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Pumpkin Key Can Be Yours for a Cool $110 Million KEY LARGO 305.451.5700 make. MARATHON 305.743.4397 home. KEY WEST beautiful. 305.295.6400 keysfurniture.com WWW.KEYSINFONET.COM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2014 VOLUME 61, NO. 16 G 25 CENTS NORTH KEY LARGO ON THE WATER Windsurfer search ongoing tection for processing. One makes land, Following Negrin’s arrival, one is located the Coast Guard launched its search for the two others. By SEAN KINNEY Thursday, a boater found a [email protected] man Negrin identified as Dwarta, 23, floating on a wind- The U.S. Coast Guard on surfing board off Big Pine Key. Friday focused its search for a Dwarta was suffering from missing Cuban windsurfer to exposure when picked up. Atlantic waters off Islamorada. His location has the Coast Two Cuban migrants who Guard now focusing on windsurfed across the Florida Islamorada as the likely loca- Straits to the Keys this week tion for the third man based on said they had made the trip tides and currents. Negrin iden- with a third man, the one tified that man as Amando, 28. missing as of Friday. “If he’s still on that Henry Negrin, 24, arrived board, then his chance of Tuesday around 6:30 p.m. on surviving increases signifi- the beach at the Reach Resort cantly,” said Coast Guard on the Atlantic end of Ensign Peter Bermont. Simonton Street in Key West, He said that since Tuesday, according to a city police the overall search with boats report. Negrin told Officer and planes had 20 specific searches covering more than Photo courtesy RUSSELL POST SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL Darnell Sealy that he and the two others left Jibacoa, Cuba, 8,000 nautical miles. Pumpkin Key can be yours for a cool $110 million. for the United States around Cuban migration is gov- 9 a.m. that morning. erned by the so-called wet- Negrin was treated at foot, dry-foot policy, which Lower Keys Medical Center says migrants interdicted at for blisters on his hands, sea are sent back while those then turned over to U.S. that make it to land can stay Pumpkin Key: Customs and Border Pro - and pursue citizenship. ISLAMORADA Yours for $110M Nautical market clogs Keynoter Staff 26-acre island, assessed at $7.11M, company that manufactured tools. His wife Jane is from U.S. 1 this weekend Many of us have a dream off Ocean Reef Club goes on market the Morton Salt family. But of buying an island, but to do Gale said his records show ate under its usual schedule, so takes a small fortune. Or Property Appraiser’s Office. as a helicopter pad. the last time it was purchased Be prepared opening on the hour each hour maybe a really big one. “Anyone can put a price It appears development was in 1985, for $810,000. for big delays to allow boat traffic through. That’s what it will take to tag on anything,” he said. potential is also a large factor. It appears there wasn’t so Parking near Founders Park buy Pumpkin Key, a 26-acre The asking price appar- Pumpkin Key has 16 sep- much a sale as a company through village will be a challenge, so consid- island off the Ocean Reef ently isn’t only for the arate lots, but just two are created, Terra Cotta Realty er parking at Coral Shores Club in North Key Largo but 5,000-square-foot, three- built upon, meaning there are Inc., to take over the property. Keynoter Staff High School at mile marker part of Ocean Reef. Russell bedroom main house; the 14 to be had. A Russell Post Terra Cotta’s incorpora- 90. A free shuttle will take peo- Post Sotheby’s International marina; the dockmaster’s Sotheby’s image shows they tion papers show Thomas People planning to travel ple to the event grounds. Realty just listed it for $110 apartment; two cottages for would be cut in just about Hayward Jr. and George A. through Islamorada this The boating and marine million. That’s $37,399 per caretakers; a separate three- even sizes, with most on the Berry IV are principals in it. weekend, be aware: The 19th bazaar attracts thousands square foot. bedroom home at the exclu- water but some on dry lots. Berry apparently is son of annual Nautical Flea Market shoppers of all ages and The last time the 26-acre sive Ocean Reef Club; and The Wall Street Journal George III, who died in put on by the Upper Keys interests. Most are aficiona- island was assessed, the fig- tennis courts — surrounded reported that Pumpkin Key 2010, and Hayward is the Rotary will seriously clog dos, craftsmen and hobbyists ure was $7.11 million, said by nothing but foliage — was bought in 1973 by chairman of TC Industries, U.S. 1 around mile marker 87. who return each year to comb James Gale, a GIS technician directly in the middle of George A. Barry III, who the tool manufacturing com- Hours for the market at the more than 200 vendor with the Monroe County Pumpkin Key that doubles made a fortune running a pany Berry ran. Founders Park are 8 a.m. to 5 booths for secondhand and p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. show-price deals on boats, Sunday. It’s one of the biggest boat parts, electronics, OUR FISHERIES events in the Keys, so long traf- marine products, nautical fic delays are expected both gear and dock equipment. days, especially around the Clothing and accessories opening and closing times. for waterborne sports and Board: No to Biscayne plan recreation also feature The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says the prominently. Reef Com munity Associa - tion and ensuring access.” centrate fishing into a rela- Admission to the open-air Superintendent tion, said to commissioners. “We want to protect tively small area between delays will be compounded by the nearby Snake Creek event is free, although a $5 gets an earful, “This is not a small experi- resources but we also like to Biscayne National Park and donation is suggested. ment; it’s a big experiment.” address issues that con- the Florida Keys National drawbridge, which will oper- mostly negative Commissioners agreed, stituents bring to our atten- Marine Sanctuary, lying near deciding to send a resolu- tion,” Commissioner George Ocean Reef on North Key By KEVIN WADLOW tion to the National Park Neugent said. “For the time Largo, critics said. VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR Senior Staff Writer Service that states the coun- being, we are opposed to “It will push many [email protected] ty board’s opposition to Alternative 6 because of the anglers into about five Alternative 6, apparently effect it has on some of our square miles of water,” said Shrink or move a pro- the preferred option for constituents.” Russell Fisher of Ocean posed limited-fishing zone Biscayne National Park’s “The Special Recreation Reef. “That will create stress in Biscayne National Park, updated management plan. Zone is not palatable to on the fish in that area far in the Monroe County Biscayne Superintendent Monroe County,” Mayor excess of what exists today.” Commission told the park’s Brian Carlstrom said the Sylvia Murphy said, “and Fishermen moved from superintendent Wednesday Special Recreation Zone was [the zone] is a big part of the special zone “are not in Key Largo. drafted after strong opposi- Alternative 6.” going to stop fishing,” Ritz The prototype Special tion an earlier proposal for a Public comment on the said. “The fishing pressure Recreation Zone, covering no-take marine reserve cov- park’s draft management will simply relocate south to about 24 square miles of ering about 16 square miles. plan closed Thursday. The the reefs in Monroe County.” Atlantic Ocean waters north The state Fish and Wildlife National Park Service now As envisioned by the of Key Largo, would ban Conservation Commission will review comments Park Service, the experimen- nearly all commercial fish- disliked the no-take zone but before returning with its pro- tal Special Recreation Zone ing and impose a quota sys- indicated it would be willing posal for a final plan in sev- would allow fishing permits Photo courtesy CARLOS, ALLISON ESTAPE tem on recreational fishing to try the Special Recreation eral months. to 70 charter guides and 430 Carlos and Allison Estape of Islamorada have been named if approved. Zone concept. The suggested recreation individual anglers. Park “Closing 40 percent of “This protects more zone lies north of Monroe managers compare it to a the Key Largo-based Reef Environmental Education reef in Biscayne National corals” and more threatened County, but closing the quota used for hunting. Foundation’s volunteers of the year. They received the award Park is a big deal,” David species, Carlstrom said, marine area of 4 by 6 miles for their continued participation in lionfish research and Ritz, director of the Ocean while balancing “preserva- to most fishing could con- See Plan, 2A removals, and for collecting data on local fish populations. INDEX Printed on 100% Classifieds . .7B recycled newsprint Living . .3B Pearson Ups and CONTENTS © 2014 Business . .7A KEYNOTER PUBLISHING CO. arrested downs Obituaries . .2A A member of Marathon’s The baseball Hurricanes Opinion . .6A Code Compliance Board is and Conchs win but charged with felony fraud. Marathon falls following Sports/Outdoors . .1B Story, 2A pitcher’s injury. Stories, 1B Crossword . .6B 7786790 22222 2A Saturday, February 22, 2014 KeysInfoNet.com Keynoter NEWS BRIEFS County opposes CRIME FRONT FIRM’s Middle Keys meeting is Wednesday Biscayne plan Man jailed on Fair Insurance Rates in From Plan, 1A cial fishermen have Monroe, a grassroots group opposed the Park molestation charges that works to prevent unde- Details about how the per- Service’s plan over con- served insurance-rate increas- mits would be awarded are cerns of losing fishing County and 6 and 7, at various times.
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