Old Population Studies: No reaction - but we will keep reminding them that 20-year-old population studies taking up hundreds of pages in an agenda are clearly not relevant and should not be evidence during important decision-making hearings.

U. S. One Right of Way: a Turf and Landscape contract with FDOT for $65,644 annually for Islamorada Public Works to maintain the 18 miles of U.S. One was in the consent agenda. We wrote that the contract with FDOT merits further discussion.  The mayor pulled it from the agenda.

Missing from the agenda: Last week we pointed out several pending concerns missing from the agenda. Though not on the agenda, they were at least discussed and will be back on the next agenda:

1. Green Turtle Hammock - see report later in this newsletter.

2. Baseball: The Coral Shores home opener is Tues. Feb 17 at 6 PM at the Founders Park field.  

   
   

   Here’s the update discussed though not on the agenda:

• On Jan. 8, village council approved a revised license agreement that has not been approved by the school board yet.  

• The  license agreement states the school board would need approval  from the village for all decisions, including  the  design and development permits on the field.

• The school board has approved the “final design” but the school board has not forwarded it to the Village for approval.

• Reports from the team suggest that the field is not in the pristine condition promised by the School Board representative, Pat LeFere, Director of Operations & Planning. (We went by to check - the maintenance crew from Brightview was there - not working.  They were cutting down shrubs behind the visitors’ dugout.)