MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HURRICANE IRMA RECOVERY UPDATE

SPECIAL BOCC MEETING

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners is holding a Special Meeting on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, 2 p.m. at the City of Marathon Council Chambers, 98005 Overseas Highway, in Marathon. The topic is hurricane debris removal.

LIBRARIES

Monroe County’s Key West Library branch reopened today, Sept. 28. But the library services are currently limited, with the Reference Department still closed for renovations that were taking place before the storm struck.

The library currently has four 20-minute computers for Patrons to use, with one computer designated only for “FEMA” applications.

Please note that due to Hurricane Irma, the library’s back parking lot is unavailable for public parking. The library staff is looking forward to having their patrons back.

Monroe County’s Marathon Library branch remains closed.

Monroe County’s Key Largo, Islamorada and Big Pine branches have been open since Sept. 25.

RECYCLING

Regularly scheduled recycling collection from Marathon to Stock Island will resume Friday, Sept. 29.

Key Largo, Islamorada and all other areas of unincorporated Monroe County had regularly scheduled recycling collection begin earlier this week.

On Saturday, Sept. 30, Monroe County will hold a special hazardous waste collection from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Public Works Yard, 10500 Aviation Blvd., Marathon. This collection also is for electronic waste, such as old cellphones, printers, computers, TVs and the like.

Household hazardous wastes are products often found in your garage, sheds, storage areas, or under your kitchen sink. They are corrosive, flammable, reactive, or toxic. These chemicals can contaminate our drinking water as well as Monroe County’s sensitive ecosystem. It is incredibly important to dispose these chemicals properly.

For Key West, beginning Monday, Oct. 2, Waste Management will resume normal pickup collection of recycling and yard waste.

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