Marci Rose

The longtime Bahama Village resident is past Chairman of Clean Florida Keys, past President of Reef Relief, past board member of Last Stand, and was a founding board member of the Florida Keys Outreach Coalition for the Homeless.

Rose received her law degree from Capital University, where she concentrated in Environmental Law. As Reef Relief president from 1998–2004, Rose successfully advocated for major upgrades to the City’s advanced wastewater treatment facility, which ended sewage discharges into local waters. As Chairman of Clean Florida Keys, Rose was instrumental in securing federal recognition of US 1 as a Natnal Scenic Highway and helped to develop the master plan for the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail, the 106-mile-long bicycle path that runs from Key Largo to Key West. 

Rose is the owner of a successful law practice focusing on transactional real estate, title insurance and closings,  commercial and residential lease drafting and review,  estate planning and uncontested probates. She was a founding board member of the Bahama Conch Community Land Trust, which was among the earliest efforts to counter gentrification in Bahama Village, and recently served on the Bahama Village Redevelopment Advisory Committee (BVRAC).

“I feel it is my civic duty to serve our community and to improve the quality of life for our residents,” Rose said. “We are at a pivotal stage in the growth of our beautiful City and we have big challenges — from housing, to water quality, to health care. 

A “fresh-water Conch,” Rose has been in Key West since 1983 and on Thomas Street in Bahama Village since 1998. She is a past board member of the Bahama Village Music Program (BVMP) and  she has taught violin to young musicians participating in BVMP; and general counsel (pro bono) to the Key West Community Sailing Center.  Rose also plays violin with two community Orchestras, Key West Community Orchestra and Keys Chamber Orchestra.