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Board approves raising Key West rental‑car fee to $9 to back consolidated facility
Summary
Commissioners moved to increase the Key West customer facility charge from $8 to $9 per transaction day to help finance a consolidated rental‑car facility; staff said scope reductions cut ~$20 million from earlier estimates and projected CFC and bond capacity to fund the project.
The Monroe County Board agreed to amend an existing resolution to raise the customer facility charge (CFC) on Key West rental car transactions from $8 to $9 per transaction day, effective March 1, 2026, to help fund a consolidated rental‑car facility at Key West International Airport.
Airport staff and project consultants described scope reductions that reduced the previously estimated roughly $74 million project by about $20 million. Richard Strickland, airport director, explained the fee is levied only on renters: "So, customer facility charge... it is only charged to those people who decide to rent a car. It is not a tax. It is a fee on the rental car receipt." Staff projected CFC collections and bond capacity sufficient to support debt for the consolidated facility; commissioners asked about revenue (staff estimated roughly $4,018,000 in annual rental‑car revenue to the airport). Commissioners moved the action to adopt the $9 rate and the motion passed.
