Item B5 B5
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY of MONROE Mayor Craig Cates,District 1
The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tern Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
Michelle Lincoln,District 2
James K.Scholl,District 3
m' David Rice,District 4
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
October 18, 2023
Agenda Item Number: B5
2023-1584
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: Commissioners Aid
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Jennifer Garcia
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: BOCC Recognition of The Marathon Library for being named the
Best Bathrooms in Marathon.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
BOCC Recognition of The Marathon Library for being named the Best Bathrooms in Marathon.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
n/a
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: n/a
DOCUMENTATION:
Marathon Library Best Bathrooms Proclamation m October 2023.docx
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
n/a
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Declaring Apprecia?on for The Best Bathrooms Designa?on at the Marathon Branch of the
Monroe County Public Library
Whereas; Monroe County built a new, modern library branch in Marathon, opening in June of
2021; and
Whereas; this Library includes the tradi?onal features people love and expect from their public
libraries like books, newspapers, magazines, films, children's areas, story ?mes and many
programs for all ages; and
Whereas; the Marathon Library branch also delivers advanced ameni?es to serve the
community, including public-access computers and wifi, prin?ng, a maker space, study and
mee?ng rooms, a community room—and bathrooms with the most modern, hygienic features;
and
Whereas; access to clean bathroom facili?es is a human right and essen?al to personal and
public health; and
Whereas; the bathrooms at the Monroe County Public Library have been recognized as the Best
In Marathon by the public in the Keys Weekly Newspapers contest for three years in a row—
ever since it opened;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS that the Marathon Library Branch does indeed have the Best Bathrooms in
Marathon —as well as a wealth of other resources and ameni?es to benefit the ci?zens of the
Middle Keys and the en?re county.
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