Here are Two Important Things below 1) City of KW (Including Mayor Johnston Videos) & MCSO Announcements and directly after a few Important CDC Links I Added..
Before you read though
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My Question Last Week to the Readers
If you get "19" ( I don't have it; & certainly there is NO SHAME IN GETTING SICK), what if you get it and you decide not to go out and seek help..WHAT IS THE BEST WAY OF Combating this at home and getting through the disease alive with Minimal Suffering.? A Good Friend that Saved my Life with his Staff at The Boca Raton Community Hospital (Lynn Cancer Division) ; when I had Throat Cancer 14 Years : Answers around March 31,2020 :
If someone has symptoms of fevers, muscle aches, and dry cough, they are presumed positive for COVID-19 and most people up to this point presenting to hospitals with these symptoms have not even been tested ( although many were tested for FLU to rule that out.) They are sent home and told to self isolate, rest, get plenty of fluids and take Tylenol for the fever and discomfort. Ibuprofin and Aleve have been discouraged due to possible lung exacerbation. There are no other over the counter or health food store remedies that treat the virus. There are some experimental drugs out there being tried. Of Course Please Wash Your Hands Often & Good Luck to All.
Thanks Doc ,Ed.
Here is a CDC Link on the Same Subject
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html
United & White St.
Here is Mayor Johnston's Friday April 3rd Video Massage
Here is the Long Message sent by Alyson and the City of KW SENT AROUND SAT. 3/28 OR SUN. 3/29 (although it's a week old; it still has EXTREMELY IMPORTANT INFO AND LINKS) & To Follow A NEWER shorter Message from Alsyon Crean and the City from 4/2/2020
3/28 or 3/29 Material
In the interest of public safety, economic stability and long-term recovery, all individuals should reduce social contact to the greatest degree possible by limiting their travel for essential services.
Street Pier is closed until further notice.
KOTS has expanded to 24-hour operations with an expanded footprint to allow for social distancing in this vulnerable population.
Monroe County has closed Higgs Beach and the adjoining tennis and pickle ball courts.
A checkpoint at mile marker 112 and on Card Sound road has been established to limit access to the Keys to residents, workers and deliveries.
Proof of residency can be demonstrated with a resident re-entry sticker, local identification, utility bill, deed, lease, or tax bill. Re-entry stickers are not required
Those actively engaged in work in the Florida Keys, such as construction workers, will need to show a letter from their employer, employee identification, a paystub, or current construction contract in the Keys.
First responders, healthcare workers, and military actively engaged in work in the Keys will need proper IDs.
Current change in Key West Transit:
LOWER KEYS SHUTTLE reduced hours: 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Last northbound from Caroline and Grinnell Streets 5:54 p.m.
Last southbound 5:34 p.m. from Marathon
RED & ORANGE routes indefinitely SUSPENDED
BLUE & GREEN operating on Sunday Schedule
DUVAL LOOP indefinitely suspended.
All non-essential businesses are closed.
The directive also urges employers to utilize all reasonable measures to allow employees to work remotely whenever possible.
The directive does not limit the number of people present at a religious service. But people attending such services are urged to practice social distancing such as keeping six feet between each other and limiting group size to less than ten people.
Please refer any questions regarding the essential businesses to our hotline at 305-809-1101.
The Florida Health Department Monroe County has confirmed 20 cases of COVID-19 in Monroe County.
As of last Sunday, all hotels, short term rentals, vacation rentals and other transient rentals, marinas, RV parks and time shares to ceased renting to tourists for 14 days. The only exception is for long-term renters in vacation homes and R/V parks with contracts of 28 days or more, who are presently in the Keys. They are to be allowed to remain until the conclusion of their contracts.
Here are the other closures:
Attractions and activities supporting gatherings of ten or more people, including passengers and crew.
All bars and nightclubs
On-site dining at all restaurants; limited only to take -out and delivery GO TO
CLOSED
Mallory Square
Smathers Beach
All parks and playgrounds
All recreational facility, including the PAL and Douglass gyms
Suspended the Duval Loop
Limited the Ferry Terminal outbound passengers only
The April 4th hazardous waste drop off at Indigenous Park has been canceled. Please hold on to your items for the next First Saturday. Please DO NOT drop waste off, as there will be no one on hand receiving it.
Key West is requesting that any business with the City be conducted remotely.
For building permits:
Find the eTrakit instructions on the City’s website under the building department
Submit electronically at:
Walk through Wednesdays have been temporarily suspended.
For Parking issues:
To report a parking violation, call 305-809-1000
Questions, call 305-809-3855 or the hotline at 305-809-1101
Please stay tuned to the City’s live streaming online or on Comcast Channel 77 and AT&T Channel 99.
The City has established a hotline that is staffed 24/7: 305-809-1101
The City of Key West is posting daily agendas on its website to allow public comment via our eComment feature. This will allow Mayor Teri Johnston and City Manager Greg to respond to your questions and concerns daily.
Each day the eComments will be read, and City leaders will film a Spotlight addressing your concerns and comments. These spotlights will be available daily on the City’s website, Facebook page and on Comcast Channel 77 and AT&T Channel 99.
For up-to-date information on the status of Monroe County and COVID-19,
In addition, The Florida Department of Health has put up a 24/7 information hotline: 1-866-779-6121.
FREE grab and go breakfast and lunch during the school closure. Meal service time is 11 am to noon Monday through Friday. Distribution points in Key West are Gerald Adams Elementary, Horace O’ Bryant School, and Key West High School. Meals are available to all children 18 and younger. Child MUST be present to receive a meal.
CDC LINKS UP SHORTLY and MY EXTENSIVE LINK SECTION FOR MANY LINKS TO THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE REGULARLY FEATURE + a few Musical Watch Parties Last Week + A Few Record Links from 1966 to 1974
4/2/2020 Message from the City of KW Re; Buses & Other Material
In the interest of public safety, economic stability and long-term recovery, all individuals should reduce social contact to the greatest degree possible by limiting their travel for essential services.
In order to protect the community and City staff –and in light of Governor Ron Desantis’s stay at home order -- the Key West Transit bus system will suspend service as of 8 p.m. on Friday, April 3, 2020 until further notice.
The City will continue to provide essential business, and non-essential workers are being sent home.
“We must work as a community to keep this virus from spreading,” said City Manager Greg Veliz. “The quicker we comply with city, county and state directives, the quicker we can begin to rebuild normalcy.”
Citizens are reminded to follow all of the CDC guidelines and continue social distancing, and limit excursions to essential business only, like trips to the grocery store or doctor.
The City of Key West will continue to provide the following remote business:
For building permits:
• Contact blg@cityofkeywest-fl.gov
• Find the eTrakit instructions on the City’s website under the building department
• Walk through Wednesdays have been temporarily suspended.
For Parking issues:
• To report a disruptive parking violation, call 305-809-1000
Questions, call 305-809-3855 or the hotline at 305-809-1101
ANOTHER 4/2/2020 Longer Message from Alyson and the City of KW Up Shortly (it starts off with the same few lines but then has mostly new material)
Thanks Alyson and the City of Key West Here are a few Links that also can be useful
MAYOR JOHNSTON VIDEO MESSAGE from Wed.. 4/1
MESSAGE FROM SHERIFF RAMSAY AND MCSO
SPOTLIGHT VIDEO FROM CITY MANAGER GREG VELIZ & MAYORTER JOHNSTON 4/1 (10 MIN)
CDC LINKS & a few Others
THE MOST COMMON WAYS THE THE CORONA VIRUS IS TRANSMITTED (Great Reading)
A VERY MOVING 2 & 1/2 Moving Video from a Young Woman in the Czech Republic; about how the population is making masks (Millions of Them) and the very low rate of Virus due to this...
Also Sushi and that Gang are Making and Distributing Masks go to GARY R MARION (AKA SUSHI) On Facebook
MORE FROM ALYSON CREAN AND THE CITY OF KEY WEST SENT 4/2/2020
City of Key West --
Note from Ed : Pardon if I don't edit out any duplication of material; better to be repetitive then Miss something PLUS it would be way too time consuming to go over & delete duplications.
In the interest of public safety, economic stability and long-term recovery, all individuals should reduce social contact to the greatest degree possible by limiting their travel for essential services.
The Key West Transit bus system will be closing down as of 8 p.m. on Friday, April 3, 2020 until further notice.
The Key West City Commission will conduct a virtual meeting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7th. The City issued Directive 2020-04 to allow for this virtual meeting.
How to participate:
1. Listen to the audio only from your phone by dialing 1-646-558 8656 and when the meeting ID is requested, enter 950-463-489 and then press the # key.
2. Tune in live to Key West Comcast channel 77 or AT&T channel 99
3. Watch the meeting online: You may access Key West City TV live by visiting:
https://www.cityofkeywest-fl.gov
, click on meetings/live TV then click on “watch Key West City TV Live.” Click on the play button to view. Note: You may have to adjust your browser settings for optimal streaming. Not all browsers support flash.
How to provide public comment:
To make an eComment, click the “agendas and minutes” button on the City’s home page. Next to the current agenda, you’ll find an eComment link on the right side of the screen for the appropriate meeting. Or you can click on
http://keywest.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
to get to the agenda. You may also provide written comments by emailing City Clerk Cheri Smith by 4 p.m. April 7th, at csmith@cityofkeywest-fl.gov. All other written comments received by the deadline will be distributed to the Mayor and Commissioners and the appropriate staff prior to the start of the meeting. Time limits will be enforced so written comments must be limited to three minutes.
Comment during the meeting: To request to speak during the virtual meeting, you must sign up to speak through eComments prior to the start of the meeting to be placed on a list. The phone number you call in on will need to be provided in your eComment, this will be used to identify you as the speaker.
You will need to follow the instructions on listening to the meeting via phone, when your name is called, you will be unmuted and you will have three minutes to speak. The average length of a speech to fit within three minutes is 300 words.
For those individuals who may not have access to view the meeting by any of the virtual means provided above, there will be a monitor setup outside of City Hall for live streaming. Please practice social distancing and keep six feet away from those around you. There will be a microphone set up outside for public comments. You must sign up to speak first on eComment, send an email to
csmith@cityofkeywest-fl.gov
or call the City Clerk Clerk’s Office at 305-3831 by 4 p.m. the day of the meeting.
Governor Ron DeSantis issued a stay at home order directing people to be out only for essential services.
The City of Key West remains under a State of Local Emergency. All previous directives remain in effect.
All parks, public facilities and non-essential businesses remain closed.
Essential businesses continue to operate, including grocery stores, gas stations and restaurants for pick up and delivery only.
KOTS continues 24-hour operations, offering three meals a day on-site.
A checkpoint at mile marker 112 and on Card Sound road remains in place to limit access to the Keys to residents, workers and deliveries. In order to enter the county, you must have:
- Proof of residency can be demonstrated with a resident re-entry sticker, local identification, utility bill, deed, lease, or tax bill. Re-entry stickers are not required
- Those actively engaged in work in the Florida Keys, such as construction workers, will need to show a letter from their employer, employee identification, a paystub, or current construction contract in the Keys.
-First responders, healthcare workers, and military actively engaged in work in the Keys will need proper IDs.
Residential re-entry stickers are available at the Key West Police Department and at the Tax Collector’s drive up window. You must show proof of residency.
The Florida Health Department Monroe County has confirmed 33 cases of COVID-19 in Monroe County.
All hotels, short term rentals, vacation rentals and other transient rentals, marinas, RV parks and time shares ceased renting to tourists.
The April 4th hazardous waste drop off at Indigenous Park has been canceled. Please hold on to your items for the next First Saturday. Please DO NOT drop waste off, as there will be no one on hand receiving it.
The hours for the Solid Waste Transfer Station on Rockland Key, beginning Saturday, April 4, will be Monday-Friday 7a.m.-3p.m., closed on Saturday’s until further notice. Operations will also be limited to customers with accounts set up with the City who are essential businesses. Recycling will also be accepted from essential businesses. For more information please contact Solid Waste Coordinator at 305-809-3776 or
dgreen@cityofkeywest-fl.gov
Key West is requesting that any business with the City be conducted remotely.
For building permits:
-Find the eTrakit instructions on the City’s website under the building department
- Walk through Wednesdays have been temporarily suspended.
For Parking issues:
- To report a parking violation, call 305-809-1000
-Questions, call 305-809-3855 or the hotline at 305-809-1101
Please stay tuned to the City’s live streaming online or on Comcast Channel 77 and AT&T Channel 99.
The City has established a hotline that is staffed 24/7: 305-809-1101
Additional links:
FREE grab and go breakfast and lunch during the school closure. Meal service time is 11 am to noon Monday through Friday. Distribution points in Key West are Gerald Adams Elementary, Horace O’ Bryant School, and Key West High School. Meals are available to all children 18 and younger. Child MUST be present to receive a meal.
