Water Supply Issues Require Leadership
Take Politics out of Water Management Decisions
Planning Commission Considers Hotel Changes
Monroe County Planning Commission will consider a request for a text amendment to increase options for hotels to offer affordable housing. Last Stand has provided the commissioners with our recommendations for changes to the request in the following letter: The Board...
Green and Affordable
Housing that is green and affordable should be the priority for awarding Key West’s limited remaining building rights. Last Stand will be advocating to keep sustainable features, including rainwater catchment systems shown here, as a part of the incentive system...
Vote For Affordable Housing
Last Stand board is endorsing a Yes Vote for the Key West March 13, 2018 special election. The ballot question is simple and straightforward. If approved, the city charter will be amended as follows: The maximum allowable height for habitable space on approximately...
Tourism Impacts on Quality of Life
Is traffic congestion really worse than last year? Is it related to increased online vacation rentals that are not paying applicable taxes? Can more tourists really be accommodated in Monroe County? Last Stand had the following letter published with our suggestion to...
Protecting Undeveloped Wisteria Island
Last Stand was instrumental in stalling and possibly preventing development of Wisteria Island, a 21-acre undeveloped offshore island located in Key West Harbor just 645 yards northwest of Key West and 300 yards east of the Key West National Wildlife Refuge. Last...
Comprehensive Plan Oversight
Oversight of Local Government Comprehensive Planning Last Stand believes good land-use planning protects quality of life, natural resources, community character and property values. Good land-use planning is important because it affects many aspects of our daily...