,

2011, from Marathon toTropicorium contained “66prohibited sea fans ... 12blue-line anemone shrimp... 20 baby angelfish lessthan 1 inch in length, andone baby butterfly fish,” theindictment says.

Franko and Perrinreportedly came to the Keysin May and August 2011.Sites they fished reportedlyinclude Halfmoon Reef offMarathon, and waters nearMarathon High School.

The indictment signedby Assistant U.S. AttorneyThomas Watts-Fitzgeraldsays each of the two menface a maximum sentenceof 10 years in prison if con-victed. The governmentseeks forfeiture of Perrin’s2008 Chevrolet van.

If convicted, 10years possibleFrom Indicted, 1A

Records tough to come byFrom Lawsuit, 1A

Architect raises deadline issuesFrom Marathon, 1A

Crackdown on liveaboards coming

Boaters in the FloridaKeys’ new managed anchor-ing areas can expect a knockon the hull from state andlocal enforcement officers.

Sheriff Rick Ramsay toldthe Monroe County Com-mission Tuesday that theSheriff’s Office and FloridaFish and Wildlife Conser-vation Commission haveincreased marine patrols inthe anchorages to alertboaters to new regulations.

“We are taking a harder-line stance” on problemboaters, Ramsay told commis-sioners in Marathon. “We’retrying to weed out the trouble-makers versus the good citi-zens who live on boats.”

“If you comply and follow

the rules, there’s no problem,”Ramsay said. “If you don’t,you’ll find yourself gone.”

The new managedanchoring areas wereapproved by the state andcounty to prevent “irrespon-sible boating practices” thatcan lead to pollution andderelict vessels, a countybrochure says.

In areas like Boca ChicaBasin and the Key Havenboat ramp in the Lower Keys,and the Tarpon Basin area inKey Largo, officers also tar-get obnoxious or illegalbehavior, Ramsay said.

“Some people no longeruse the [Key Haven] boatramp because they’re con-cerned and afraid to bethere,” Ramsay said. “Peopleare being accosted or pres-sured for money.... There issome crime associated withpeople on boats out there.”

The number of anchoredboats off Boca Chica “seems tohave doubled,” Ramsay said.

While enforcing boatingsafety, registration and sani-

tary regulations, officersalso are trying to get contactinformation.

“On most vessels with peo-ple aboard, they want to com-ply with the [anchoring] ordi-nance. They’re doing whatthey can,” FWC Capt. PatLangley said. “But there arequite a few unattended boats.”

In Boca Chica Basin andCow Key Channel, FWC offi-cers issued written warningsfor seven vessels anchored ina no-anchoring area and fourfor not having requiredpumpout stickers. Nineteenboats were tagged as “at risk”of becoming derelict becauseof their poor condition.

No citations have beenissued.

“We’ve still got a lot ofwork to do,” said Langley,noting that Key West Harborand other new areas have notbeen checked.

Commissioner SylviaMurphy said increasedenforcement made a differ-ence at the waterfront groundsat the Murray E. Nelson

Government and CulturalCenter in Key Largo.

“The good people wholive out there [on boats] real-ize we’re serious and they’rewatching the no-goods,” she said.

Ramsay said the Sheriff’sOffice will conduct threemonths of regular patrols atthe anchorages but likely willseek funding from BoatingImprovement Funds to main-tain the effort.

County Mayor GeorgeNeugent said having a regu-lar patrol presence on thewater “is so important in acounty completely surround-ed by water.”

Tarpon Basin in KeyLargo is not covered as amanaged anchoring area butthat could change with newonshore support facilities,Neugent said.

The existing anchorageswere approved under a statepilot program scheduled toexpire next July. However,the Florida Legislature mayextend the program.

‘Troublemakers’are the targets,law officers say

ON THE WATER

By KEVIN WADLOWSenior Staff Writerkwadlow@keynoter.com

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EDITORIAL

Village gets$6.5M ‘surprise’

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

More sanctuary inputThe Florida Keys National Marine

Sanctuary is conducting a review ofsanctuary regulations, including therules and boundaries for marine zonesin the sanctuary and surroundingnational wildlife refuges in prepara-tion for development of a revision ofthe sanctuary management plan. Muchhas changed since the last revision ofthe plan in 2005.

The environmental conditions ofour sanctuary continue to decline. TheFlorida Keys Sanctuary ConditionReport of 2011 (http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/condition/fknms/welcome.html) documents the eval-uation of the critical elements of oursanctuary as Good, Good/Fair, Fair,Fair/Poor, Poor, and Undetermined.

Of the 17 questions used to rate theconditions of the critical elements ofwater, habitat, living resources andmaritime archaeological resources,none are Good, only one is Good/Fair,three are Fair, 10 are Fair/Poor, one isPoor, and one is Undetermined.

After decades of monitoring thedecline of our marine environments,we are now developing the scienceand technology that will addRestoration to the sanctuary tool kit ofPreservation, Conservation, Educationand Outreach, Management, andEnforcement. In addition to monitor-ing the condition of our living marine

natural resources, we can now workon active ecosystem restoration.

We can grow and restore the criti-cal species, corals, herbivores and oth-ers that are essential to the health ofour marine ecosystems. In order toaccomplish preservation and restora-tion of our sanctuary, we need torevisit the marine zoning, boundaries,and rules of our sanctuary.

The Sanctuary Advisory Council,made up of representatives from Keyscommunities, is the front line of thisrevision. Our suggestions and planswill be the first outline for sanctuaryand legal efforts at management-plandevelopment.

The SAC needs communityinvolvement and suggestions to makethis plan compatible with the econom-ic, recreational and environmentalrequirements of Keys residents. Sofar, the commercial elements of thecommunity have been very vocal witha message that additional zoning andregulation is not welcome.

However, environmental consider-ations, including restoration and eco-logical protection, are also veryimportant. The plan will require theconsensus, compromise and coopera-tion of the community. Compromise isdifficult and it cannot be reached ifonly one element of the communityprovides input. We need not only thecommercial elements but also those

with recreational and environmentalinterests to provide council and opinion.

There are four public meetings thismonth to seek community input ondevelopment of the new managementplan for the sanctuary. We need allperspectives to be represented at thesemeetings.

Martin MoeSanctuary Advisory CouncilMarathon

Keys knowledge goes farI read a letter in the Keynoter

saying to support the Wild BirdCenter.

Walking along the pier inLaguna Beach, Calif., recently, wesaw a cormorant with two hooks inhis beak and one in his wing.Everyone was standing aroundlooking at the bird and doing noth-ing, not even calling animal rescue.

Jeannette Preston, who lived inMarathon from the time she was 5,caught the bird and removed all thehooks to a standing ovation. Evenheard one remark: “She’s dressedfor the occasion.”

Just thought you would like toknow what she learned in the Keyshas gone nationwide. I am a veryproud father.

Jerry KranzMarathon

ACA help availableOne mission of the League of

Women Voters is to educate votersabout important issues in a bipartisan,just-the-facts way. In a state that is sec-ond in the nation in the rate of unin-sured citizens, one of those importantissues is the implementation of theAffordable Care Act (Obamacare).

As president of the local chapter, Iwanted to find information to help meeducate Upper Keys residents about theexchanges that will open on Oct. 1. Myresearch led me to an article about thenavigators being trained to explain theseexchanges. That sounded like a good idea.

It was shocking, then, to hear of theFlorida Department of Health’s decisionto bar these federal navigators from coun-ty health units, preventing working-classFloridians from even receiving informa-tion about how to enroll in private insur-ance plans while at county health depart-ments. By shutting out these navigators,the state has left some of its most vulner-able citizens in the dark about how to usethe online Marketplace to find the health-care coverage they need.

The state has already made a wrongchoice in refusing to accept the federalmoney for Medicaid expansion.Accepting the money is an economicno-brainer: $51 billion from the federalgovernment over the next 10 yearswould provide a huge boost to Florida’seconomy, and the 120,000 jobs somestudies project the expansion would cre-ate are much needed in a state still strug-gling with high unemployment.

With the Oct. 1 opening of theonline health-care marketplace fastapproaching, I only hope that the statewill reverse its policy immediately.

In the meantime, the Upper KeysLeague of Women Voters will hostspeakers at its October general meetingwho will discuss aspects of theAffordable Care Act, including theonline marketplace. The meeting willbe on Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. at the KeyLargo Library community room and isfree to the public. The library is inTrade Winds Plaza at mile marker101.4 oceanside.

Catherine BosworthTavernier

Special interests dominateOn Oct. 1, Key West voters will be

asked to vote on the following ques-tion: “Shall the city of Key Westrequest that the Army Corps ofEngineers conduct a comprehensivefeasibility study, at no monetary cost tothe city, to determine the environmen-

tal, economic and social impacts ofwidening the Key West main shipchannel for use by modern and longercruise ships while also addressing nav-igational safety?”

The Corps would charge $3 million,with half of that paid through a non-federal match. If there is a yes vote andthe study proceeds, a special-interestgroup composed of individuals andorganizations has agreed to pay thecity’s share of the study’s cost. That ishow it is at no monetary cost to the city.This payment is, in effect, a gift to thecity, and it is unsecured.

For the members of the special-inter-est group, it is an investment in whichthey expect a return — namely, signifi-cant economic benefits for themselves.

Also, if there is a yes vote and thestudy proceeds, the city will have todevote staff and resources to the studyto assist the Corps of Engineers. Thiswill clearly be a cost to the city and con-tradicts the ballot question language.

More important, though, do youwant your city to be obligated to, oreven have the appearance of beingobligated to, any special-interestgroup? There are many of us inAmerica who feel that special-interestgroups already have an undue influ-ence on all levels of our governments.

Dave HornKey WestNew Vineyard, Maine

Beware the pit bullsWe just wanted to inform all of the

residents in the area of 46th street inMarathon to be aware of incident thathappened on Sept. 3 at 11:30 p.m.

We were sleeping and were awokenby a loud noise outside of our home. AsI opened the curtain in front of our slid-er, two pit bull dogs were jumping onthe slider. They then turned and randown the driveway.

We went outside to check on our twocats, both 18 years old, that sleep in theflower bed in the area where we heardthe noise, only to find both of the catshad been killed and left in the driveway.

We called the Monroe CountySheriff’s Office and they responded, asdid Safe Harbor Animal Rescue of theKeys. We caught the dogs and putleashes on them, as we recognizedthem as the dogs down the street.

A deputy arrived and was informedof what happened. The deputy walkeddown the street and woke up the ownerto come get the dogs. Then the deputytook information and pictures. The dogowner’s son was there in the street

making comments like why all of thisfor two dead cats. He further was verydisrespectful to the deputy.

SHARK arrived and went down thestreet to see the dogs and to get informa-tion. The deputy then returned and wasgiven our information and then took thecats and said he would be back the nextday to give a citation to the dogs’ owner.

The next day, I was at work and nextto our home when I found another catthat was dead. SHARK was called aboutthis incident, also. The animal controlofficer arrived back in the morning andthe owner was cited and fined $200.

The owner was asked to provide proofof vaccines; to date they have not beenable to produce these records, so the dogshave a 10-day quarantine to the ownersproperty. The owner has stated they arenot responsible and will not pay the fine.

Since this, we have been told thesame two pit bull dogs were seen onanother night in the area, where a thirdcat was found as they chased a man thatwas walking his dog at 11 p.m. He hadto run back to his home with his dog.

I would like to thank the Sheriff’sOffice and SHARK for their quickresponse and assistance, and providing uswith the information we have available tous as residents to pursue this further.

Bonnie ClydesdaleLarry Wade Marathon

Safer riders comingThe Monroe County School District

and Marathon High School have againcommitted to assist in bringing a valu-able service to the community.

With their cooperation, we are ableto continue to conduct the state-approved Florida Riding TrainingProgram classes at Marathon High.This enables Keys residents to get themotorcycle endorsement on theirlicense and attend the state-requiredclasses right here in the Keys, therebysaving the locals having to go to themainland and spending two or threetimes the amount in money and time.

We thank Suanne Lee at the districtoffice for her assistance, and MarathonHigh Principal Hammond Gracy and hisstaff, especially Regina Ryan, VanessaMoodley and Teresa Konrath for theirsupport. Kevin Freeman needs to beacknowledged for teaching motorcyclesafety awareness to his driver’s educa-tion students. Thank you, all.

Let’s all be safe out there on theroad and share the road safely.

Rupert A. StaudnerMarathon

How did the Village Councilnot know about added costsfor its wastewater system?

Most elected officials don’t like surprises.Especially, the kind that come in big newspaper head-lines on a topic that’s already a sore point.

That seems to be the reaction in the village ofIslamorada, where council members learned from TheReporter of a possible $6.5 million “surprise” change-order bill for the city’s wastewater treatment system.

When our sister newspaper, The Reporter, broke thestory last Thursday morning, it caught the mayor andmembers of the council flat-footed.

Mayor Ken Philipson said he did not know about thechange order or delays that Reynolds Water Islamoradawarned would result in shifting from gravity pumps toa vacuum system for outlying areas.

During the council’s regularly scheduled meetinglater that night, Councilman David Purdo questioned

how much the village ispaying its wastewater con-sultants to avoid such sur-prises. And he challengedfees being paid to localconsulting firm WadeTrim and Michigan-basedWyler Engineering.

In the 10 months theconsultants have been onthe job, the two firms havebilled the village nearly $3million in fees.

By contrast, MonroeCounty hired the FloridaKeys Aqueduct Authorityto oversee its approxi-mately $150 millionCudjoe Regional sewerconstruction project for aflat rate of $7 million.

Former Islamorada Mayor Chris Sante, in a letter cir-culated to Village Council members last week, raisedthe question on many minds: “You are looking at a costof $6.5 million ... for a change order to service about 40hookups. Where is the common sense in that?”

Well, of course, there isn’t any common-sense yard-stick applied when it comes to the village and its check-ered history on wastewater.

For residents with poor memories, recall the torturedpath of negotiations that took place between the VillageCouncil and the Key Largo Wastewater TreatmentDistrict board. At one point in 2011, Key Largo waste-water officials said treating Islamorada’s sewage wouldcost $11.5 million. Islamorada councilmen respondedwith a $3 million counteroffer, prompting Key Largo toend negotiations.

Eventually, cooler heads prevailed on both sides, andthat impasse was overcome.

But the disturbing pattern of starts, stops and bumpsalong the road reflect poorly on village leadership. Andthe latest $6.5 million change order surprise certainlyreinforces that reputation.

The village council has called a workshop for Oct. 9to discuss these and other wastewater billing issues.That meeting begins at 3 p.m. in the community roomin Founders Park. This is one not to miss if you haveany questions or concerns about costs and oversight onthe village’s $91 million (soon to be $98 million?)sewer project.

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Make you voice heardThe Florida Keys National

Marine Sanctuary AdvisoryCouncil’s Ecosystem ProtectionWorking Group has the followingmeetings set to take public input.All run from 5 to 8 p.m.:

● Sept. 23, Key Colony BeachCity Hall, 600 W. Ocean Drive, KeyColony Beach. Focus Area: MiddleKeys.

● Sept. 24, Hilton Key LargoResort, 97 mile marker. Focus area:Upper Keys.

● Sept. 25: DoubleTree GrandKey Resort, 3990 S. Roosevelt Blvd.,Key West. Focus area: Lower Keys.

● Sept. 26: DoubleTree GrandKey Resort. Focus area: Marquesasand Tortugas.

Neighbor helps neighborI am recovering from a condition known as Guillain

barre syndrome. It is known as French polio. The longand the short of it is, if you can’t walk, you can’t work.

The savings that I had quickly evaporated, and I wasclose to being evicted when a friend suggested I contactthe Coldwell Banker Schmidt Charitable Foundation. Ialso contacted the Florida Keys Electric CooperativeCharitable Trust. And what a lucky day that was for me.They really came through in a big way.

I cannot thank them enough for giving me a helpinghand. They are neighbors helping neighbors. And Iwould like to give a huge shout out to Hospice of theFlorida Keys/Visiting Nurse Association of the FloridaKeys. They keep me moving. Thank you again.

Ruth JonesMarathon

The sound of freedomThe Naval Air Station at Key West has been there

since before World War I. Anyone moving nearby andthen complaining about the noise is an idiot. Many peo-ple would love to live nearby. To them, F-35s sound likefreedom.

Don GerloffIslamorada

Jeannette Preston removes the three hooks from the California bird.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The disturbingpattern of starts,stops and bumpsalong the roadreflect poorly onvillage leadership.And the latest$6.5 millionchange ordersurprise certainlyreinforces thatreputation.

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

DEADLINE TO FILE BP CLAIMIS APRIL 22, 2014

WE ARE A LOCAL LAW FIRM WITH OVER A DECADE OF PRACTICING IN THE KEYS.

CONTACT OUR LAW FIRM TO DISCUSS YOUR POTENTIAL CLAIM.

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Marathon, FL 33050 Office: (305)743-2492

Fax: (305)743-2432email: rmalafy@msn.com

www.campbellandmalafy.com

Things you need to know about your rights under the BP Oil Spill Settlement:● This is a Court authorized and Court supervised settlement

which BP entered into voluntarily, that in part, limits BP’s liability for past and future damages resulting from the spill.

● BP has agreed in Court documents that Monroe County was in fact affected by the spill and that there may be future effects of the spill felt in the Keys.

● BP has agreed that Monroe County residents do not need to prove that the spill caused any loss - it is presumed for businesses and individuals meeting the financial criteria.

● You are included as a member in this settlement unless you opted out or were specifically excluded; most Monroe County residents and businesses are included.

● As a member of the settlement, you must make your claim by April 22, 2014.

● You cannot simply “wait and see”. If you do not make a claim by April 22, 2014, your claim will forever be lost and you will release BP from any claim you may have had for both past and future damages.

● There is no cost to you to determine if you are a member of the settlement and entitled to compensation. We do not charge upfront costs or fees and if you do not recover - you do not pay anything.

● If it is determined you are entitled to compensation - you may also be entitled to several times that amount to compensate you for future losses.

● You may be entitled to compensation under the settlement even if you were previously denied.

Class 22 about to start

Leadership Monroe County,the educational nonprofit com-munity leadership organizationfor the Keys, has finalized itsroster for its 22nd year of pro-grams with the selection ofClass 22.

The Key West Chamber ofCommerce developed Leader-ship Monroe County in 1992to address the rapidly chang-ing needs and concerns of thecounty, develop a group ofwell-educated leaders, andhelp guide the community in apositive direction.

The organization cameunder the umbrella of theCommunity Foundation of theFlorida Keys in 2006 withClass 15, and in 2010 estab-lished itself as an independentnonprofit governed by a coun-tywide 20-member board.

Monthly sessions beginOct. 4 in Key West, with subse-quent monthly classes through-out the Keys culminating in

graduation April 2014. Class 22 participants:● Terry Abel, Islamorada

fire chief.● Gina Boilini, manager,

Doc’s Diner.● Tammy Collins, sales,

Cooke Communications.● Craig Cope, president,

Key Largo Chamber ofCommerce.

● Cathy Crane, chiefdeputy clerk of court,Monroe County.

● Jill Cranney-Gage, sen-ior accountant, Florida KeysAqueduct Authority; com-missioner, Florida KeysMosquito Control District.

● Jed Dodds, executivedirector, The Studios of KeyWest.

● Susan Harrison, boarddirector, Monroe Associationof ReMARCable Citizens.

● Don Hiller, captain andinspector general, MonroeCounty Sheriff’s Office.

● Lee Ann Holroyd, lieu-tenant, Sheriff’s Office.

● Jennifer Hulse, TheHulse Law Office PA.

● Rudy Krause, president,Rudy Krause Construction.

● Patrick Lefere, execu-tive director of operationsand Planning, MonroeCounty School District

● Hal Leftwich, chief exec-utive officer, Fishermen’sCommunity Hospital.

● Sue Lovley, legal assis-tant, Thomas D. Wright LawOffices.

● Joanne Mahoney, physi-cian.

● Scott Newton, owner,Key Colony Help Desk.

● Cali Roberts, assistantexecutive director, Woman-kind.

● Susan Sprunt, environ-mental planner, village ofIslamorada.

● Dawn Stavor, director ofnursing, Mariners Hospital.

● Pete Worthington, com-mercial fisherman and char-ter captain.

● Elizabeth Young, execu-tive director, Florida KeysCouncil of the Arts.

Leadership Monroe isaimed at residents who areactive in leadership roleswithin the private sector, gov-ernment or communityorganizations. Through a

series of one and two-day ses-sions, participants examinefundamental public and pri-vate issues throughout thecounty to inform and helpthem make quality leadershipdecisions they can incorpo-rate into their respective com-panies and organizations.

Led by experts and theheads of the respective fieldssurveyed, classes this yearfocus on tourism, the econo-my, environmental issues,education, government, judi-ciary and the law, military inthe Keys, health care andhuman services, emergencymanagement, arts and cul-ture, and the media.

In addition to the ongoingmonthly sessions during theyear, Leadership Monroe willcontinue to sponsor FloridaKeys Day in Tallahassee dur-ing the next legislative ses-sion in the spring. LeadershipClass 17 resumed FloridaKeys Day in 2009 after it hadbeen dormant.

Since its inception, morethan 470 people have gradu-ated from LeadershipMonroe.

Participantscome from allwalks of life

LEADERSHIP MONROE COUNTY

BusinessTRAIL FRIENDLY ZONE

The Key Largo Chamber ofCommerce’s Visitor Center atmile marker 106 bayside got

a facelift last week when volunteers got together to

convert the center into atrailhead for the Trail Friendly

Zone campaign. Visitors cannow ride and park their bikes

in front of the center at thenew bike rack donated by

Community Bank of Florida.Showing off the designation

are Matt Thibos from theEverglades Alligator Farm

and Cheryl Powers from Sea Tow Key Largo. To find

out how your business canqualify for Trail Friendly Zone

status, call 451-1414.

Come visit our online photo galleriesand submit your own at

www.KeysNet.com/Photos

A Monroe County gov-ernment budget thatincludes pay raises forcounty workers passedThursday, but when themoney shows up in pay-checks remains uncertain.

The newly approvedoperating budget of $286.7million for the fiscal yearthat states Oct. 1 includes$600,000 in raises to beshared by the county’s 500-plus employees, but countycommissioners and CountyAdministrator RomanGastesi could not settle onhow to award individualpay hikes.

It was the most con-tentious issue at the KeyWest hearing before the finalbudget and property-tax ratewon approval on 4-1 votes.

The new ad valorem rateof $4.02 per $1,000 of tax-able assessed property valuewill cost the owner of a prop-erty with a taxable assess-ment of $300,000 about$1,206 annually for unincor-porated county expenses,including the MonroeCounty Sheriff’s Office.

It does not include prop-erty taxes for schools, mos-quito control, water manage-ment or special districts.

Due to rising propertyvalues and new construc-tion, the tax rate is below thecurrent rate but 2.67 percentabove the rollback rate,which would raise the sameamount of tax money nextfiscal year as in the currentone. The new rate will gen-erate about $77 million fromproperty taxes, up about $2million from this year.

Commissioner HeatherCarruthers voted against themillage and operating budg-et after her motion to delayraises, pending completionof an ongoing salary study,was defeated, 3-2.

“How can you say no tothis motion?” Carruthersasked sharply. She later saidthe commission was “flyingblind absent this compensa-tion study.”

Other commissionerssaid they would authorizeraises — expected to aver-age around 3 percent —once they’re satisfied with amerit-pay plan forwarded byGastesi.

Gastesi intended toaward raises mostly as acost-of-living increase tonearly all staff but withholdraises from “some slackersout there.”

“This is vague,”Commissioner Danny

Kolhage said. “We don’thave the details.”

Average employees shouldget a cost-of-living increase,commissioners said, but high-performing employeesdeserve more money.

The board kept money forraises in the budget but askedGastesi to provide a specificplan for merit increases.

Kolhage cast the lonevote against the county’scapital-improvement budgetof $130 million, saying that$2.7 million listed for repair-ing the old Seven MileBridge should be movedinto land acquisition.

With repairs to the oldbridge to cost far more thanthe county could afford,Kolhage said, “these moniesought to be budgeted forserious things that may actu-ally happen.”

Kolhage also has criticizeda proposal to spend $5 millionto buy the Rowell’s Marinaproperty in Key Largo forpublic use but did not raisethat objection Thursday.

Newly included in thebudget is $226,000 for theMonroe County HealthDepartment to provide vac-cinations against human-papilloma virus for 300 localwomen. The virus can causecervical cancer.

Commissioners acknowl-edged the importance of thevaccine but blamed theFlorida Legislature for notproviding funding.

Only a handful of resi-dents commented on thecounty budget at two hear-ings and an open meeting.

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COUNTY COMMISSION

Homeless man stabs another

One Key West homelessman is in jail charged withattempted murder whileanother is in the RyderTrauma Center in Miamirecovering from a stabwound inflicted during aFriday night fight at HiggsBeach, a popular hangout forthe Southernmost City’s size-able street population.

Roosevelt Washington,53, is being held withoutbond at the Monroe CountyDetention Center on StockIsland. He’s charged withattempted murder forallegedly stabbing “multipletimes” Mark Barnes, 52, whowas subsequently airlifted toMiami from Lower KeysMedical Center.

Washington denied stab-bing Barnes, according tonumerous police reports, butdid admit to brawling.

A knife was found in atree several feet from ablood-stained bench.

Two witnesses told police

the fight started near somepicnic tables on Higgs Beachwhen a drunk Barnes startedhurling racial epithets atWashington. It was around8:30 p.m.

Key West Police OfficerRandall Smith encounteredWashington walking downAtlantic Boulevard with ablood-stained shirt.

Washington said hewouldn’t speak with “whitecops” about what happenedbut announced, “I didn’t stabanyone!,” prompting Randallto ask, “Who said anythingabout stabbing?” accordingto the reports.

Police used a cameraphone to send a photo ofWashington to Barnes’ loca-tion. Detective MatthewHaley said Barnes “was notdoing well” but identifiedRoosevelt as his assailant.

A cook at the Atlantic-sideSalute restaurant on Higgscalled the cops after Barneswent to the kitchen door ask-ing for help and saying hehad been stabbed, accordingto reports.

Monroe County AssistantState Attorney Val Winter isreviewing the chargesagainst Washington. Therewasn’t an arraignment dateset on Tuesday but Circuit

Court Judge Mark Jones willhear the case.

Since 2010, there have beenthree incidents involving onehomeless man killing another.

Last month in Marathon,Timothy Howard, 59, alleged-ly used a six-inch filet knife tostab to death Richard Maslar,53, at an encampment acrossU.S. 1 from the Knights KeyCampground during a fightover a missing bag.

Howard is scheduled tostand trial on Dec. 9 in frontof County Judge Ruth Becker

Fred Berndt, 46, ischarged with manslaughter inthe Jan. 19, 2012, death ofKenneth Anderson, 41.Police say Brundt andAnderson fought and Brundtknocked Anderson to theground at the Dion’s QuikMart at U.S. 1 and 62ndStreet in Marathon.

Berndt is set for trial, alsoin front of Becker, on Oct. 15.

On Dec. 25, 2010, policesay, William Millstead, 50,killed Clay Ratcliff, 49, byhitting him in the head witha hammer at a homelesscamp near mile marker 5.Millstead reportedly wasjealous of Ratcliff’s relation-ship with a woman.

Millstead is set forrelease from prison in 2060.

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More sanctuary input sought

After hitting rough waterrecently, advisers to theFlorida Keys NationalMarine Sanctuary this weektry again to explain sugges-tions for new marine-lifeprotected areas at sea.

“There seems to be a lotof confusion about what’sbeing recommended andwho recommended it,” sanc-tuary Superintendent SeanMorton said Tuesday.

Beginning Monday, mem-bers of the SanctuaryAdvisory Council and itsEcosystem Protection work-ing group hold a four-pro-gram series of evening meet-ings to “facilitate informationexchange and solicit regionand site-specific input” frominterested residents.

“This will be more infor-mal than an actual meetingwith an agenda,” Mortonsaid. “More of a roundtable

format where people cantalk and ask questions.”

“There is a lot of misin-formation about this being adone deal,” he said. “It’s stillvery early in the process —at the beginning, really.”

As part of the first majorupdate to its management plansince 1997, the Keys sanctu-ary will consider changingexisting marine protectedareas or adding new ones.

A slate of changes sug-gested by advisers —including proposals for newno-take areas, large andsmall — generated strongopposition from people inthe commercial-fishingindustry and sportfishingbusiness at meetings in lateJuly and August.

“They’re overreachingand getting into fishery man-agement, which is an areathey should not be,” saidKey West charter captainBill Wickers, a former sanc-tuary adviser. “They’re try-ing to say it’s not fisherymanagement but when theytake enormous swaths ofocean and say you can’t fishthere, that the ultimate infishery management,”Wickers said.

Morton said any recom-mendations from the Ecos-ystem Protection workinggroup will be reviewed andamended by the full SanctuaryAdvisory Council.

Federal and state officialsthen draft a series of alterna-tives which lead to a detailedsocio-economic impactstatement.

Regional input meetingsthis week in Key ColonyBeach, Key Largo and KeyWest focus on the advisorygroup’s proposals for nearbywaters.

Meetings open at 5 p.m.,with an outline of the regula-tory review process, fol-lowed by an hour of round-table talk. The process willbe repeated at 6:30 p.m.

The Monday meetingwill be held at Key ColonyBeach City Hall, followedby a Tuesday session at theKey Largo Hilton, milemarker 97 bayside.

Two meetings will be heldat the DoubleTree Grand KeyResort in Key West, on Sept.25 and 26. The Sept. 25 ses-sion looks at Lower Keyswater, while proposals for theMarquesas and Dry Tortugaswill be discussed Sept. 26.

Four sessionsAre plannedfor next week

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United Way helps students

It’s as simple as ABC:Kids need school supplies tosucceed at their studies.

That’s why the UnitedWay of the Florida Keys andits community partnerslaunched Stuff the Bus, aneffort that produced truck-loads of school supplies dis-tributed last week to all 17Monroe County schools fromKey Largo to Key West.

United Way volunteersshowed up early at theFlorida Keys ElectricCooperative in Marathon andloaded their vehicles withpens, pencils, paper, back-packs, binders, notebooksand other school supplies thathad been collected in the

Stuff the Bus drive.“We’re very grateful to

United Way for includingPoinciana [Elementary]School in its Stuff the Busprogram,” PrincipalChristina McPherson said.“These supplies will givemany of our students thetools they need to succeed inschool.”

Forty-nine percent ofMonroe County studentshave qualified for free orreduced price meals duringthe 2013-14 school year. Thismeans more than 4,000 stu-dents come from familieswho struggle to buy food, letalone items from back-to-school shopping lists provid-ed by their schools.

David Murphy, principalof Coral Shores High School,called the load of supplies hisschool received from theUnited Way drive “amazing

and substantial.”“Our guidance staff has

already identified several stu-dents that lack the basic sup-plies needed to functioneffectively in the academicenvironment,” Murphy said.“They will be able to distrib-ute the supplies to these stu-dents and see that we removethis barrier to success.”

Margie Smith, presidentof the Keys United Way,described Stuff the Bus as acommunity effort.

She had special praise forPublix, which donated$1,800 from its checkout giftcard program, Tools forSchool; Office Depot, whichdonated 200 backpacks; andOffice Max, which heavilydiscounted back-to-schoolitems for the effort.

Other businesses, agen-cies and community groupsalso chipped in.

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The students at Sugarloaf School show their appreciation for the supplies they gotthrough Stuff The Bus.

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Fatigue doomsLady Conchs

Last weekend’s two-dayeight-team Key West Highinvitational volleyball tourna-ment, conducted on twocourts at the BobbyMenendez Gym amid a din ofparticipants’ screams and ref-erees’ whistles, did not beginwell for the host Conchs.

On Friday, they lost toAtlantic High andMonsignor Pace, and onSaturday morning weredefeated by Palm BeachGardens to drop to 0-6 onthe season.

Now, just before noon, itwas time to take onMarathon. The Dolphins,who had lost on Friday toSouth Fork (the eventualtourney champion) and toPalm Beach Central, werefresh off a 25-12, 25-22 victo-ry over Hardee in Saturday’sfirst best-of-three match.

In that match, John’NishaQualls, Sydney Konrath andJordan Roney combined for17 kills for coach CarolMiller’s team.

That trio stayed hotagainst the Conchs, takingadvantage of perfect sets, asdid Gardine Raymond.Amanda Bruland came offthe bench and got three serv-ice points as the Dolphinswon the first game, 25-17.

That left senior RyannAppleby, by far the Conchs’

But Marathonrebounds withtough victoryBy DICK WAGNERKeynoter Contributor

PREP VOLLEYBALL

Photo by BERT BUDDE

Marathon’s Sydney Konrath goes up to score during the Key West invitational tournament.� See Volleyball, 2B

Lady Canesget swept

A state-caliber volleyballteam from Ransom Evergladesjumped on Coral Shores Highearly Wednesday on the wayto a three-game sweep.

Coral Shores head coachAndy Thiery comparedRansom (4-1) to “the volley-ball equivalent of a locomo-tive” after the Raiders’ 25-12,25-16, 25-20 win in Miami.

The Lady Canes (5-3)regrouped after the one-sidedopening game, he said. Bythe competitive third game,the Canes were “counteringwith an attack of their own.”

Main hitters Ellie Leopoldand Melissa Helphrey com-bined for 14 kill shots againstthe Raiders defense. AmberlynCasas turned in one of her bestmatches this fall with fourblocks at the net.

Brooklyn Irwin con-tributed a “phenomenal”effort with defensive digs andsolid passes, the coach said.

At midseason, Thierysaid, the Canes have “a very

sound understanding of ourstrengths and play towardthem while trying to improveon our weaknesses.”

The Canes got a chance totest their progress on the roadagainst district powerGulliver Prep, and at homeagainst Florida Christian,earlier this week (scorespending at press time).

Coral Shores hosts KeysGate at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday,after a 4 p.m. JV start.

Coach Chad Gardner’s jun-ior-varsity Canes travel to thetwo-day Florida Christian JVTournament, beginning Friday.

In other Upper Keys prepsports this week:

● Coral Shores’ swim teamcompetes against LaSalle andMarathon High School at 4p.m. today at the FoundersPark pool in Islamorada. Thenthe Canes then have no meetsscheduled until Oct. 2.

● Cross-country teams fromCoral Shores run Thursday atthe Pine Crest InvitationalMeet in Broward County.

● Island Christian School’svolleyball team plays a 4 p.m.Thursday varsity match athome against RedlandChristian. The Lady Eaglesare home again Friday for a 4p.m. JV game and a 5:30 p.m.varsity game with WestwoodChristian.

V’ball teamhosts Keys gate4 p.m. Tuesday

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Column on hiatusDue to inclement conditions, Capt. Chris Johnson’s

fishing report is on hiatus this week. Conditionsimproving, it will return next week.

Lossless Conchs give one away

Key West High linemanKenneth Sagan, his facedarkly smeared as if withblack war paint, knelt aloneon the Tommy RobertsMemorial Stadium turf, min-utes after a field goal hadspun through the goalpoststo seal the Conchs’ fateFriday night.

He spit out an expletivebefore saying, “We had ‘em.”

The Conchs had ledSatellite Beach, 14-0, butended up losing, 16-14, theirthird consecutive defeatwithout a victory.

Twenty yards away from

Sagan, running back DeonteStemage, his face dotted withsweat, sat in the grass in con-templation. “Not acceptable,”he said. “All I can say is wehave a lot of work to do.”

Before the game, coachJohnny Hughes was asked ifthis would be the night forthe first victory. “Sure hopeso,” he had said. “Wouldmake the weekend nicer.”

It began well for Key West.A 51-yard touchdown run

by quarterback AndrewFreeman gave the Conchs a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter,and that lead was increased to14-0 after a four-yard scoringrun by Stemage and anotherGavin Mock extra point earlyin the second.

After Stemage’s TD,Satellite Beach went on a72-yard drive that ended on

Many penalties,early leaddoesn’t holdBy DICK WAGNERKeynoter Contributor

SATELLITE BEACH 16, KEY WEST 14

Photo by BERT BUDDE

Key West lineman Kenneth Sagan remains on the field tocontemplate the Conchs’ 16-14 loss to Satellite BeachFriday night. � See Conchs, 2B

Conch Millikensets school record

Before sunrise Saturday,six girls high school cross-country teams gathered at thestart line on a dew-coveredfairway at the Key West GolfClub. Former Conch coachRick Mackenzie, who had setup the 3.1-mile course with300 orange flags and a goodnumber of pylons, blew aconch shell — and the run-ners were off.

Among them was KeyWest senior Tristin Milliken— and she was off to the runof her young life.

As Milliken and 53 otherrunners — from WestminsterChristian, West Orange,Cyprus, Matanzas and CoralShores — loped along thecourse, spectators gatherednear the finish line and chat-ted about race strategy.

After about 20 minutes,Kat MacNeal of Cypress

came in first. Seven othersfollowed, and then cameMilliken striding desperatelytoward the finishing chute onthe 18th fairway. The digitalclock above it ticked down— 21:57, 21:58 — and then,at 21:59, Milliken was home.

By one second, she hadbroken the school girlsrecord Morgan Nelson hadset in 2009 — and that hadbeen her goal.

The night before, she hadbeen one of the cheerleadersat the football game. Andnow ... this.

“Running is my passion,”she said, as her beaming moth-er, Tricia, Principal AmberBosco and coach TerenceWhite congratulated her.

She spoke of the torture ofthe hills at the top of thehome stretch and the energythat got her over them: “I wasdying and I was so nervous.”

Milliken led the Conchgirls to fourth place — thenext five runners were ChloeSavoi (22:44), Jane Welzien(23:26), Emily Good (24:33),Meaghan McCullah (24:46)

Cane runnersfinish sixthat Key WestBy DICK WAGNERKeynoter Contributor

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most experienced player,frustrated and grim-faced.She then gave an animatedtalk in the huddle to herteammates.

Behind Roney’s serving,Marathon got off to a 4-0lead in the second game.Appleby and CheyennePeppers sparked a rally thatgot them to within 23-19, butQualls blocked a shot byPeppers and Konrath closedthe match with a two-handedshot from her knees.

Both teams had onematch remaining. TheDolphins lost to Palm BeachGardens, 26-24 and 25-19, tofinish the tourney 2-3, andthe Conchs, tired from theirsixth match in less than 48hours (they had played inMiami on Thursday night)lost to Hardee, 25-21, 25-11.

That left the team 0-9 inmatches and 0-22 in games.

Marathon winsThe Dolphins shook off

fatigue from its five-matchtournament in Key West overthe weekend and won a tight-ly contested match overGreater Miami AdventistAcademy on Monday.

The 27-25, 20-25, 25-12,17-25, 16-14 win improvedthe team to 5-6 on the season.

John’Nisha Qualls led theDolphins with nine kills,while Regan Durkin andGardine Raymond seven,Sydney Konrath six andAmanda Davis five. KatiePopejoy had four service aces.

Marathon was scheduledto visit ArchimedeanAcademy Tuesday in Miamibefore hosting rival KeyWest High on Thursday at6:30 p.m.

Staff writer Ryan McCarthycontributed to this report.

Lady Conchsstill winlessFrom Volleyball, 1B

the Key West 1 when quar-terback Tyler Allen wasstopped on a fourth-and-onerun. It was the Conchs’ thirdgoal-line stand in two games.

But with time running outin the half, the Scorpions cutthe lead to 14-7 on a four-yard Allen touchdown run.

The third quarter (KeyWest was stopped on theScorps’ 16) was scoreless.

Then came the fatal fourth.The Conchs, on their way to14 penalties, unraveled. Atone point, assistant coachDave Van Loon yelled outto his defense, “We are sin-gle-handedly keeping themin the game.”

Allen ran nine yards for aTD with 7:12 left, but theextra point was blocked andthe Conchs still led, 14-13.

On their next possession,the Conchs’ running game —

the team’s strong point — wasbottled up. Breakaway threatsJeffery Anilus and MehkiSargent were met withswarms of tacklers, forcing apunt.

Satellite Beach got theball back on its 29 withthree minutes left. BehindAllen’s running and passing— and helped by offsidespenalties — the Scorpssteadily drove down thefield. They had a first-and-

goal at the 10, but threeplays later were only at thefive and facing a fourthdown.

Austin Downie came onthe field and kicked a 22-yard field goal just beforethe final buzzer.

The Conchs were left withthe reality that the hard partof the schedule is about tobegin. They will hostGulliver Prep at 7:30 Fridaynight.

Powerful Gulliver is nextFrom Conchs, 1B

and Sahara Graft (24:55).The girls’ elation was still

fresh when the boys racebegan, with Matanzas, ateam from Palm Coast, heav-ily favored.

Everett Wagner, KeyWest’s top runner, was com-ing off a disappointing run inthe season opener. But mid-way through the race hecould be seen (one shoe pur-ple, one orange) on the farside of a lake in fifth place.

When glimpsed again, hewas pounding down the stretchto finish second in 18:02 — 27seconds behind winner DrakeGoodman of Matanzas. It wasthe fastest Wagner had everrun the course.

He also wanted to erasethe memory of losing toCoral Shores’ StevenChadwick the week before.

“He was ready for sure,”

said Chadwick, who, ham-pered by a strained oblique,finished 31st in 20:41.

The next five finishers forthe Conchs, who took secondplace behind Matanzas, wereZach Lightfoot (19:11), JerryBurgess (19:30), StevenHobson (19:52), LeifCisneros (19:55) andWilliam Welzien (20:05).

Both Coral Shores teams,coached by Mary Jo Fry, fin-ished sixth.

Jesse Wollangk (22nd in20:10) led the boys, followedby Chadwick, PabloGonzalez (21:35), Ken Stokes(23:41), Patrick Holt (25:08)and Bernard Lietaert (25:19).

The Hurricane girls wereled by Marissa Bogue (35thin 27:25), followed byDarian Gibson (27:52), IvySummers (28:43), KyiaHerlth (31:20) and MeghanMurphy (34:17).

Keys are inmiddle of packFrom Running, 1B

Photo by BERT BUDDE

Ahead of Matazas’ Anthony Colasanti, the Conchs’ EverettWagner heads toward the finish line and second place atSaturday’s race.

Despite good form, Conchs lose

Losing for the first timein the young season, the KeyWest High boys and girlsswim teams fell to strongDoral Academy teamsSaturday at the hot, steamyFlorida Keys CommunityCollege pool.

The Conch boys lost,103-67, and the girls lost,126-44.

Key West’s 200-yardfreestyle relay team ofDerrick Allen, MarcusBrisson, Chris Bujak andIsaiah Green stayed unde-feated, winning the race in 1minute, 35 seconds — a sec-ond off the school record it

set in the season opener.Allen, a senior, lost for

the first time in the 50 free— he was nipped by Doral’sAdriano Martinez (23.23 to23.26) — but won the 100free in 54.41.

Green, a junior, who hadbeen undefeated in both the200 free and the 100 breast-stroke, was second in both.

The Key west 200 indi-vidual medley team ofAllen, Bujak, T.J. Carboneand Grigori Zubanov fin-ished second.

Doral won the girls andboys 200 IM relays, the girlsfree 200 relay and the boysand girls 400 free relays.

Key West will swim atWellington at 4 this afternoon.

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KEY WEST SWIMMING

Photo by BERT BUDDE

Key West High swimmers compete in a bellyflop contestafter Saturday’s meet with Doral Academy.

Legion honorsthe POWs, MIAs

Key West American LegionPost 28 at 5610 College Roadon Stock Island is holding aceremony to commemorateprisoners of war and thosemissing in action at 6:30 p.m.Friday. The ceremony will takeabout 20 to 25 minutes. Thepublic is welcome to attend.

Marathon Elkscooking up fun

Marathon Elks Lodge 2139is hosting a Halfway to St.Patrick’s Day Party on Tuesdayat 6:30 p.m. at the lodge, 8239Overseas Highway.

There will be music byPapa Pete, corned beef andcabbage dinner and prizes forbest costume. This is a mem-bership dive and open house.Tickets are $15 and are avail-able at the bar. Call 743-2652after 4 p.m. for more infor-mation.

Car show helpscancer research

Keys Team Pink, anUpper Keys volunteer teamfor the American CancerSociety’s Making StridesAgainst Breast Cancer of theFlorida Keys, has a fundrais-ing car show, Hot Rods for TaTas, from 6 to 9 p.m.Saturday at Denny’s

Restaurant, mile marker 97.6in Key Largo.

The event funds breastcancer research and providesinformation and services andaccess to mammograms forwomen in Monroe County.All makes and models of carsare welcome. There is noentry fee.

There will be raffles,music, T-shirt sales and foodand drink specials.

To find out more, callcontact Julie or BobMarshall at (305) 458-4523or (305) 522-5864.

Summer Jam helpschildren’s programs

The fourth annualSummer Jam, a family-friendly concert party to ben-efit Wesley House FamilyServices, is set for Dante’sKey West Pool Bar &Restaurant/Prime Steakhouseon Sept. 21 from 5 to 10 p.m.

There is music and threedinner offerings, with $100VIP tickets or general admis-sion tickets for $45 inadvance, $50 at the door.Children 12 and younger($10 ticket) can enjoy tradi-tional summer fare of burgersand hot dogs.

There will be pool time,hula-hoop and limbo con-tests, and prizes. Cash bar isavailable.

All proceeds benefitWesley House, whose mis-sion is to promote and

enhance the safety, well-being and development ofchildren by educating, sup-porting and meeting theneeds of families. Visitwww.wesleyhouse.org formore information and a linkto online ticket purchases.

Corn hole tourneyraises school funds

A corn hole tournament isplanned for Sept. 22 at theMarathon Community Parkto raise money for theMarathon High School jun-ior prom.

Corn hole is basicallydarts but using bean bagsand boards with holes cutout instead of dart bags. Costfor two-person team is $25

for the double-eliminationtournament.

Registration starts at 10a.m. the day of the event.Questions? Call WendyBonilla at 942-9961.

Free spay, neuterclinic scheduled

The next free spay andneuter clinic at the KeyLargo Animal Shelter is setfor Sept. 24 at the shelter,mile marker 106 oceanside.Call 451-0088 to schedule atapppointment.

Since 2000, shelter direc-tor Marsha Garrettson says,the shelter has provided morethan 7,200 free spays andneuters in the community.

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In the winter, I get to seethe wading birds in the nearbylake during their early morn-ing feeding. Last winter, I sawwhite pelicans, roseate spoon-bills, herons, egrets, ibis andcormorants. They congregatein the lake to take advantageof the shallower water in thewinter to catch small fish. It’sa wonderful sight.

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What an eye-opener.If there was any doubt that

there is a proliferation ofplastic bags, plastic and glassbottles, cans and takeoutboxes, a walk around theplaza will cast that aside. Iwas saddened to see theamount of trash scatteredthroughout the parking areas,caught in the shrubs, accu-mulated behind buildings andtossed beside parked cars.

As some of you may know,I have been involved with the

Got Your Bags? Florida Keysgroup to reduce plastic baguse in the Keys. The group hasbeen together for a year andwe have made some inroadswith our outreach but there isalways more to do.

Aside from the unsightli-ness, trash can easily becomea hazard to our wildlife andmarine life in the NationalKey Deer Refuge and, in alarger sense, the Florida KeysNational Marine Sanctuary.Trash pollutes our surround-ing waters once it entersstorm drains or gets sweptinto the nearshore watersthrough wind and rain.

Recently the Sheriff’sOffice and others organizedcommunity cleanups and theturnout was good. TheNational Marine SanctuaryTeam Ocean group organizesmany cleanups along shore-lines. But I wonder if other

businesses, residents and com-munity groups could gettogether and organize cleanupsaround their storefronts, neigh-borhoods and streets.

The problem could also betackled at the source by skip-ping the plastic bag and usingreusable bags wherever possi-ble, fewer plastic bottles, hav-ing more trash and recyclingbins outside businesses, securelids on residential garbage binsto deter the Key deer and rac-coons that tend to knock themdown and rummage in them.

It’s a collaborative effortfrom which we would all ben-efit even though my dogmight be disappointed in find-ing fewer scraps on her walks.

Shirley Gun is a member ofthe Keyswide nonprofit GreenLiving & Energy Educationshe can be reached atShirleyGLEE@comcast.net.

Already, somegroups taken itupon themselves

GREEN LIVING

Living

Photo courtesy MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT

Florida Keys Mosquito Control District inspectors Larry Leopard and John Carson work Sept.10 and 11 to remove debris on Stock Island. The large-scale effort tackled several woodedareas to remove debris that potentially provides haven for Asian-Tiger mosquitoes tobreed. The garbage was overflowing in the rented dumpster within the first five hours ofdisposal work.

Shirley Gun

GreenLiving

Report:Bacteria morepowerful

For the first time, theU.S. government is esti-mating how many peopledie from drug-resistant bac-teria each year — morethan 23,000, or about asmany as those killed annu-ally by flu.

The Centers for DiseaseControl and Preventionreleased the numberMonday to spotlight thegrowing threat of germsthat are hard to treatbecause they’ve becomeresistant to drugs.

Finally estimating theproblem sends “a verypowerful message,” saidDr. Helen Boucher, a TuftsUniversity expert andspokeswoman for theInfectious Diseases Societyof America. “We’re facinga catastrophe.”

Antibiotics like peni-cillin and streptomycin firstbecame widely available inthe 1940s, and todaydozens are used to kill orsuppress the bacteriabehind illnesses rangingfrom strep throat to the

plague. The drugs are con-sidered one of the greatestadvances in the history ofmedicine, and have savedcountless lives.

But as decades passed,some antibiotics stoppedworking against the bugsthey previously van-quished. Experts say theiroveruse and misuse havehelped make them lesseffective.

In a new report, theCDC tallied the toll of the17 most worrisome drug-resistant bacteria. Theresult: Each year, morethan 2 million peopledevelop serious infectionsand at least 23,000 die.

Of those, the staph infec-tion MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcusaureus, kills about 11,000,and a new superbug killsabout 600. That bacteriawithstand treatment withantibiotics called carbapen-ems — considered one ofthe last lines of defenseagainst hard-to-treat bugs.

Germs like those haveprompted health officials towarn that if the situationgets much worse, it couldmake doctors reluctant todo surgery or treat cancerpatients if antibiotics won’tprotect their patients fromgetting infections.

Drugs to fightthem lesseningin effectivenessAssociated Press

TO YOUR HEALTH

Mariners has new Parkinson’s tool

DaTscan, a new brain-imaging procedure nowavailable at MarinersHospital in Tavernier, maylead to more timely andappropriate diagnoses ofParkinsonism syndromes,including Parkinson’s dis-ease, hospital officials say.

Mariners is the only

Monroe County hospital tooffer this procedure, whichcan be valuable for physi-cians looking to diagnosewhy patients may be suffer-ing from symptoms that arecommon to Parkinson’s dis-ease, such as tremors, loss ofbalance or coordination,shuffling walk or othermovement problems.

“Traditionally, a diagnosisof Parkinson’s has beenbased solely on a clinicalevaluation of symptoms.DaTscan serves as a supple-

mental resource to a doctor’sevaluation of Parkinson’s andhelps with patients whosesymptoms are inconclusiveor who have a confusingdiagnosis,” said Fran Glick,director of imaging services.

“A physician’s examina-tion is still the first and mostimportant step in the diagno-sis of Parkinson’s disease,”Glick said, “but this imagingtest gives doctors an impor-tant diagnostic tool to findanswers as soon as possible.We are proud to bring the

DaTscan to our patients andlocal community, as it willsupport our doctors in pro-viding earlier diagnosticanswers, which can influencethe most appropriate long-term treatment of Parkinson’sand offer patients the bestpossible clinical outcomes.”

To schedule a DaTscanprocedure, call 434-1588. Adoctor’s prescription isrequired for the test.Mariners is at mile marker91.5 bayside.

Imaging canhelp doctorsdiagnosis it

TO YOUR HEALTH

LIVING BRIEFS

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 16TH JUDICIALCIRCUIT, IN AND FORMONROE COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISIONCASE NO.44-2011-CA-000026K

ONEWEST BANK, FSBPlaintiff,

vs.

CHRISTINA MARIBONA;UNKNOWN SPOUSE OFCHRISTINA MARIBONA;UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFI-CIARIES, DEVISEES,ASSIGNEES, LIENORS,CREDITORS, TRUSTEESAND ALL OTHERS WHO MAYCLAIM AN INTEREST IN THEESTATE OF ODES B.MCKILLIP- DECEASED;CHRISTINA MARIBONAAS PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVE OF THE ESTATE OFODES B. MCKILLIP,DECEASED; UNKNOWNPERSON(S) IN POSSESSIONOF THE SUBJECTPROPERTY;

Defendants.

RE-NOTICE OFFORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENpursuant to an Order Resched-uling Foreclosure Sale datedJuly 11, 2013, and entered inCase No. 44-2011-CA-000026K, of the Circuit Courtof the 16th Judicial Circuit inand for MONROE County,Florida. ONEWEST BANK,FSB is Plaintiff andCHRISTINA MARIBONA;UNKNOWN SPOUSE OFCHRISTINA MARIBONA;UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFI-CIARIES, DEVISEES,ASSIGNEES, LIENORS,CREDITORS, TRUSTEESAND ALL OTHERS WHOMAY CLAIM AN INTERESTIN THE ESTATE OF ODES B.MCKILLIP- DECEASED;CHRISTINA MARIBONA ASPERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVE OF THE ESTATE OFODES B. MCKILLIP,DECEASED; UNKNOWNPERSON(S) IN POSSESSIONOF THE SUBJECT PROPER-TY; are defendants. I will sellto the highest and best bidderfor cash THE FRONT DOOROF THE MONROE COUNTYCOURTHOUSE, LESTERBUILDING, at 500 WHITE-HEAD STREET, KEY WEST inMONROE County, FLORIDA33040, at 11:00 A.M., on the26th day of September, 2013,the following described proper-ty as set forth in said FinalJudgment, to wit:

LOTS 1 AND 2 BLOCK 1 OFKEY HAVEN-TENTH ADDI-TION A SUBDIVISION OFPART OF RACCOON KEYAND ADJACENT AND SUB-MERGED LANDS IN SEC-TION 23 AND 26 TWP 67 S.,RANGE 25 E., AS RECORD-ED IN PLAT BOOK 5 PAGE114 OF THE PUBLIC RE-CORDS OF MONROE COUN-TY FLORIDA LESS AND EX-CEPT THAT PORTION OFLOT 1 BLOCK 1 DESCRIBEDIN OFFICIAL RECORDSBOOK 1444 PAGE 1972 ANDALSO LESS THAT PORTIONOF LOT 1 DESCRIBED INTHE MULTI PROPERTYBOUNDARY AGREEMENTRECORDED IN OFFICIAL RE-CORDS BOOK 1629 PAGE1125 TOGETHER WITH THATPORTION OF LOT 3 BLOCK 1DESCRIBED IN THE MULTIPROPERTY BOUNDARYAGREEMENT RECORDED INOFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK1629 PAGE 1125.

A person claiming an interestin the surplus from the sale, ifany, other than the propertyowner as of the date of the lis

pendens must file a claimwithin 60 days after the sale.

Dated this 12th day of July,2013.

AMY HEAVILINAs Clerk of said Court

By Shonta McLeod As Deputy Clerk

If you are a person with disabil-ity who needs any accommo-dation in order to participate ina court proceeding or event,you are entitled, at no cost toyou, to the provision of certainassistance. Please contactCheryl Alfonso, 302 FlemingStreet, Key West, FL 33040,(305) 292-3423, at least 7 daysbefore your scheduled courtappearance, or immediatelyupon receiving this notificationif the time before the sched-uled appearance is less than 7days; if you are hearing orvoice impaired call 711.

Submitted by:Kahane & Associates, P.A.8201 Peters Road, Ste.3000Plantation, FL 33324Telephone: (954) 382-3486Telefacsimile: (954) 382-5380Designated service email:notice@kahaneandassociates.comFile No.: 10-09216 FFS

Published September 11, 18,2013Florida Keys Keynoter

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Notice of sale Notice of PublicSale pursuant to Chapter328. 17 of the Florida LienLaw, The following vessels willsell at Public Sale at Auction tothe highest bidder, providedthe sale price is greater than50% of the fair market valuesubject to any and all recordedmortgages. Sale Date: October10, 2013 at 10:00am. *Auctionwill occur where each vesselis located* 1999 DNA 1, Reg#FL4921PL, Hull Id#DNAF6024A999 Located at:PO Box 1407, Islamorada, FL33036 (305)282-2142 MonroeLien Amount: $4,672.06a) Notice to the owner or lienorthat he has a right to a hearingprior to the scheduled date ofsale by filing with the Clerk ofthe Court. b) Owner has theright to recover possession ofvehicle by posting bond inaccordance with FloridaStatutes Section 559.917. c)Proceeds from the sale of thevehicle after payment lienclaimed by lienor will bedeposited with the Clerk of theCourt. Any person(s) claimingany interest(s) in the abovevehicles contact: Rainbow Title& Lien, Inc., (954) 920-6020.*All auctions are held withreserve* Some of the vehiclesmay have been released priorto auction LIC # AB-0001256

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

The vehicle(s) listed below willbe sold at public auction forcash at Florida Keys TowingInc., 1620 Overseas Hwy,Marathon FL 33050 at 8:00AM on OCTOBER 18, 2013 inaccordance to Florida StatuteSection 713.78 for unpaidtowing & storage. Florida KeysTowing, Inc. reserves the rightto accept or reject any and/orall bids. All vehicles/ vesselsare sold as is.

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Published September 18, 2013Florida Keys Keynoter

Ad# 673265

MONROE COUNTY TOURISTDEVELOPMENT COUNCIL -DISTRICT ADVISORYCOMMITTEE MEETINGS

DAC I will meet on Wednes-day October 9, 2013 at 3:00p.m. at the Key West MarriottBeachside Hotel.

DAC II will meet on TuesdayOctober 8, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.at the Lower Keys Chamberof Commerce in Big Pine Key.

DAC III will meet on Wednes-day October 9, 2013 at 9:00a.m. at the Hawks Cay Resorton Duck Key.

DAC IV will meet on TuesdayOctober 8, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.at the Islander Resort inIslamorada.

DAC V will meet on TuesdayOctober 8, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.at the Hilton Key LargoResort.

All DAC meetings are open tothe public.

ADA ASSISTANCE: If you area person with a disability whoneeds special accommoda-tions in order to participate inthese proceedings, pleasecontact the County Administra-tor’s Office, by phoning (305)292-4441, between the hoursof 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., nolater than five (5) calendardays prior to the scheduledmeeting; if you are hearing orvoice impaired, call "711".

Published September 18, 2013Florida Keys Keynoter

100 5th Lane, Saturday 7 AM- Noon Garage sale 9/28,proceeds benefitting theKomen Breast Cancer Foun. &St. Jude’s Children’s Hosp

177 N Coconut Palm BlvdMM 90 Sat 8 am to 1 pmGarage Sale! Misc Household& Kitchen Items, Furniture,Luggage, Clothes &more!

ESTATE SALE MM 75Thurday 9/19 & Friday 9/20

30 El CapitanLower Matecumbe

Househo ld & Moving SaleFurniture items and much,much more! 311 4th St.Key Colony Beach. Sat. &Sun., 9-1. Rain or shine.

PRIVATE COLLECTORWANTS Rolex Dive watchesand Pilot Watches. Old model

Military clocks & watches.Call 305-743-4578.

GREAT TRUMPET! BachStradivavius mod/37 ML, top ofthe line. Compl refurbished &resilvered-24 ct gold. Ease ofblowing high register. New $4Kasking $1600. 954-260-2166

KEY LARGO Park Model forsale. Handicapped designed,1 BR, furnished. Never lived in.Lot rent $500/mo. $15,000.Owner financing available.305-522-5841

Mobile Home Lot For SaleIn Key RV Park,

Marathon.$89K.

305-743-5164

Water View Lot KCB 60’ x110’ lot, 3rd St KCB. OceanView. Build now! $199,000 NoAgents 440-503-4273cuinthekeys@yahoo.com

HOUSES FOR RENTMM 104 O/S 3/2. $1800/mo. +util. MM 100 B/S Water view!$2200 / mo. + util.Call (516) 655-5321

KEY LARGO MM96. 3/2home, Oceanside. Directocean access w/ocean views!Furn/unfurn. Yearly lease.$2350/mo. 786-258-3127

MM98- GREAT BAYVIEW!2 BR, 1 BA, on deep canal,fenced yard, screened patios.Beautiful! $1500/mo + util.Avail now! 786-586-3166

PORT LARGO MM 100Ocean Waterfront! 3/2, Furnor unfurn, pool, private parking,dock. $2600/mo incl water,elect, Dish TV. 786-317-2550

KEY LARGO MM 100Holiday By The Sea. 2/1condo. Recenty remodeled.No pets or smoking. $900/mo+ util. F/L/S. 305-394-2311

Marathon-Canal front condowith boat slip 2 BR 1 BA.Great location on Coco Plum inMarathon. New Washer/Dryer.Nice open floor plan. Patiooverlooking quiet canal withquick ocean access. 1500.00plus utilities . 1 yr lease. Ask forLeslie 305-743-6881Keysretreats@gmail.com

MARATHON 1 BR MOBILEHOME For rent. Must havesecurity and references.Call 305-743-6519

RV LOTS FOR RENTin MARATHON Adult Park.Please call 305-743-6519

Master Bedroom for RentNeeded Oct 1 - Someone toshare a clean, quiet singlehome in Big Pine Key. MasterBdrm w/full bath, furnished.Large fenced yard, deck, pool,kitchen & parking. A/C, w/d,cable, Wi-fy, utilities included.No pets. Inquiries contact after5pm weekdays, anytime Fri-Sun. $850. 305-395-0170strawbrypt@aol.com

$160/Wk Furn room. Prof woman preferred. Share 2/2house on canal in IslamoradaMM74 O/S. Pvt entr, prkng, smpet ok, fen yrd. 305-440-3615

Upscale Condo Roommatewanted for 2-brm/1.5 bathupscale condo. $650 305-896-4500 mtouch007@gmail.com

1 BR / 1BA MM 101 B/SNew construction, CBS home.No smoking, pet negotiable.$800/mo. F/L/S Referencesrequired. (305) 230-1899

MARATHON 1/1, in desirablelocation. Walk to beach & highschool, spacious! Dock,overlooking canal. Sm pet OK.$1000 mo, FLS. 954-675-9774

MM 99 Oceanside 1/1canalfront apt. $1,100/mo.F/L/S. Water, electric, cableincluded. Dockage available.305-942-3495 Lisa

FOOD TAKE OUT RENTALformerly The Dog House, forrent. MM 106. Also, storefrontw/ garage bay, Formerly HalfBreed Motorcycles, for rent.Also, garage bays for rent.(309) 792-4105 ask for Rich.

Available office or desk space.Attractive professional building.Hwy frontage, Marathon. Call:305-731-1183; 305-731-9751

CLIMATE CONTROLLEDSTORAGE

Call Fred’s Beds,305-743-7277

MARATHON US 1Commercial Space Avail.1000 sf, $1/sf + util, taxes &insur. Yard space alsoavailable. 305-923-9542

FIRST MORTGAGE LOANSFOR SALE. Discounted 25%.

Currently paying 7.25%.keyrvpark@bellsouth.net.

(305) 743-5164

Space Available in Beauty Salon in Marathon, for hair,nails or esthetician. Rent orcommission. Manypossibilities. 305-289-0014

F/T ROUTE PERSON for busyMarathon vending company.Marathon area resident pref.Solid work ethic & energetic.Detail oriented. Clean license,Class B CDL preferred. HSgrad. Must be bondable. Lotsof moderate lifting req’d. Willtrain. Some mechanical abilitydesired. References required.Call Harry 305-304-8244

Golf Cart Shop AssistantSeasonal position, 10/1 - 6/1.

Seeking motivated individual toassist in operating golfrepair shop. On the jobtraining. $12-$15/hr with

bonuses. Call (305) 394-3376

Plumbers and PlumbersHelpers Apply in person at10700 5th Ave Gulf Marathonbetween 9:00 and 11:30. Musthave drivers license and ableto pass drug test. Willing totrain the right person.

CAREGIVER - ISLAMORADAFor a diabetic gentleman.Must be exp’d & certified.Some nursing exp. helpfulMust speak fluent English.305-664-4214, 3-6 PM.

CERTIFIED HHAFri., Sat, & Sun.Flexible hours. $17/hr. Call 631-831-0879

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COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION / BID OPENING

NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN TO PROSPECTIVEBIDDERS THAT the Monroe County School District willbe receiving bids for the following:

RFP2013522 - Concrete Repairs - Due October 3, 2013@ 2:00 P.M.

BID OPENING - October 4, 2013 @ 10:00 A.M MCSDAdministration Bldg, 241TrumboRoad, KeyWest, FL 33040

Bid Documents may be requested from Demandstar by calling1-800-711-1712 or by going to the website www.demandstar.comor by going to www.keysschools.com/rfp. The public record doc-ument is available at the Purchasing Department, 241 TrumboRoad, Key West, FL 33040.

All bids must be received on or before dates specified in the biddocuments. The Monroe County School District reserves theright, at its sole discretion, to accept or reject any and all bidsand to wave informalities or irregularities when it is in the bestinterest of the Board to do so.

Please contact Suanne Lee, Purchasing Supervisor, with anyquestions regarding this bid. Suanne.Lee@KeysSchools.comor (305) 293-1400 Ext 53360.

Published Keynoter 9/14/13, 9/18/13 & 9/21/13

REALTORS

Clara MayetteREALTOR®, GRI

5800 Overseas Highway-Suite 17Marathon, Florida 33050

Cell: 305-395-2095clara@ExitFloridaKeys.comwww.ExitFloridaKeys.com

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New Tropical Wicker

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Mechanics helper wantedLong-standing, family yachtmaintenance company seeksfull time mechanic’s helper forgeneral boat repairs. Excellentpay. Some skill/experienceand tools required but will train.Valid drivers license and owntransportation required. 305-367-2924

ESTABLISHED UPPER KEYSlaw firm seeking exp. LegalSecretary with Civil Litigation&/or Family Law exp. Salarycommensurate with exp. Faxresume to (305) 852-8848

NOW HIRI NG: SERVERS ,LINE COOKS, DISHWASHER

Apply in personBRUTUS SEAFOOD

6950 O/S Hwy, Marathon

EXPERIENCED HELP ONLYμ Breakfast Cookμ Prep Cook, Line Cookμ Host/Hostessμ Waitstaffμ Bartenderμ Bus Personμ Front of House ManagersApply in person:Sunset Grille & Raw Bar, 7Knights Key Blvd, Marathon.

PART TIME SALES3-4 days per week, includingSat. Must have neat appear-ance, be a team player and

enjoy working with the public.Call to schedule appointment.Key Bana Resort Apparel,

KCB, 289-1161.

Experienced Maintenanceperson needed for condos.Electrical, plumbing, a/c andcarpentry. Must have transp.

Send resume via email orapply in person. ContinentalInn, 1121 W Ocean Dr., KCB.admin@marathonresort.com

EXPERIENCED & RELIABLE,appliance repair tech.

Must have validdrivers license & tools!

Call (305) 664-3662.

MARATHON - PLUMBERAND PLUMBER’S HELPER. Must have clean driving recordand be able to pass drug test.

(305) 731-7797

MECHANIC - Small engines &hydraulic experience helpful.F/T, long term employment forthe right person. 852-3063

Part-time automobile driverson a variable schedule to driveanother person’s car to andfrom the Key Largo/Miamiarea. Must have a good drivingrecord. Please reply toAttn: KR913, P.O. Box 500158,Marathon, FL 33050

42’ POST SPORT FISH 1976 Twin diesles (671) Detroits,very little hours.Will trade 26’ - 29’ centerconsole. 305-608-8786

Carolina Skiff Specialists Allsizes & models: Sea Chasers,Bennington pontoons & Hydra.sports. Call Ft. Myers for WestCoast pricing! 800-955-7543

Boat slip for rent $200/mo.MM 99 oceanside. Up to 40 ft.catamarans, etc. Noliveaboards. Water & electricincluded. (305) 942-3495 Lisa

Boat Slip Rental Long termrental 35’x13’ slip. Monthly rent$15.00/ft. Marathon at Vacacut. 508-246-4800edm@mcguireoncape.com

Wanted Up to 500 lobstercertificates. Will pay $40 each.305-522-6275

1 DAVE BUYS PERMITSSo Atlantic Snapper, Grouper,Gulf Reef, K/Mack, Shark,Sword, Tuna. $$$ in 48 hours!904-262-2869, 904-708-0893

29’ COMMERCIAL Y & G300 HP John Deere, low hrs.Fishing & trap pulling.Full electronics. $20,000 obo305-522-2702, Islamorada

All types of permits for sale! Rock Shrimp, King Fish, SAtlantic Snapper, Grouper,Gulf 6 Pack reef & pelagic,Commercial Gulf Reef Fish,Gulf Snapper IFQ’s, Long LinePkg. Many other permits avail.We buy, sell & broker all typesof permits. Call before you buyor sell! Please call for prices.Licensed & Bonded. All per-mits guaranteed valid for trans-fer, many ref’s avail. JohnPotts Jr.321-784-5982, 321-302-3630. www.shipsusa.com

Commercial fisherman justrelocated from Northeast look-ing for South Atlantic Snapper/Grouper permit lease to buy.Contact Dennis 774-209-0431

Have a Florida VSPL-RS-CD. Will lease. Everybody on theboat is covered.Call David Hagan904-262-2869;904-708-0893

MTHN-Mari ne Storage : boats,trailers, campers, any cleanstorage OK on wheels. Bestrates in town. Check with usfirst! Call Emil, 731-3386

AAA AUTO μ ALL YEARS!Junk-Used. Cars-Vans-Trucks

Running or not. Cash.305-332-0483

2001 FORD SUVExcellent condition.All power / leather.Book $4,800, asking $3,800.(305) 743-2381

A/C - ARTIC TEMPRes & Comm’l, Marine, Sales,

Repair, Refrig, Ice Mach.Lic#CAC 053827, 743-5288

A/C - Windswept A/C & Appliances - "Shut your

windows, shut your doors, youain’t gonna be hot no more!"

Lic # CAC056989 μ 289-1748

100664148-01

CABINETS - FRED’S BEDSKITCHEN KORNER

Real Wood Cabinets; ParticleBoard Prices. Mrthn. 743-7277

Concrete DesignsProtect & beautify any

concrete surface. Custom art-work by Ed Moran! Deco

coatings, stained pavers etc!Lic# SP3136. 305-923-0654

www.keysdecoconcrete.com

ELECTRIC - Kelly ElectricServing the Middle Keys since1980! Fair prices, dependable!

Lic# EC525 μ 743-6098

PEST CONTROLCharter Pest Control Your Local Company.All types of pest control.Ocean Reef to Key West.Contact us at 305-451-3389.

Plumbing - Ernest E. RhodesLic# CFC1427241

10700 5th Ave, Gulf, Marathon743-7072

TIKI HUTS NEW & REPAIR 305-664-0099

Lic# CYC 000002

Mechanics helper wantedLong-standing, family yachtmaintenance company seeksfull time mechanic’s helper forgeneral boat repairs. Excellentpay. Some skill/experienceand tools required but will train.Valid drivers license and owntransportation required. 305-367-2924

ESTABLISHED UPPER KEYSlaw firm seeking exp. LegalSecretary with Civil Litigation&/or Family Law exp. Salarycommensurate with exp. Faxresume to (305) 852-8848

NOW HIRI NG: SERVERS ,LINE COOKS, DISHWASHER

Apply in personBRUTUS SEAFOOD

6950 O/S Hwy, Marathon

EXPERIENCED HELP ONLYμ Breakfast Cookμ Prep Cook, Line Cookμ Host/Hostessμ Waitstaffμ Bartenderμ Bus Personμ Front of House ManagersApply in person:Sunset Grille & Raw Bar, 7Knights Key Blvd, Marathon.

PART TIME SALES3-4 days per week, includingSat. Must have neat appear-ance, be a team player and

enjoy working with the public.Call to schedule appointment.Key Bana Resort Apparel,

KCB, 289-1161.

Experienced Maintenanceperson needed for condos.Electrical, plumbing, a/c andcarpentry. Must have transp.

Send resume via email orapply in person. ContinentalInn, 1121 W Ocean Dr., KCB.admin@marathonresort.com

EXPERIENCED & RELIABLE,appliance repair tech.

Must have validdrivers license & tools!

Call (305) 664-3662.

MARATHON - PLUMBERAND PLUMBER’S HELPER. Must have clean driving recordand be able to pass drug test.

(305) 731-7797

MECHANIC - Small engines &hydraulic experience helpful.F/T, long term employment forthe right person. 852-3063

Part-time automobile driverson a variable schedule to driveanother person’s car to andfrom the Key Largo/Miamiarea. Must have a good drivingrecord. Please reply toAttn: KR913, P.O. Box 500158,Marathon, FL 33050

42’ POST SPORT FISH 1976 Twin diesles (671) Detroits,very little hours.Will trade 26’ - 29’ centerconsole. 305-608-8786

Carolina Skiff Specialists Allsizes & models: Sea Chasers,Bennington pontoons & Hydra.sports. Call Ft. Myers for WestCoast pricing! 800-955-7543

Boat slip for rent $200/mo.MM 99 oceanside. Up to 40 ft.catamarans, etc. Noliveaboards. Water & electricincluded. (305) 942-3495 Lisa

Boat Slip Rental Long termrental 35’x13’ slip. Monthly rent$15.00/ft. Marathon at Vacacut. 508-246-4800edm@mcguireoncape.com

Wanted Up to 500 lobstercertificates. Will pay $40 each.305-522-6275

1 DAVE BUYS PERMITSSo Atlantic Snapper, Grouper,Gulf Reef, K/Mack, Shark,Sword, Tuna. $$$ in 48 hours!904-262-2869, 904-708-0893

29’ COMMERCIAL Y & G300 HP John Deere, low hrs.Fishing & trap pulling.Full electronics. $20,000 obo305-522-2702, Islamorada

All types of permits for sale! Rock Shrimp, King Fish, SAtlantic Snapper, Grouper,Gulf 6 Pack reef & pelagic,Commercial Gulf Reef Fish,Gulf Snapper IFQ’s, Long LinePkg. Many other permits avail.We buy, sell & broker all typesof permits. Call before you buyor sell! Please call for prices.Licensed & Bonded. All per-mits guaranteed valid for trans-fer, many ref’s avail. JohnPotts Jr.321-784-5982, 321-302-3630. www.shipsusa.com

Commercial fisherman justrelocated from Northeast look-ing for South Atlantic Snapper/Grouper permit lease to buy.Contact Dennis 774-209-0431

Have a Florida VSPL-RS-CD. Will lease. Everybody on theboat is covered.Call David Hagan904-262-2869;904-708-0893

MTHN-Mari ne Storage : boats,trailers, campers, any cleanstorage OK on wheels. Bestrates in town. Check with usfirst! Call Emil, 731-3386

AAA AUTO μ ALL YEARS!Junk-Used. Cars-Vans-Trucks

Running or not. Cash.305-332-0483

2001 FORD SUVExcellent condition.All power / leather.Book $4,800, asking $3,800.(305) 743-2381

A/C - ARTIC TEMPRes & Comm’l, Marine, Sales,

Repair, Refrig, Ice Mach.Lic#CAC 053827, 743-5288

A/C - Windswept A/C & Appliances - "Shut your

windows, shut your doors, youain’t gonna be hot no more!"

Lic # CAC056989 μ 289-1748

100664148-01

CABINETS - FRED’S BEDSKITCHEN KORNER

Real Wood Cabinets; ParticleBoard Prices. Mrthn. 743-7277

Concrete DesignsProtect & beautify any

concrete surface. Custom art-work by Ed Moran! Deco

coatings, stained pavers etc!Lic# SP3136. 305-923-0654

www.keysdecoconcrete.com

ELECTRIC - Kelly ElectricServing the Middle Keys since1980! Fair prices, dependable!

Lic# EC525 μ 743-6098

PEST CONTROLCharter Pest Control Your Local Company.All types of pest control.Ocean Reef to Key West.Contact us at 305-451-3389.

Plumbing - Ernest E. RhodesLic# CFC1427241

10700 5th Ave, Gulf, Marathon743-7072

TIKI HUTS NEW & REPAIR 305-664-0099

Lic# CYC 000002

WOW LOOK !!!

WOWLOOK !!!

SSkilled Carpenters& Laborers Wanted

Tools & Transportationa must!

PPlantation Key AreaCall (305)852-8000

Local Travel AgencyLocal Travel AgencyWE ARE GROWING AND NEED QUALIFIEDWE ARE GROWING AND NEED QUALIFIEDPEOPLE TO BOOK TRAVEL ALL OVER THEPEOPLE TO BOOK TRAVEL ALL OVER THEWORLD. MUST BE WILLING TO WORK FULLWORLD. MUST BE WILLING TO WORK FULLTIME, HAVE GOOD PHONE AND COMPUTERTIME, HAVE GOOD PHONE AND COMPUTERSKILLS, BE NEAT IN APPEARANCE WITHSKILLS, BE NEAT IN APPEARANCE WITHAN UPBEAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE. WE HAVEAN UPBEAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE. WE HAVESEVERAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE. WILLSEVERAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE. WILL

TRAIN. ALL INBOUND CALLS.TRAIN. ALL INBOUND CALLS.

TO APPLY CALL (305) 853-5800 AND SETTO APPLY CALL (305) 853-5800 AND SETUP YOUR APPOINTMENT NOW.UP YOUR APPOINTMENT NOW.

The 16th Judicial Circuit is acceptingapplications for a full-time Digital Court Reporter

in our Marathon office.

This position is responsible for digitally recording and annotating court proceed-ings and hearings; transcribing recordings; and performing research. A solid

working proficiency with computers is required and must be able to pass a typingtest at 55 wpm. See complete job description at www.Keyscourts.net.

Salary for this position is $31,664.64 a year with State of Florida benefits. Thesuccessful applicant will be required to pass a complete background check.

Interested applicants should send a resume along with a State of Florida appli-cation to personnel@keyscourts.net or mail to Personnel, 16th Judicial Circuit,

302 Fleming Street, Key West, Florida 33040 by 5:00 P.M., Monday, September30, 2013. State of Florida applications can be found at www.Keyscourts.net.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, age or disability. If you need accommodations to participate in the application/selectionprocess, please notify us in advance at (305)295-3652; to make call through the Florida Relay Center, you can dial 7-1-1.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT:The Guidance/Care Center, Inc.Behavioral Health Technician - Marathon

Crisis Stabilization Unit. Part-Time

Behavioral Health TherapistProviding individual and group counseling for mental health andsubstance abuse clients in the Marathon office. Florida LicenseRequired: LCSW, LMHC or LMFT. Bi-lingual preferred. Full time.

Family Intervention SpecialistScreen, assess, referral and linkage for individuals with sub-stance abuse disorders and/or mental health issues in the

Lower and Middle Keys. Co-located between the Guidance/CareCenter and DCF offices. Bachelor’s degree in a mental healthdiscipline and with at least two years of relevant experience

required. CAP and/or Master’s preferred. Full-time.

Behavioral Health TherapistProviding services to children & families at schools and client

homes in the lower Keys community. Masters required;licensed preferred. Full time.

Front Office Receptionist - Key WestFull-time. Minimum of two years in aprofessional supportstaff position and proficiency in Microsoft Office required.

All applicants must submit: 1) resume; 2) three references; 3) undergo back-

ground, fingerprint, and drug screening prior to any offer of employment.

Apply online @ hr-gcc@westcare.com

http://careers.westcare.com

EEOC/DFWP

Former applicants need not reapply

Deliver our newspapersin early morning hours

in Islamorada and Marathon.Must have own vehicle.

Potential Income of $500+ per week

For more information callCarter at (305)440-3208

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The Turtle Hospitalin Marathon

Is seeking a full-timeEducational ProgramGuide/Gift Shop Sales.

Public speaking &retail sales experience

and marine turtleknowledge helpful.Send resume to:

turtlehosp@aol.com

Make BIG$$$$

Bartender, DancersServers & Security

Housing availableMonday - Saturday

Call Mr Ford664-4335

WOODY�S MM82

NEWLY RENOVATEDNow hiring personnel for both

Tom Thumb and Subway.Subway

Assistant Manager2pm – 10pm

Sandwich ArtistsSHIFTS

7am – 2pm & 2pm – 10pm

Tom ThumbStore Clerks

SHIFTS6am – 2pm

2pm – 10pm10pm – 6am

We will train. No experience needed.Call Cleveland at 786-295-5307

Competitive wages and benefits.DFWP • E.O.E.

TOM THUMBFood Stores, Inc.

Offers the following positions inMONROE COUNTY

* Managers & Manager Trainees

* Assistant Managers

* Store ClerksThree shifts available:

6am to 2pm2pm to 10pm

10pm to 6amTo apply please call 786-295-5307

and ask for Cleveland Mathis

We will train.No experience needed.

Competitive wages and benefits. DFWP. E.O.E.

Immediate opening for a

HVAC Service TechnicianGreat Pay - Paid Holidays - Paid Vacation

Sick Pay - Medical InsuranceApply in person or fax resume

171 Hood Ave, MM 91.5, TavernierPhone-305-852-2960 �� Fax 305-852-852-0656

WOW LOOK !!!

WOWLOOK !!!

SSkilled Carpenters& Laborers Wanted

Tools & Transportationa must!

PPlantation Key AreaCall (305)852-8000

Local Travel AgencyLocal Travel AgencyWE ARE GROWING AND NEED QUALIFIEDWE ARE GROWING AND NEED QUALIFIEDPEOPLE TO BOOK TRAVEL ALL OVER THEPEOPLE TO BOOK TRAVEL ALL OVER THEWORLD. MUST BE WILLING TO WORK FULLWORLD. MUST BE WILLING TO WORK FULLTIME, HAVE GOOD PHONE AND COMPUTERTIME, HAVE GOOD PHONE AND COMPUTERSKILLS, BE NEAT IN APPEARANCE WITHSKILLS, BE NEAT IN APPEARANCE WITHAN UPBEAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE. WE HAVEAN UPBEAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE. WE HAVESEVERAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE. WILLSEVERAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE. WILL

TRAIN. ALL INBOUND CALLS.TRAIN. ALL INBOUND CALLS.

TO APPLY CALL (305) 853-5800 AND SETTO APPLY CALL (305) 853-5800 AND SETUP YOUR APPOINTMENT NOW.UP YOUR APPOINTMENT NOW.

The 16th Judicial Circuit is acceptingapplications for a full-time Digital Court Reporter

in our Marathon office.

This position is responsible for digitally recording and annotating court proceed-ings and hearings; transcribing recordings; and performing research. A solid

working proficiency with computers is required and must be able to pass a typingtest at 55 wpm. See complete job description at www.Keyscourts.net.

Salary for this position is $31,664.64 a year with State of Florida benefits. Thesuccessful applicant will be required to pass a complete background check.

Interested applicants should send a resume along with a State of Florida appli-cation to personnel@keyscourts.net or mail to Personnel, 16th Judicial Circuit,

302 Fleming Street, Key West, Florida 33040 by 5:00 P.M., Monday, September30, 2013. State of Florida applications can be found at www.Keyscourts.net.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, age or disability. If you need accommodations to participate in the application/selectionprocess, please notify us in advance at (305)295-3652; to make call through the Florida Relay Center, you can dial 7-1-1.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT:The Guidance/Care Center, Inc.Behavioral Health Technician - Marathon

Crisis Stabilization Unit. Part-Time

Behavioral Health TherapistProviding individual and group counseling for mental health andsubstance abuse clients in the Marathon office. Florida LicenseRequired: LCSW, LMHC or LMFT. Bi-lingual preferred. Full time.

Family Intervention SpecialistScreen, assess, referral and linkage for individuals with sub-stance abuse disorders and/or mental health issues in the

Lower and Middle Keys. Co-located between the Guidance/CareCenter and DCF offices. Bachelor’s degree in a mental healthdiscipline and with at least two years of relevant experience

required. CAP and/or Master’s preferred. Full-time.

Behavioral Health TherapistProviding services to children & families at schools and client

homes in the lower Keys community. Masters required;licensed preferred. Full time.

Front Office Receptionist - Key WestFull-time. Minimum of two years in aprofessional supportstaff position and proficiency in Microsoft Office required.

All applicants must submit: 1) resume; 2) three references; 3) undergo back-

ground, fingerprint, and drug screening prior to any offer of employment.

Apply online @ hr-gcc@westcare.com

http://careers.westcare.com

EEOC/DFWP

Former applicants need not reapply

Deliver our newspapersin early morning hours

in Islamorada and Marathon.Must have own vehicle.

Potential Income of $500+ per week

For more information callCarter at (305)440-3208

NNeeeedd ttoo mmaakkeessoommee eexxttrraa ccaasshh??

The Turtle Hospitalin Marathon

Is seeking a full-timeEducational ProgramGuide/Gift Shop Sales.

Public speaking &retail sales experience

and marine turtleknowledge helpful.Send resume to:

turtlehosp@aol.com

Make BIG$$$$

Bartender, DancersServers & Security

Housing availableMonday - Saturday

Call Mr Ford664-4335

WOODY�S MM82

NEWLY RENOVATEDNow hiring personnel for both

Tom Thumb and Subway.Subway

Assistant Manager2pm – 10pm

Sandwich ArtistsSHIFTS

7am – 2pm & 2pm – 10pm

Tom ThumbStore Clerks

SHIFTS6am – 2pm

2pm – 10pm10pm – 6am

We will train. No experience needed.Call Cleveland at 786-295-5307

Competitive wages and benefits.DFWP • E.O.E.

TOM THUMBFood Stores, Inc.

Offers the following positions inMONROE COUNTY

* Managers & Manager Trainees

* Assistant Managers

* Store ClerksThree shifts available:

6am to 2pm2pm to 10pm

10pm to 6amTo apply please call 786-295-5307

and ask for Cleveland Mathis

We will train.No experience needed.

Competitive wages and benefits. DFWP. E.O.E.

Immediate opening for a

HVAC Service TechnicianGreat Pay - Paid Holidays - Paid Vacation

Sick Pay - Medical InsuranceApply in person or fax resume

171 Hood Ave, MM 91.5, TavernierPhone-305-852-2960 �� Fax 305-852-852-0656

RENTING?BUYING?SELLING?

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Classifieds for all your real

estate needs.743-5551

GET RESULTSwith the Keynoter’sclassified section.

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The most unique sports fishing, tackle & apparel storein the Keys is seeking enthusiastic Associates to join our team:

VAN DRIVER. Part time. Three weekend shiftsper week. Ideal job for retired/semiretired person

SALES ASSOCIATE. On call. Experience in retail sales helpful.

MARINA ATTENDANT/BOAT SALES ASSOCIATE.Full time. Must be experienced in boat sales.

Knowledge of marina operations helpful.

Must be willing to accept flexible scheduling. We offercompetitive salary & benefits including employee discounts

on store merchandise. Please send resume or apply in person.Equal Opportunity Employer - Drug Free Workplace

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Celebrating10 Years!

JOYFUL PET SITTERS.comLET US NEVER FORGET 9/11Call us for all your pet sitting needs

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Pickup and Delivery Throughout The Florida KeysHelp The Marathon Animal Shelter!

Mention this ad & we’ll donate 5% of your order toSafe Harbor Animal Rescue

May & June 2013

WHALTON’S PET SHOPSSERVING THE KEYS SINCE 1964

WONDERFUL BIRDS AND CREATURES

MARATHON 305-743-3318

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• AQUARIUM FISH • FULL LINE OF SUPPLIES • PROPER FOOD FOR EVERYONE

BIG PINE 305-872-3737

BIG PINE SHOPPING CTR.

Keys Fisheries Restaurant& Retail Market

End of 35th Street ● Bayside ● MM 49 ● (305) 743-4353

Fresh seafood fromour boats to you...

Daily homemade soupsand chowders, along withour Famous Key Lime Pie!

AMELIA is a 4 month old femaleDomestic Short Hair.

Available at the Safe Harbor,Marathon. 305-743-4800

BOJANGLES is a 2 year old maleLabrador Retriever Mix.

Available at the Safe Harbor,Marathon. 305-743-4800

CHICO is an 8 year old maleChihuahua mix.

Available at the Safe Harbor,Marathon. 305-743-4800

CHINA is a 4 month old spayedsiamese mix.

Available at the Upper KeysAnimal Shelter. 305-451-0088

LUNA is a 4 month old femalepitbull mix.

Available at the Upper KeysAnimal Shelter. 305-451-0088

LUNA & ROSSA are 8 week oldfemale hound mixes.

Available at the Upper KeysAnimal Shelter. 305-451-0088

BELLA is a 1.5 year old femalePit Bull Terrier Mix.

Available at the FL Keys S.P.C.A,Key West. 305-294-4857

DUKEY is a 3 year old malePit Bull Terrier Mix.

Available at the FL Keys S.P.C.A,Key West. 305-294-4857

SABRINA is a 4 year old femaleDomestic Shorthair.

Available at the FL Keys S.P.C.A,Key West. 305-294-4857

PIRATE is a young adultblack male with only 1 eye.

Available at Forgotten Felines,Marathon. 305-743-2520

SAMANTHA is a white tabbyyoung adult female.

Available at Forgotten Felines,Marathon. 305-743-2520

SKINNY MINNIE is a young adultfemale tabby.

Available at Forgotten Felines,Marathon. 305-743-2520