Council Meeting Roundup: Water, Bonds, Ethics and More

Tuesday’s Village Council meeting featured an energized Council engaging with gusto in the first meeting of the year. The Council chambers were sparsely populated, but the agenda was full and...

Annali Hayward

Jan 29

Latest

No Fireworks at Town Hall Tuesday

A modest turnout of residents attended the Town Hall Tuesday night to hear from Police Chief Charles Press on his department’s...

Annali Hayward

Jan 15

Police Chief Hopes for Positive Discussions at Town Hall

Police Chief Charles Press will answer questions about how the Village is policed at special Town Hall at 6 pm Tuesday in the Village...

Annali Hayward

Jan 10

Safety on Crandon: Council Considers Crosswalk Solutions

The intersection between Grand Bay Drive and Crandon Boulevard was the sticking point in one of the meatier discussions of Tuesday’s...

Annali Hayward

Dec 12

Key Biscayne Policing Scrutinized at Council Meeting

Tuesday’s Council meeting featured an occasionally uncomfortable exchange between a Council member and the Key Biscayne Chief of Police...

Annali Hayward

Nov 21

Cheat’s Guide to the Village Council Meeting: Nov. 19

With three weeks between meetings this time, Council meeting withdrawal symptoms are surely setting in. Fear not. Our cheat sheet is here...

Annali Hayward

Nov 15

Council Meeting Roundup: Firefighters, Fishing, Tallahassee To-Do List and – yes – the Library

Tuesday’s council meeting was a marathon – read our guide to keep up with all the issues racing through the community.

Annali Hayward

Oct 30

Council Meeting Roundup: Parks, Fishing, Firefighters and More

Buckle up for a whistle-stop tour through the Oct. 15 Village Council meeting highlights.

Annali Hayward

Oct 21

Cheat’s Guide to the Village Council Meeting

What’s a pocket park? Are we banning Mashta Bridge fishing? And what’s up with our water? These and many other questions answered in...

Annali Hayward

Oct 14

Board Recommends Purchase of Lots for Key Biscayne’s First ‘Resilient’ Park

With resiliency a hot topic throughout this summer’s budget cycle, the Parks and Open Spaces Board is hoping the Village approves a $4...

Annali Hayward

Oct 7

Narrow Vote Grants Pensions More Funding

The public pension plans for Key Biscayne’s fire and police departments received a quarter of proposed Village funding in a tight vote...

Annali Hayward

Sep 30

Forms for Funds: Council Ponders Community Group Guidelines

Should community groups fill out forms and meet criteria in order to get funding from the Council? Some members thought so at Tuesday’s...

Annali Hayward

Sep 30

Key Biscayne Finally Passes $36 Million Budget in Mammoth Meeting

The Village Council approved the budget for Key Biscayne FY20. Here’s what made the cut – and what didn’t.

Annali Hayward

Sep 26

Racial Profiling Comments Disrupt Key Biscayne Council Meeting

A dispute over racial profiling and police practices was so intense it caused an unprecedented recess to restore order at a Village Council...

Tony Winton

Sep 16

Auto Thefts Frighten Residents, Lauredo Criticizes Chief

A string of auto thefts in tranquil Key Biscayne led to emotional accounts and a testy exchange over profiling and police chase policies...

Tony Winton

Sep 2

Village Moves to Ban Fishing on Mashta Bridge

Key Biscayne’s Village Council suspends fishing permits for Mashta bridge, but many want fishing to continue

Annali Hayward

Sep 2

$4 Million Pocket Park Inches Closer to Reality

Plans for a so-called ‘pocket park’ on Key Biscayne advanced this week. But is the price right?

Annali Hayward

Sep 2

Mayor: Now Not the Time for Tax Cuts

Key Biscayne Mayor Mike Davey expects taxes will remain flat next year, with the only major capital spending being beach renourishment and...

Tony Winton

Aug 5

Community Rallies Around Village’s Charitable Foundation

It was standing-room only in the Council chamber last night for a turbulent three-hour discussion of the Village’s relationship with the...

Annali Hayward

Jul 3

Council Keeps Village Taxes Flat as Budget Battle Begins

A divided Key Biscayne Village Council began the 2020 budget process by keeping property taxes flat in a preliminary vote that pitted...

Tony Winton

Jun 24

Will the Curse of 530 Crandon Continue?

A Park for 530 Crandon Boulevard Has Been Planned for 16 Years. Will it Happen?

Annali Hayward

Jun 17

Emotions High as Ex-Mayor Lindsay Wins $35K for Ethics Probe Fees

Former Key Biscayne Mayor Mayra Peña Lindsay will get about $35,000 to cover her legal bills in an ethics investigation that ultimately...

Tony Winton

Jun 12

Budget Crunch: KB Could Lose Up to $700K in Tax Revenue

Key Biscayne’s Village government is staring at a potential loss of up to $700,000 in future tax revenue due to slipping property values,...

Tony Winton

Jun 3

Ultra: Virginia Key Off The Table, But Miami & Homestead Wooing

Miami’s City Commission is making one last pitch for the Ultra Music Festival to be held downtown, even as the City of Homestead has...

Tony Winton

May 27

Council Unites On Resiliency, Efficiency Goals

In a daylong informal brainstorming session, Key Biscayne Village Council members appeared to reach broad consensus on combining major...

Tony Winton

May 20

Council Meeting Roundup: Water, Bonds, Ethics and More

Tuesday’s Village Council meeting featured an energized Council engaging with gusto in the first meeting of the year. The Council chambers were sparsely populated, but the agenda was full and...

Latest

No Fireworks at Town Hall Tuesday

A modest turnout of residents attended the Town Hall Tuesday night to hear from Police Chief Charles Press on his department’s...

Police Chief Hopes for Positive Discussions at Town Hall

Police Chief Charles Press will answer questions about how the Village is policed at special Town Hall at 6 pm Tuesday in the Village...

Safety on Crandon: Council Considers Crosswalk Solutions

The intersection between Grand Bay Drive and Crandon Boulevard was the sticking point in one of the meatier discussions of Tuesday’s...

Key Biscayne Policing Scrutinized at Council Meeting

Tuesday’s Council meeting featured an occasionally uncomfortable exchange between a Council member and the Key Biscayne Chief of Police...

Cheat’s Guide to the Village Council Meeting: Nov. 19

With three weeks between meetings this time, Council meeting withdrawal symptoms are surely setting in. Fear not. Our cheat sheet is here...

Council Meeting Roundup: Firefighters, Fishing, Tallahassee To-Do List and – yes – the Library

Tuesday’s council meeting was a marathon – read our guide to keep up with all the issues racing through the community.

Council Meeting Roundup: Parks, Fishing, Firefighters and More

Buckle up for a whistle-stop tour through the Oct. 15 Village Council meeting highlights.

Cheat’s Guide to the Village Council Meeting

What’s a pocket park? Are we banning Mashta Bridge fishing? And what’s up with our water? These and many other questions answered in...

Board Recommends Purchase of Lots for Key Biscayne’s First ‘Resilient’ Park

With resiliency a hot topic throughout this summer’s budget cycle, the Parks and Open Spaces Board is hoping the Village approves a $4...

Narrow Vote Grants Pensions More Funding

The public pension plans for Key Biscayne’s fire and police departments received a quarter of proposed Village funding in a tight vote...

Forms for Funds: Council Ponders Community Group Guidelines

Should community groups fill out forms and meet criteria in order to get funding from the Council? Some members thought so at Tuesday’s...

Key Biscayne Finally Passes $36 Million Budget in Mammoth Meeting

The Village Council approved the budget for Key Biscayne FY20. Here’s what made the cut – and what didn’t.

Racial Profiling Comments Disrupt Key Biscayne Council Meeting

A dispute over racial profiling and police practices was so intense it caused an unprecedented recess to restore order at a Village Council...

Auto Thefts Frighten Residents, Lauredo Criticizes Chief

A string of auto thefts in tranquil Key Biscayne led to emotional accounts and a testy exchange over profiling and police chase policies...

Village Moves to Ban Fishing on Mashta Bridge

Key Biscayne’s Village Council suspends fishing permits for Mashta bridge, but many want fishing to continue

$4 Million Pocket Park Inches Closer to Reality

Plans for a so-called ‘pocket park’ on Key Biscayne advanced this week. But is the price right?

Mayor: Now Not the Time for Tax Cuts

Key Biscayne Mayor Mike Davey expects taxes will remain flat next year, with the only major capital spending being beach renourishment and...

Community Rallies Around Village’s Charitable Foundation

It was standing-room only in the Council chamber last night for a turbulent three-hour discussion of the Village’s relationship with the...

Council Keeps Village Taxes Flat as Budget Battle Begins

A divided Key Biscayne Village Council began the 2020 budget process by keeping property taxes flat in a preliminary vote that pitted...

Will the Curse of 530 Crandon Continue?

A Park for 530 Crandon Boulevard Has Been Planned for 16 Years. Will it Happen?

Emotions High as Ex-Mayor Lindsay Wins $35K for Ethics Probe Fees

Former Key Biscayne Mayor Mayra Peña Lindsay will get about $35,000 to cover her legal bills in an ethics investigation that ultimately...

Budget Crunch: KB Could Lose Up to $700K in Tax Revenue

Key Biscayne’s Village government is staring at a potential loss of up to $700,000 in future tax revenue due to slipping property values,...

Ultra: Virginia Key Off The Table, But Miami & Homestead Wooing

Miami’s City Commission is making one last pitch for the Ultra Music Festival to be held downtown, even as the City of Homestead has...

Council Unites On Resiliency, Efficiency Goals

In a daylong informal brainstorming session, Key Biscayne Village Council members appeared to reach broad consensus on combining major...

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