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Key West New Contruction Project on Simonton gets planning bd to waive 30% affordable housing

read Key Noter article

'Simonton project avoids affordable rule'

1-19-08

DCA rejects bid for luxury hotel at Safe Harbor as a hurricane shelter. Developers would save millions of dollars in waived fees if it were approved.

Key West Citizen Article

'Storms no excuse for resort/shelter'

April 16, 2008

by Tim O'Hara

Description of Developer Ed Swift

Read article in Sloan's "Good Morning Key West"

Swift.sue

by Sloan Bashinsky

1-9-08

Study: Workers underpaid, overcharged

Read Key West Citizen Newsarticle by Tim O'Hara

1- 4 - 08

Developers find way to build market rate - ridding trailor parks

Read Barometer News Article

"Move is just another useless tool"

by Steve Estes

12-21-07

The county sends up to state a proposal to "save" waterfront marina in Stock Island. It includes a hotel, and increased density. The state smells something fishy

Read Key West Citizen News Article by Tim O'Hara

state rejects waterfront plan

12-12-07

letter to Workforce Task Force -

30 Practical Suggestions

by John Hammerstrom

Seahorse Trailor Park / Boca Developers - Transfer Ordinance

Barometer News Article

8-31-07

Key Largo Ocean Resort

RV Park

RV Park Rebulding Stirs Unrest

August 24, 2007

Walmart Big Pine Key

Attorney: Punish the Complaintant (or citizens)

Key West Community Housing Authority writes letter to Mark Roush for Land Authority to use non-profit builders

read their letters

Edwin O. Swift lll offers response

10-28-07

Planning Commission OK's new land use to turn RV parks into permanent housing

Free Press Article

10-3-07

Key Largo Ocean Resort

RV Park

'Redevelopment Delayed as Board's Legitamacy is Challanged'

Free Press Story by Robert Silk

November 28, 2007

Manipulating Hurricane Evacuation Numbers to allow more Development in the Keys

'Say NO to new evacuation ploy'

*County RV Parks*

Planning Commission OKs concept for a new land-use law

Free Press Article

10-3-07

(Seahorse Trailor Park gets one more nail in it's coffin)

"Among the preliminary findings: 55 percent of respondents who rent aspire to own, 75 percent name “upscale development” as the No. 1 threat to the community and almost 60 percent say good weather is the biggest draw to the island. "

- preliminary results of survey

Karen Larson's Study

Survey says island culture slipping

By Kyle Teal - article from Key Noter

10-31-07

Citizens are tired of Over Development all over the State of Florida

Sierraclub.org November 11, 2007