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KEY WEST Doesn’T Stand up by KEVIN WADLOW He Says He Spent ‘$350 Million to Being Prepared at Press Time Senior Staff Writer Friday, Gallaher Said ##### VOTE “Doc Dan” Zieg for MARATHON CITY COUNCIL Political Advertisement Paid and Approved by Daniel "Doc Dan" Zieg for Marathon City Council WWW.KEYSINFONET.COM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2014 VOLUME 61, NO. 86 G 25 CENTS GOVERNOR’S RACE ENTERTAINMENT Keys Netflix series now titled Series crews began shoot- Trailer for ing scenes for “Bloodline” ‘Bloodline’ hits last March, setting up on- location sets at various Keys the Internet sites, many in Islamorada. A sprawling warehouse in By KEVIN WADLOW south Miami-Dade County Senior Staff Writer was converted into a studio [email protected] for shooting indoor scenes. Filming for the first sea- The long-untitled Netflix son is expected to wrap in series based in the Florida mid-November. Keys now has a title: With the track record of “Bloodline.” series creators Todd A. A 30-second trailer released Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Thursday by Netflix teases a Glenn Kessler (“Damages”), premiere of March 2015. several people affiliated with The video depicts a sleek the production have said they yacht aflame under darken- are optimistic the Keys series ing skies. Series star Kyle could run for several seasons. Chandler’s voice intones, The creators have “We’re not bad people, but described the series as “a tight- we did a bad thing.” ly wound thriller that explores Produced by Sony the complex bonds between Pictures Television, the 13- parents and children, brothers episode drama follows an and sisters, and the rivalries, island family “whose secrets jealousies, and betrayals at the Photo courtesy MIAMI HERALD and scars are revealed when core of every family.” the black-sheep oldest broth- Charlie Crist (left) and Gov. Rick Scott shake hands before their Tuesday debate. Things went downhill from there er returns home.” See Netflix, 3A with personal attacks. The two men clearly don’t like each other. Scott’s Keys claim KEY WEST doesn’t stand up By KEVIN WADLOW He says he spent ‘$350 million to being prepared at press time Senior Staff Writer Friday, Gallaher said. [email protected] deal’ with potential sea-level rise But the division’s share of money “obligated” for During Tuesday’s final Nature Conservancy in the woman for the Scott re-elec- Monroe County is $6.7 mil- debate in the race to be Keys and is widely consid- tion campaign, said in a lion, he said. Florida governor, Republican ered a leading authority on Thursday e-mail that the At the debate, Crist’s Gov. Rick Scott declared his the effects of rising seas on $350 million “is money allo- opponent, Democratic former administration “spent $350 South Florida. cated by [the Florida Division Gov. Charlie Crist, challenged million to deal with sea-level “If there is a program of Emergency Management] Scott, “Why are you so reluc- Photo courtesy CITY OF KEY WEST rise down in the Keys.” specific to sea-level rise in for flood mitigation over the tant to believe the over- The Port of Key West has seen an increase in cruise That came as news to the Keys, I am not aware of past three years.” whelming majority of scien- passengers compared to last year. most in the Florida Keys. it,” he said. Several state agencies are tists who say that man con- “I have no idea what he’s Since his declaration tied to the $350 million total, tributes to climate change?” talking about. It’s the first Tuesday, Scott’s amended which covers flood-mitigation Scott responded that he is I’ve heard of it,” said Monroe his sea-level expenditure for all of Florida’s 35 coastal focused on “the solutions.... Cruise-ship passenger County Commissioner statement to include “in the counties over the past few I’m going to tell you what Heather Carruthers, a local Miami area,” according to a years, said Aaron Gallaher, we’ve done.” representative to the transcript by CNN, which communications director for He then brought up the traffic up over 2013 Southeast Florida Regional televised the hour-long Emergency Management. $350 million, and went on to port saw about 546,000 peo- Climate Change Compact. debate in Jacksonville. A more detailed explana- It’s not more ple. The number is more than Chris Bergh manages The Jackie Shutz, a spokes- tion of the reference was See Scott, 3A ships but more 580,000 people for the same period this year. MARATHON people on them The uptick comes on the heels of a failed October By ANTHONY CAVE 2013 city referendum that [email protected] would have had the city ask Group pushes for city pool the U.S. Army Corps of The Port of Key West, Engineers to conduct a feasi- constructing and operating a which includes cruise-ship bility study on dredging and Cost is chief pool as a “special enterprise berths at the city-owned widening Key West’s port. among issues fund,” with money coming Mallory Square, U.S. Navy- Key West voters rejected the from private and public part- owned Outer Mole Pier and notion almost 3-1. proposal faces nerships, developer impact privately owned Pier B, has Dredging, like PortMiami’s fees, Monroe County Tourist seen a nearly 7 percent rise in current $200 million-plus By WILLIAM AXFORD Development Council grants port traffic so far this year. dredging project, allows for [email protected] and fundraisers. Key West Port Coordinator larger cruise ships. Revenue-generating Martha Arencibia attributes the However, the increase in Efforts to bring a commu- efforts could also include increase to larger cruise ships, passengers does not surprise nity pool to Marathon domi- admission fees and event at least in terms of passengers. Key West Committee for nated the discussion at rentals, including hosting Some of Carnival Cruise Responsible Tourism Tuesday’s special City college swim teams for com- Lines’ newer ships, such as the spokesman Jolly Benson. Keynoter photo by WILLIAM AXFORD Council meeting to address petitions and training. Carnival Magic, hold between His group opposed last future capital improvements Parents, students, swimmers and longtime residents who “Across the country, we 3,000 and 4,000 people. year’s referendum. in the city. have tried to bring a swimming pool to the city packed the realize a community pool is “Carnival is the only Benson said the hysteria Parents, students, swim- meeting room of the Marathon Fire Station Tuesday, listening not a money-making venture cruise line that is maintaining over port traffic, which included a Nov. 13 state mers and longtime residents to a proposal to construct a pool within city limits. but we hope to have an their ship size,” Arencibia who have tried to bring a pool attraction that’s at least rev- said. “What we’re seeing is a Department of Trans - to the city in the past packed Marathon Pool laid out a pro- exercise programs. enue neutral and self-sus- fluctuation of less port calls, portation report that said if the room at the city firehouse, posal to build a pool 50 meters “Our mission is to get a taining,” Fox said. but ships that are carrying improvements were not leaving it standing room only. long 25 meters wide, she said pool in the city,” Fox said. The Friends of the higher passenger counts.” made to Key West’s port, it Leigha Fox of the nonprof- could be used for swim team Financing was a major Between January and it group Friends of the training, SCUBA lessons and contention. Fox suggested See Pool, 2A September 2013, Key West’s See Port 2A INDEX Printed on 100% Classifieds . .5B recycled newsprint They’re Living . .2B Future: CONTENTS © 2014 champions Business . .7A KEYNOTER PUBLISHING CO. Federal pen The Lady Eagles of Island Obituaries . .2A Father-and-son drug Christian School win their dealers admit guilt, Opinion . .6A district volleyball hefty sentences coming. tournament. Sports/Outdoors . .1B Story, 4A Story, 1B Crossword . .2B 7786790 22222 2A Saturday, October 25, 2014 KeysInfoNet.com Keynoter NEWS BRIEFS MARATHON Cities, others enter same-sex fray Capital fund falling Several local Florida million in 2017 and grants to help offset the governments are weighing It’s due mainly $978,232 by 2018 due to costs of solar panels. into the legal battle about the to $4.7 million numerous projects such as G Senmartin also pushed state’s an on same-sex mar- construction of the $4.7 for establishing a paperless riage, pointing in a brief to for city hall million city hall, $396,000 city hall, where staff would “the very real harm wrought for phases four and five of use more electronic by marriage inequality upon By WILLIAM AXFORD Oceanfront Park behind city devices. The councilman our citizens and upon our [email protected] hall and a $200,000 feasi- said city staff should have very legitimacy as govern- bility study for sustainabili- “live data” where informa- ing bodies.” In addition to hearing ty of Coco Plum Beach tion can be accessible via The pool proposed by the Friends of the Marathon Pool The brief was filed Oct. about a proposed community The fund is expected to wireless devices. is 50 meters long and 25 meters wide. 10 in the state’s 2nd District pool Tuesday, the Marathon begin growing back in G Long term, Fire Rescue Court of Appeal, which is City Council discussed capi- 2019, reaching $902,533. is looking to interact more considering a Hillsborough tal projects at a special meet- G The council heard a with high school students, Complex is far County case that involves ing at the Marathon fire- presentation from Sea Air possibly getting them two women seeking a house.
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