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Residents press City of Key West on delayed nearshore water‑quality contract
Summary
Public commenters and commissioners pressed staff for transparency after the commission’s October award of a Stantec monitoring contract failed to return to subsequent agendas; legal and management said the contract only reached the city attorney for red‑line review in late November and will be updated for the commission.
Public comment at the Dec. 2 City of Key West commission meeting focused heavily on a stalled nearshore water‑quality monitoring contract the commission voted to award in October.
Mary Spalane and Chris Massacott, speaking for the conservation group Keyes’ Last Stand, said the finalized contract with Stantec was expected on the November agenda but never appeared. “We are now more than 60 days past the Commission's vote with no public explanation and no timeline,” Spalane said, arguing the city has allowed an important monitoring gap to…
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