Update on Keys roadblocks

The road block in Florida City will be lifted at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) as the Keys continues the long journey to recovery.

County leaders today met and decided it was time to take the next step. Many people need to bring in friends, family members and contractors to begin work on their homes and property.

Sheriff Rick Ramsay says his officers will be out patrolling neighborhoods for looters, suspicious persons and curfew violators.

“We will not tolerate people who take advantage of our citizens,” said Sheriff Ramsay. “If we catch people looting, committing theft or burglary, price gouging, or committing fraud of any kind we will do everything we can put the offenders in jail, “he said.

Dozens of roadblocks on the hardest hit neighborhoods in the Middle and Lower Keys will remain in place. Beginning tomorrow, officers assigned to those roadblocks will be allowing contractors and other workers in, however they will be keeping a detailed log of who they are, their vehicle description and tag number, when they enter and when they leave and who they are working for.

“We need to make sure no one is entering these neighborhoods who doesn’t belong there, ” said Sheriff Ramsay. “We will be working hard to make sure our citizens and their property are safe from those who would take advantage of the situation.”

Curfews remain in place county-wide. In the city of Key West, curfew is from midnight until dawn. From Stock Island to the 47 mile marker, curfew is still dusk until dawn. From the 47 mile marker north to the county line, curfew is 10 p.m. until dawn.

County leaders wanted to let people know the county is still not ready for visitors. It will take a bit more time for services to be restored to the point that the county will be ready to welcome visitors in.

Visitors should keep an eye on www.fla-keys.com for up to date information on tourism.

For details on the hurricane recovery efforts in the keys, monitor www.keysrecovery.org.

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