MHMC- Re-Design Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 9.66 x 11 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 1 WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009 | CONTENTS © 2009 KEYNOTER PUBLISHING CO. | VOL. 56, NO. 54 | WWW.KEYSNET.COM | 25 CENTS HEADLINES INSIDE Whale shark Several people swam Acevedo with a whale shark in Marathon’s Vaca Cut over the last few weeks. See finds a story on page 8. Coral help Restoring living coral new job in the Keys gets a big boost with $3.3 million Starts work for from Washington. See story on page 13. Historic Tours as computer guru EPA fugitive IT’S A TURTLE The Utah fugitive shot RELEASE! No, it’s a By SEAN KINNEY by EPA special agents in Fourth of July beach [email protected] Marathon in March plead- party in the Keys! No, ed guilty to multiple it’s a perfectly timed felonies this week. See Suspended schools superin- story on page 10. TDC publicity stunt! All tendent Randy Acevedo has three! This loggerhead found a new job, for at least the Evacuations sea turtle, rescued off next 90 to 120 days, working The county may be a Key West on Jan. 19 with Ed Swift’s Historic Tours little slower to call for and given the name of America. mandatory evacuations ‘Barack Obama,’ “We’ve hired Randy as a this hurricane season. recuperated at the consultant,” Swift told the County Administrator Turtle Hospital in Keynoter. Roman Gastesi plans to Marathon for five Acevedo, Swift says, will be ask the County months before being programming computer proto- Commission for more released back into cols that will direct HTA paper- work from across the country flexibility. See story on the ocean on July 4. page 2. into centralized digital storage. “That’s something he did for Photo by FLORIDA KEYS NEWS BUREAU the school district years ago and Fire jobs that is not easily available and,... Key West has openings well, he’s available,” Swift said. for two fire fighters and Acevedo was hired last more than 110 applicants. Thursday as an independent Read about the skills test- contractor, and is expected to ing that narrows the list. finish the work he’s contracted See story on page 9. Fishing captain to do in the next three to four months. Swift describes Acevedo’s INDEX job this way: If HTA gets a bill or some other document in one Business . .18 found dead at 51 of their offices around the coun- Classifieds . .23 try, the paperwork is scanned Crossword . .17 MARATHON tions. He also left several items on into a computer and then direct- Fishing . .21 Navarro took the ground by Farnes’ front porch, ed by digital protocol into per- Living . .19 his own life Navarro, 51, including a bag with money, a bag manent storage. Obituaries . .17 was found of clothes, cigarettes, and keys to “It saves us storage and helps Opinion . .6 Monday morning dead Monday his house and truck. us with record keeping,” Swift Sports/Outdoors . .20 morning in a Police were unable to locate said. By RYAN McCARTHY wooded area Navarro at his home on 28th HTA operates the Conch Printed on 100% [email protected] in Crane Point Street or at his job. According to Tour Train and the Old Town recycled newsprint Hammock. the police report, Dieguez said Trolley, offering tourists guided One of the city of Marathon’s Navarro he’d heard a gun shot coming tours of Old Town Key West. greatest fishing ambassadors, had left phone from near his home in the Crane The company has similar opera- Dave Navarro, died on Monday NAVARRO messages early Hammock subdivision at about 3 tions in Boston, San Diego, St. from an apparent self-inflicted Monday morn- a.m. on Monday. Police can- Augustine, Savannah and gunshot wound. ing with former girlfriend vassed the area later that morning Washington D.C. 7786790 22222 According to a Monroe Kimberly Farnes, 46, and Gerald County Sheriff’s Office report, Dieguez, 48, indicating his inten- See NAVARRO / 3 See ACEVEDO / 4 MHMC- Re-Design Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 9.66 x 11 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 2 2 Wednesday, July 8, 2009 Keys News Keynoter KEYS WEATHER BEACH ADVISORIES PREDICTED TEMPERATURES The Monroe County Health Department tests DATE HI LO Keys beaches twice WED. 91 82 By the time weekly for presence of THURS. 90 82 the winds enteric bacteria from FRI. 90 82 had reached fecal pollution. There are SAT. 90 82 sufficient currently no health advi- strength to sories for any of the Forecast: Expect partly blow these beaches in the Keys. cloudy skies with a slight palm trees chance of thunderstorms. around in advance of CONTACT US one of last KEYNOTER TV NEWS year’s storms, Upper Keys the tourists County beat reporter 91655 Overseas Highway were already Ryan McCarthy and Tavernier, FL 33070 long gone. Monroe County Mayor Newsroom .......(305) 853-7103 George Neugent discuss Advertising.......(305) 852-3216 Keynoter file photo taxes, the county’s Fax.....................(305) 853-1040 wastewater projects, and Fax.....................(305) 852-0199 policies on evacuations during hurricane season. Marathon County re-thinking 3015 Overseas Highway WEDNESDAYS AT 7:30 P.M. (P.O. Box 500158) REBROADCAST THURSDAYS Marathon, FL 33050-0158 hurricane evacuations AT 7:30 P.M. Newsroom ......(305) 743-5551 COMCAST CABLE CH 5 Advertising......(305) 743-5551 MONROE COUNTY might hit the Keys. Fax ...................(305) 743-6397 Gastesi wants Jon Rizzo, warning coordina- Fax ...................(305) 743-9586 flexibility in calling is [Category 3] and above every- tion meteorologist at the NWS, one has to go,” he said. “There’s says most of these improve- Key West weaker storms been no decision made.” ments have come since 1990. 2720-A N. Roosevelt Blvd. Gastesi said while he’d like to “Ballpark in 1990, the error at Overseas Market By RYAN McCARTHY ease restrictions on visitors, pub- 48 hours was very close to 200 Key West, FL 33040 [email protected] lic safety will always be the nautical miles. Now we’re slid- Newsroom ......(305) 296-6989 county’s primary concern. ing in at just under 100 for 48 Advertising......(305) 296-6989 County officials are typically “Priority number one is safe- hours. That’s a significant Keys Information Station Fax ...................(305) 296-1287 quick to send visitors packing in ty, absolutely. It will not be com- improvement and it’s a sustained Channel 5 News the event of a serious storm promised or jeopardized...to trend,” he said. “The reasons for E-mail approaching the Keys. ensure that folks aren’t unneces- that have to do with improve- Monday - Friday [email protected] But Administrator Roman sarily being evacuated,” Gastesi ments to computer models simu- 6:00 p.m. Gastesi says he’s exploring said. lating where the storm might end 8:00 p.m. Missing your paper? options that may ease hurricane Many business owners com- up.” 9:00 p.m. If your newspaper is not evacuation policies for those vis- plained last year that the evacua- Gastesi says it’s these delivered by 7:00 a.m. (7:30 itors during what are determined tions cost them significant improvements that could possi- Keys news daily a.m. weekends, holidays) to be weaker storm systems. tourist dollars. The Monroe bly lead to softer evacuation from the staff of call (305) 743-5551, ext. 12, Thousands of visitors were County Tourist Development policies during tropical storms. The Keynoter, before 10 a.m. weekdays ordered to leave last year when Council backed up that concern, “It has to be an extremely The Reporter and and 11 a.m. Saturday for tropical storms Fay and Ike reporting Tropical Storm Fay specific situation for us to do Keys Sunday, redelivery. On Sunday or threatened the Keys. But the and hurricanes Gustav and Ike anything different than we’ve on Comcast Cable, after hours, call toll-free storms passed by without inci- — and the perceived threat of done in the past,” he said. Channel 5. 1-800-843-4372. dent and caused minimal dam- Hurricane Hanna — cost the Rizzo said while it might FLORIDA KEYS KEYNOTER (ISSN age. Keys an estimated $27.7 million make sense to consider evacua- 8756-6427, USPS# 0201-620) is “On these marginal storms, in in lost business. tions on a case-by-case basis, published semi-weekly by Florida the last couple years we have Business owners were also “hindsight is 20-20” should the Keys Keynoter, P.O. Box 500158, visitor evacuations during tropi- upset at the perceived sensation- wrong decision be made. Marathon, Florida 33050-0158. Subscription rates are $53.56 in cal storms and we’re wondering alizing of the storms by the “At the time we were fairly the Keys. Your Keynoter home if a similar situation arises this Weather Channel and other confident [Fay] would not be News on the hour delivery subscription includes year, is it necessary,” Gastesi media outlets. The TDC even stronger than a Category 1. Keys Sunday and the Sunday said. launched an extensive advertis- That’s a case you could look at,” Monday - Friday edition of The Miami Herald. he said. “If you want to compare Keynoter mail subscriptions: Right now, Gastesi said, the ing campaign in the wake of the 7 a.m. 4 p.m. $47.70 in Florida and $45 out-of- county doesn’t have a specific storms, trying to offset negative with Ike, even though it passed 8 a.m. 5 p.m. well to the south, at the time we state.