Residents spoke out about the June 11 Key Colony Beach Commission Meeting:

To: Concerned in KCB
Subject: Re: Regular Commission Meeting and Other Local News

All sounds like more ideas to grift the KCB citizens... Did the commission ever consider a gift from Qatar?? In we leverage endless conch fritters.

With respect,
Name Withheld
Key Colony Beach

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To: Mayor Foster, Vice Mayor Raspe, Commissioners Colonell, DiFransico, and Harding,
City Clerk Roussin and City Administrator Bartus
Subject: Questions for the Regular Commission Meeting

I believe that some questions from the past have been left unanswered. For some of these questions there is one person asking and for others there are several people asking. I realize you all have a lot on your plates, and I want you to know that I have been happy with the way that KCB has progressed since the petition/referendum fiasco. Perhaps you are unaware of the questions, or they were not stated in an answerable way.

1. Is it possible to share the city "meeting packets" with all citizens at the same time they are shared with the commission and other officials? It would give citizens time to digest what is in the packet and respond to the commissioners. This would be helpful to both commissioners and citizens.
• Example: Fred [Swanson] received the packet on Friday, June 6th at noon as the chair of the Utility Board, but the citizens have not received access to the packet as of 1:47 pm June 9th.

2. A question to ponder: Is the 3-story grand entrance/foyer a "need" to have or a "want" to have? If the price tag comes back too expensive, do we have a fallback position i.e. a way to cut the building down to an affordable size?

3. When Brendan DeCaro said that the planned city hall was "not a real EOC," I was surprised. I was under the impression from previous public discussions that it was necessary that we have a "real EOC" in that building.

Please explain the difference between a real EOC and the planned addition that is not a real EOC. I understand that we need an area for officials to meet during emergency conditions such as a hurricane.
• What is the goal for this new area if it is not a real EOC?
• Does the fact that that area is not a real EOC have an impact on the grant funding you anticipate?

4. I am wondering if it is a good idea to repair and open the boat ramp at the foot of the 7th Street canal. There are 2 free boat ramps available within a land-mile of our KCB island and there are more than a few boat ramps that charge to launch a boat close by—one at the KCB Marina. We should weigh convenience wiith the money and time for managing the boat ramp. We certainly do not want to hire another city employee to manage a boat ramp.I look forward to your answers and clarifications.

Sincerely,
Laurie Swanson
Key Colony Beach

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