**IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO ALL KEY COLONY BEACH RESIDENTS**
KCB is open for residents as of 9am TODAY, September 16, 2017. Please make sure you have paperwork showing residence or property ownership to be able to get through the checkpoint in Florida City. A hurricane entry sticker makes it a whole lot easier if you have one. There are no stickers available in KCB last I knew. All points south of the 7-mile bridge will open Sunday at 7AM.
*The opening of the middle and lower keys are for RESIDENTS and DISASTER RECOVER WORKERS WHO ARE AUTHORIZED)
Please go see www.keysrevocery.org for details
Things to remember:
*All returning residents must be self-sufficient (including their own food, water and fuel to sustain themselves). You cannot rely on Electric to be operational nor obtaining food or water from distribution centers.
*Many hazards still exit in the area. Use extreme caution once you arrive. If you do not absolutely need to come to KCB, consider waiting as long as you can.
*A disaster recovery center will be opening at Marathon City Park in the future.
*We encourage you to bring RVs, Motorhomes, etc., to potentially live in (on your property). Your home may not be livable at this point. The Commission will work on a solution to the issue as soon as they can but I have instructed our Code Enforcement Officer to temporarily suspend enforcement of the RV/Motorhome compliance. Please make sure any of these vehicles are on your property and out of the City right-of-way or City Streets.
*Be prepared to need live elsewhere if your home condition makes it uninhabitable at the moment. There will be very limited accommodations elsewhere in the greater Marathon area and South.
*A BOIL WATER Notice remains in effect and will continue until further instructed.
*When you do receive Electric Service, the power may continue to be unstable as the system continues to be worked on.
*KCB Video/Pictures are being taken by TV88 and will be posted on the website today.
*Electric Co-op trucks continue in KCB today working on the grid. Some roads are blocked off during this restoration. The road blockage is fluid, so please be patient when you arrive.
*Our Sewer Plant continues to function well, with some minor problems being addressed continually. We expect to be switched from generator to electric power sometime today.
*Stay away from all Ports, Marinas, and all nearshore waterways. It is dangerous to travel on the water with debris, down powerlines, sunken boats, etc.… FWC and the Coast Guard are on the water and are strictly enforcing their jurisdictional power. Easy answer… don’t get in a boat and come to the keys at this time.
*Fisherman’s is still closed but trying to have a mobile hospital in place no later than Tuesday. Mariner’s is 24/7 with limited but improved service. The armed services set up a mobile hospital at the City of Marathon, City Hall.