save lives, save the keys, stop overdevelopment

Increased development in the Florida Keys poses significant threats to our community. It makes hurricane evacuation more dangerous, particularly given the recent trend of rapid storm intensification. Additionally, such development degrades our nearshore water quality, exacerbates traffic congestion on our already overcrowded highways, further stresses our infrastructure, and deteriorates the unique environment that defines the Keys.

The first responsibility of the government is to protect the lives and well-being of the people.

We oppose the approval of any more residential building allocations (ROGOs) to Monroe County and the Florida Keys municipalities until after the completion of a transparent, objective, and data-driven analysis of the impacts of more ROGOs. 

Such an analysis must, at a minimum, include:

- A computation of the number of privately owned vacant lots in the Keys that present a credible risk of takings liability for local governments;

- A determination of the likely costs for Keys local governments to defend takings claims, taking into account the legal defenses available to them;

- An independent analysis of the infrastructure costs of more ROGOs;

- An independent evaluation of the State’s 2023 hurricane evacuation model, including its assumptions and methodologies.

- An analysis of affordable workforce housing needs and solutions; and

-More opportunities for Keys residents to provide meaningful input into the process

YOUr voice matters

How you can help. Attend the ROGO community meetings and tell your elected representative to prioritize public safety over development pressures (the dates will be posted soon). Also, attend the Monroe Board of County Commissioners meetings, especially now through December. Please keep checking in with us for updates.

Florida Keys ROGO Coalition

Cudjoe Gardens Property Owners Association, Florida Keys Citizens, Friends of the Lower Keys (FOLKS), Friends of the Everglades, Islamorada Community Alliance, Island of Key Largo Federation of Homeowner Associations (The Federation), Izaak Walton League of America Florida Keys Chapter, Key Deer Protection Alliance, Last Stand, Lower Keys Guides Association, South Point Homeowners LLC, Sugarloaf Shores Property Owners Association Inc. (SSPOA), Tavernier Community Association (TCA.)

If your organization would like to join our Coalition Protecting the Keys, please send an email to info@KeysLastStand.org