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Items B-F Toe BOARD MEMBERS / Capt. Bill Wickers, Chairman 161 Key Haven Road Key West, FL 33040 294-9286 (h) 296-9798 (boat) 745-4736 (cellular) 294-9286 (fax) (Appointed by District 1 on 8/13/96 by Commissioner Harvey, term expires 8/2000) ./ Mayor Shirley Freeman 294-4641 Ext. 3430 530 Whitehead Street 292-3430 Direct Key West, FL 33040 292-3577 (fax) (Member of Governing Board; Mayor London turned this over at 1/20/94 BOCC meeting) / Mr. Michael Ingram Alexander's A Guest House c/o M.B. Ingram Architect & Associates 604 Whitehead Street Key West, FL 33040 (Appointed by District 3 on 8/16/94, term expires 8/2002) 292-7722 292-2162 (fax) ./ Mr. Robert Padron, Vice Chairman 1626 South Street Key West, FL 33040 (Re-Appointed by BOCC on 9/17/97, term expires 10/2001) 296-3792 295-9300 (fax) /Ms. Christina Sharpe, Treasurer Sea Boots Outfitters P.O. Box 430652 Big Pine Key, FL 33043 (Re-Appointed by Mayor Harvey on 7/21/99, term expires 8/2003) 872-9005 (w) 872-0780 (fax) 872-0604 (Fishing Umbrella fax) Ms. Amy Slate / Amoray Dive Resort 104250 Overseas Highway Key Largo, FL 33037 (Appointed by Commissioner Reich on 7/21/99, replaces Mr. Scott Marr, term expires 8/2003) 451-3595 (w) 453-9516 (fax) ./ Mr. Russell Teall 743-3942 (w) 111 Saguaro Lane 743-3943 (fax) Marathon, FL 33050 E-mail RTEALL@aol.com (Appointed by District 3 on 8/13/96 by Commissioner London, Term expires 8/2000) Commissioner Carmen Turner () 525 Angela St Key West, FL 33040 294-9891 (w) 292-4634 (h) 293-6425 (fax) E-mail: CarmenTurn@aol.com (Appointed by Mayor Freeman 11/99. Replaces Commissioner Lewis. Term expires 12/2003) ./ Ms. Alexa Wheeler Free Wheeler Realty 85992 Overseas Highway Islamorada, FL 33036 (Appointed by Nora Williams on 1/13/99, 664-2075 664-2884 (fax) replaces Herbert Spiegel, term expires 9/2002) Rev, February 4, 2000 SURVEY COMMENTS FROM THE MONROE COUNTY'S REGISTERED VOTERS' VIEWS ON TOURISM AND RELATED ISSUES FINAL REpORT . Comments from a random sample of 2000 surveys from the 11,419 surveys. . Summary of 1,029 written comments from survey respondents. Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues 1 2 day lobster season, long weekenders and daytrippers are more detrimental than beneficia 2 4-lane the 18 Mile Stretch 3 4-lane the Stretch 4 4-lane the Stretch 54-lane the Stretch, add a toll 6 a) as a taxpayer/homeowner i don't need tourists. B) in 02 & 03 do you mean "monroe city 7 Abolish bed tax. 8 Abolish DAC and TDC 9 Abolish TDC 10 Abolish TDC 11 abolish the sport lobster season, underwater concerts 12 abolish the TDC 13 abolish the TDC 14 abolish the TDC 15 abolish the TDC 16 abolish the TDC 17 Action needs to be taken in waste water and sewearage treatment. 18 Activities are being ruined or removed by the activities and ignorance of tourists. 19 Activities at schools for the whole community. 20 activity center for children 21 activity center for children 22 add a toll to enter the Keys 23 add more road signs 24 add toll, more traffic lights 25 additional beaches, tennis courts need to be replaced, more museums, remove signs 26 advertise Keys as a clean, fishing community, more landscaping 27 ADVERTISEMENT OF ARTS & ARCHITECTURE 28 ADVISORY1 29 affordable housing 30 affordable housing 31 affordable housing 32 affordable housing needed 33 affordable ho'using, moratium on other buildings 34 affordable housing, sewage system, manage tourism 35 against the ban on short term rentals 36 AHEC, RHN 37 airports in Marathon and 'r<JN are a waste 38 all tourism industries should advertise for themselves 39 allow more short term rentails 40 allow more short term rentails 41 allow more tourists but reduce tourism impacts 42 allow short term rentals, add toll at entrance of Keys, do not raise the bed tax 43 allow vacation rentals, need affordable housing 44 Allow weekly rentals 45 A TTITUDE1 46 attract less tourists in peak times 47 attract more quality tourism 48 attract quality instead of daytripping tourists 49 attract quality tourism, increase pay for residents 1 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues ban jet skis, allow short term rentals, toll on 18 Mile Stretch, local cards for discounts ban jet skis, reduce noise and damage done by tourists, improve streets ban short term rentals in residential communities ban short term rentals in residential communities beach clean ups Beautification of Big Pine Key on US1. beautify the streets, limit the number of visitors beautify US 1 beautify US 1 beautify US 1, eliminate boat ramps, more bathrooms beautify US1 beautify US1 better roads, affordable housing, better landscaping, more public boat ramps Big toll for non-monroe residents big tourism and retirees are hurting the residents Bring back the tourism industry equivalent of 20 yrs ago Bring in more tourists. Build a large convention center in 'r<MJ build higher bridges, build new schools to hurricane code, use TOC funds for clean ups, tha Business s removing traditional occupations eg fishing. Campsites for short term visitors Cancel TOC, address water quality inFlorida Bay. cap tourism, keep tourists out of rural area Carrying capacity of tourism change vacation rental ordinance, leave TOC the way it is, use bed tax money to fund local charge tax use on beaches and sanitation, stop the TOC from more tourism promotion charge tourists to enter the Keys;widen the Stretch check on the cost of living, property taxes, and the real estate industry; cost of living is too CLEAN ENVIRONMENT1 clean the bike paths on Plantation Key, will volunteer clean trash off the streets Clean up clean up bay, help provide affordable housing clean up beaches and streets in 'r<MJ, ban scooters, impose speed limits clean up beaches, add sewage system clean up Duval with no t-shirt shops, more parking in 'r<MJ clean up garbage clean up garbage from streets and highways clean up garbage, landscape, bike paths, toll on US 1, no strip malls clean up Houseboat Row, clean up 'r<MJ clean up 'r<MJ, remove chains from Keys, pave roads clean up the canals Clean up the Keys clean up the keys communities, give them a better appearance, more ammenities for kids. clean up the Keys properties, need code enforcement clean up the Keys, maintain current levels of tourism clean up the mangroves, short term rentals should be limited, noise control Clean up trap repair areas, stop trap theft. clean up trash and garbage 2 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues clean up trash and garbage clean up trash on public beaches, balance tourism with local needs clean up trash, stop illegal vacation rentals Clean up US 1 clean up US 1 clean up US 1, make it more difficult to set up businesses in the Keys clean up US 1 , remove all billboards Clean up US1, fewer but higher paying tourists. clean waters, beautify KW, discourage chain sotres, need more parking close certain bridges to fishing close off heavy dive areas, control conch train routes, remove vagrants, improve Historical Close the barn door. closer watch on TDC spending, eliminate vacation rental, watch ROGO, FEMA inspections, collect trash from highways comments don't matter, survey is a waste of time Communities show show incorporation into local activities for their improvements. Control degradation in monroe county CONTROL OF JET SKIERS1 Control the sewerage problem! Control the type of people coming here for holidays. control traffic Control, educate, regulate tourists. Cost of living in Keys too high. Cost of living too high, need more affordable housing. costs of living in the Keys are too high create a picnic area to the east of the tennis courts create jobs for MC residents create more bike paths create more bike paths, improve environment CUL TURE1 cut advertising costs for tourism, let businesses pick up costs for advertising DEPENDENCE ON TOURISM1 determine carrying capacity of tourists, protect environment develop public transport system Difficult ot fill out surveys, keep Keys with natural beauty diversify the economy, create a balance between growth and tourism DIVERSITY OF TOURISTS do another survey Do away with TDC. do not allow cruise ships, too many mopeds do not allow transient rentals, good work on your survey efforts do not beautify the Keys do not cut TDC funding, we need tourists to survive do not give rentals to those who have no insurance do not promote gay and lesbian activities do not reduce advertising promotions do not spend money on gay promotion do not use TDC funds to pay county employees do not widen 18-Mile Stretch 3 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues do not widen 18-Mile Stretch, thanks for survey effort do not widen the Stretch, toll US1, improve landscaping on the roads do something about traffic, have more local citizens on the TOC, no more hotels, condos, a don't advertise for tourism with TOC funds don't ban short term rentals don't blame TOC, look to BOCC for fault; TOC has done its job Oon't open Homestead airforce base as an airport. Oon't pit tourism against residents; we rely on tourism Oon't punish residents for the activities of tourists. don't send tourists to Coco Plum Beach Oon't spend any more monry to bring more tourists. don't spend TOC money on promotion, use it on water quality and beach quality don't widen 18-Mile Stretch, keep down tourism don't widen the 18-Mile Stretch, put a toll at Florida City, put a fee on fishing piers, fine loud Ecotourism and planning are needed. ecotourism should be the main goal educate bikers educate tourists on how to treat the Keys' environment educate tourists on how to treat the Keys' environment educate tourists on the Keys environment eliminate billboard, add toll on Stretch eliminate commercial fishing eliminate cruise ships, clean up Ouval, no more t shirt shops Eliminate law preventing reantal of houses less than 28 days. eliminate lobster mini season eliminate lobster mini season eliminate mini season eliminate mini season eliminate short term rentals eliminate short term rentals eliminate TOC eliminate TOC eliminate TOC eliminate TOC eliminate TOC eliminate TOC eliminate TOC, 4-lane Stretch eliminate TOC, encourage car pooling, have businesses pay for their own promotion, adver eliminate TOC, improve county infrastructure eliminate TOC, improve roadways, do not widen US 1, maintain tourism eliminate TOC, raise bed tax and use funds to build sewer systems eliminate TOC, reduce tourism eliminate TOC, reduce tourism eliminate TOC, remove billboards eliminate the bed tax eliminate the mini season eliminate the mini season eliminate the miniseason, more enforcement on water, beautify US1, protect local fishing bu Eliminate the TOC 4 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues eliminate the TOC eliminate the TOC eliminate the TOC eliminate the TOC eliminate the TOC eliminate the TOC eliminate the TOC eliminate the TOC eliminate the TOC eliminate the TOC eliminate the TOC eliminate the TOC eliminate vacation rentals eliminate vacation rentals elminate the TOC emphasize education, more festivals like Seafood Festival emulate Hawaii and promote the Keys as a natural area end vacation rental ban Enforce existing road rule, install a toll booth to put one daylwekk visitors of enforce fishing laws enforce rental ban enforce residential parking, stop short term rentals, stop tourism advertising enforce speeding laws on US1 enforce speeding laws, less noise, stop drugs, more police enforce speeding laws, stop illegal rentals, volunteer enforce the laws on the books enforce vacation rental ban, thanks for the survey effort ENTERPRISES OTHER THAN TOURIST OEPENOENT1 ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT,CUL TURAL HERITAGE1 ENVIRONMENT,FISHERY1 ENVIRONMENT,RESTURANT1 ENVIRONMENT1 ENVIRONMENT1 ENVIRONMENT1 ENVIRONMENT1 ENVIRONMENT1 ENVIRONMENT1 ENVIRONMENT1 ENVIRONMENT1 ENVIRONMENT1 ENVIRONMENT1 ENVIRONMENT1 ENVIRONMENT1 ENVIRONMENT1 Establish a tourism advisory committee Evacualte tourists. FACILlTIES,SERVICE1 Fewer tourists? 5 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT1 find a balance between quantity and quality in tourism find another viable economy than tourism Fiw traffic problems, Clean up US1. Fix building in Marathon fix roads in KW Fix sewerage,clean up litter, remove billboards (eyesore). Fix the roads and sidewalks fix tourist traffic problem fix traffic problem, get rid of day trippers, remove t-shirt shops focus on promoting tourism seasonally Focus on regulating tourist activities. FOOD,GIFT SHOPS,MOTELS,RECREA TION1 four lane the stretch fund central sewage in the Keys, back road on Big Pine funding needed for public safety Funds should be used to compensate for extra tourists in terms of law enforcement etc. get FHP to enforce motorcycle laws get less dependent on tourism and more on environment get rid of all tourism get rid of all tourism get rid of all tourism get rid of bed tax Get rid of billboards get rid of garbage from streets and hwys Get rid of state and federal government control from Monroe County get rid of t-shirt shops get rid of vendors selling merchandise out of cars Get your act together you are spending my tax money! government is costing residents more money in FEMA and taxes have more quality tourism, add toll on US1, maintain environment have more quality tourism, improve traffic have the tourist industry finance its own promotion have too many commercial estblishments using too much water, thanks for the survey effor HIGHWAY TOLL 1 Hold community meetings in different keys housing costs are too high, too much traffic, bad water quality, too much trash IMPORTANCE1 Improve airport service improve bike paths improve building, install toll on US1 for tourists, beautify the roads Improve camping facilities, eliminate day use fee on public parks, increase prisoner work de improve conditions and qulaity of reefs and water Improve health services not enouht HMOs improve infrastructure in the LK improve landscaping on US1 improve quality of tourists in KW improve roads and highways, put toll at Florida City improve roads, spend money on local projects, no toll 6 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues improve roadways improve roadways and US1 improve roadways and US1 improve sewage system with TOC money, improve roads with TOC money improve sewage treatment, allow persons to improve their properties, need higher quality 0 improve the road conditions, and attract more upper class tourists improve traffic, reduce tourism improve traffic, schools, parks for resident children improve US1 in appearance and landscaping improve US1, need more public access to the ocean and bay improve water quality improve water quality Improve water quality a6t all costs improve water quality. improvements on bike paths and walkways increase law enforcement, tourist education Increase Port tax, reduce number of Conch Trains per day increase prices to drive off lower quality tourists, discourage commuters increase quality of tourism, purchase RV parks, make tourists pay for sewer projects, enfor Increase recreational activities for the youth. Increase the number of bike paths increased tourism is good but needs to be enforced, protect resources install a toll for countering environmental impacts, bypass road to KW install user fee for environment, such as reef dives invite quality tourism join the TOC keep cost of living at current levels, keep tourism viable keep cost of living down, need affordable housing keep cruise ships offshore, remove trash, and put a toll road Keep infrastructure up with growth rate. keep Keys architecture intact, more travellers and less tourists keep open beach and water access keep TOC money out of the BOCC hands keep the character of the Keys keep the costs of living down, affordable housing needed keep the Keys natural keep tourism at current level keep tourism at current levels keep tourism at current levels, create discounts for residents keep tourism going, it vitalizes the Keys keep tourism the way it is keep vacation rentals legal Key have been ruined by tourism, greedy business and dishonest politics. Key have grown too much too fast, because of over promotion Key west commisioner does not vote the will of the people in his district. Keys are turning into Miami. KW is a tourist trap, thanks for the survey effort KW should be an art and cultural center, reduce other festivals KW should work on sewers and sidewalks 7 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues lack of cod enforcement; too much development landscape US1, remove billboards Landscape US1, stop rental ban LANGUAGE UNITE01 learn from Charlotte County and Punta Gorda leave TOC the way it is leave TOC the way it is leave TOC the way it is leave the TOC alone leave the TOC the way it is leave the TOC the way it is leave the TOC the way it is, survey is a waste of money leave tourism alone leave tourism at current levels leave tourism at current levels leave tourism at current levels leave tourism at current levels less advertising, toll Less tourism. LESS TOURISTS1 Let OOT proceed with 4 laning the "stretch". let the TOC do what it wants levy an additional tax on beverages and use it on local issues Lift ban on weekly rentals to increase business in lower keys. limit commercial development in KW limit cruise ships limit cruisehips, daytrippers, don't widen the Stretch, leave Iiveaboards alone limit cruiseships limit short term rentals limit to tourist totals in KW limit tourism in the Keys limit transient rentals, more signs for tourists, invest in quality of life, more landscaping, em listen to residents, reduce tourism local services are overpriced Loss of environmental quality Lost income due to new rental law in lower keys - no tourists. lower speed limit on roads, no day trippers, improve water quality, more sewage systems, m Lower taxes maintain beaches and parks maintain local building styles maintain the balance between the tourism and the environment maintain the balance between the tourism and the environment maintain tourism at current level maintain tourism at current level maintain tourism at current levels make Card Sound a northbound lane and US 1 a southbound lane, install a toll booth at Flo make each store front or homeowner or renter clean and maintain their buildings frontage. E Make shoulders of roads more attractive make US1 a toll road 8 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues money for bike paths, affordable housing, quality tourism, wrong to target gays and lesbian money more fairly distributed for promotion throughout the Keys money taken from tourists belongs to the residents and county infrastructure More contact with residents through surveys like this. more activities for seniors. more affordable housing, adopt a highway program more beautification programs more beautification programs more bike paths more code enforcement, close Duval near Front Street more cooperation among government agencies, better education for tourists more facilities for children more high paying jobs for residents, higher prices for tourists more hotels in the MK, and affordable housing, move keey deer to a zoo, ease restrictions more law enforcement, bike path, garbage facilities more local art galleries more money for tourism impacts and less money for tourism more money in District 5, native vegetation, more events in UK, picnic areas, museum more money should be spent on local projects and less on advertising More money spent on road maintenance in key west. More opportunities and facitiies to kids more recreational facilities for children more recreational facilities for children more traffic control more traffic enforcement more traffic enforcement and litter fines more traffic lights, less traffic more trash containers in public areas, more sidewalks, maintain city property properly Must maintain tourism always NATURAL ENVIRONMENT1 need a left turning light on MM 87.5 need a marine theater need a toll to enter the Keys need affordable housing need affordable housing need affordable housing need affordable housing need affordable housing need affordable housing need affordable housing need affordable housing need affordable housing need affordable housing, get rid of excess tourism in KW need affordable housing, less litter, more protection for environment need affordable housing, less noise need affordable housing, malls, toll in Key Largo, increased salaries for service workers, cle need affordable housing, not welfare housing need affordable housing, stop overfishing need affordable housing, thank you for the survey effort 9 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues need affordable housing, thanks for the survey effort need amenities for residents need balance in tourism, no more moratorium on growth, need activity centers for residents need better jobs for locals need better landscaping need better roads, maintain levels of tourism currently, residential access and bypass roads need better sewage system in KW, better water quality, more affordable housing and lower need better traffic control need big business in KW, shopping malls, more money on beaches and evnironment, less need bike paths, trash receptacles, tourist education, sidewalks, road signs need clean water, green spaces, better landscaping, bike trails, no billboards, more picnic a need emphasis on enviommental issues, garbage, water quality need harbor development, less promotion, pump out facilities need high end ecotourists, not low end, t-shirt tourists need high quality tourists, remove t-shirt shops need higher quality of services and tourists need landscaping on US1 need mass transportation need mass transportation, better wider roads Need more acces lanes into the keys, no additional resorts or hotels need more affordable housing need more affordable housing need more affordable housing need more balance between tourists and locals, maintain tourism at current level need more bathrooms need more bike paths, need better parking areas need more buses in KW, less trains and trolleys, no more boat races, ban RVs and motor h need more ecotourists, fewer day trippers, put a toll on US1 for sewers, aprks, and museum need more family tourists, limits on tourist days, more enforcement on laws need more gay tourists need more high incoome jobs for residents need more money for schools need more ocal infrastructure, bike paths need more public boat ramps, repair roads and highways, need speed zones, more shelters need more quality tourism, less events need more quality tourists need more recycing in KW, better bus system, renovate ugly buildings need more recycling, clean up KW need more sewer lines need more stop lights and police, clean up water quality need more tourism in certain parts of the Lower Keys need more tourism in the Keys need more upscale tourists need more wages for locals, have fewer charges for locals, more education for tourists need noise ordinance, mosquito control need parking, clean up, less traffic need parking, reduce overcrowding and tourism need public bus system need quality tourism 10 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues need quality tourism, enforce existing laws need quality tourism, TOC should be pahsed out need rest areas for residents, more garbage receptacles need road maintenance need same number or more tourists need sewage control and systems need short term rentals in the Keys need short term rentals in the Lower Keys need speed limits for KW, volunteer need sustainable tourism, more on improvements and less on advertising need to attract tourism, thank you for the survey effort need to be tourist boundaries, especially between children and commuters need to clean KW, need more police patrols need to diversity economy, the tourism industry has impacts on quality of life, less housing need to educate bikers need to maintain the balance of tourism as it is need to open up TDC's spending for all to see need to protect environment, more affordable housing, less traffic need to protect the environment need to reduce tourism need to think about long-term tourism need to welcome more gay tourists to KW need toll booth, 4-lane the Stretch, end mini season, discourage day trippers, end ROGO, c need tourism need tourism but not too much need tourism in KW with a few changes in landscaping, parking need tourism in the Keys need tourism in the Keys for growth need tourism to drive Keys economy need tourism, remove PWC NEED TOURISM1 NEED TOURISM1 need vacation rentals need vacation rentals, tourism is important in the Keys, beautify US 1 needs to be a balance in tourism, lower daytrippers and cruise ships, thank you for survey e needs to be more diversity in the Keys economy NO ADVERTISEMENT NEEDED, REEF REPAIR no buses in KW, no campers south of stock Island, noise too loud, no trains or trollies no chain restaurants No chance for small tourism in the keys any more. no more accommodations or parking available in KW no more development until sewage systems built no more development, affordable housing no more promotion money on tourists no more short term rentals no more short term tourists, improve sewage, traffic, water quality no more strip malls in the Keys no more tourism no more tourism 11 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues no more tourists No more tourists until water, sewerage, parking and traffic problems are fixed. no more transient rentals no short-term rentals, toll No TDC,vacation ordinance should be tougher (>6 mo.) no toll on US 1, county needs to spend money on expanison no vacation rentals no volunteer no volunteer no volunteer no volunteer no volunteer no volunteer no volunteer no volunteer no volunteer no volunteer no volunteer no volunteer no volunteer no volunteer no volunteer no volunteer no volunteer, add toll on US1 for visitors no volunteer, clean up the Keys, check into medical services no volunteer, improve schools, survey is slanted no volunteer, need higher wages for residents, reduce tourism, plan for future no volunteer, need more parks no volunteer, need more roads in BPK no volunteer, need tourists to run economy no volunteer, preserve the environment, more facilities for children no volunteer, survey is not worth it no volunteer, tourism has ruined the Keys no volunteer, waste of money northern vacationers should stay there. not enough infrastructure in KW to handle tourists Oposse 28 day rental law Oppose 28 day rental law Oppose 28 day rental law Oppose 28 day rental law, remove exotics overdevelopment has destroyed the character of the Keys. overpopulation with sewage and pollution are the biggest threat Participate in clean ups pay attention to environmental issues over all others pay more money to be able to live here pick up the trash plan more parking lots in KW, and we should be thankful for tourism police the area, improve zoning requirements poluution control. 12 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues PRICE1 Prisoner chain gangs to clean up US1 proceeds from taxes should go to beaches promote quality tourism promote quality tourism promote quality tourism, more is not better promote quality tourism, survey is slanted promote sustainable tourism promote the natural aspects of the Keys promotion of tourism is okay if it helps residents Protect resources before tourism, but some balance between both. protect the enviornment, more affordable housing protect the enviomment, reduce tourism protect the environment first protect the local environment from the tourists Protect the tourism industry, natural resources and safe with the TOC funds. public should have more power in BOCC decisions, free parking in KW, limit vehicles in KW publicly sponsored clean-up programs put a toll booth and use proceeds for road repair, sewage, and water costs Put a toll on US 1; enhance biking and alking; more parks put a toll on US1 put a toll on US1 put a toll on US1 put a toll on US1, don't widen the stretch put a toll to enter the Keys for tourists put a toll to enter the Keys for tourists put a turning lane on BPK, 4-lane the Stretch, stop all growth in KW put bike baths, TOC funds should be used for county infrastructure PWC should be banned from the FK Quality of life has improved due to tourism, less government interference in the matter quality oftourism has slipped, chain hotels are ruining the quality of lOdging, loss in water q quality of tourists has declined rantal ban is a result of a few bad apples only - police can deal with these. Reasses tourism in the keys completely. redistribute bed tax money, mitigation of environmental damage, eliminate TOe Reduce allowable rental period to 14 days. reduce bed tax, less control for TOC Reduce bilboards,improve landscape Reduce car trafiic in keys, build a cycleway linking keys. Reduce commercialization reduce festivals, more family oriented activities, improve bike roads reduce light pollution reduce noise reduce noise in KW reduce nudity on public beaches reduce nudity on public beaches, maintain pubic and historic sites reduce or control tourism reduce promotion reduce signs and billboards, need a toll to enter US1, do not 4-lane the Stretch 13 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues reduce spending on tourism reduce torurism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism reduce tourism in the Keys reduce tourism in the Keys reduce tourism in the Keys reduce tourism, achieve balance reduce tourism, attract more upscale tourists reduce tourism, clean up roads reduce tourism, clean up streets reduce tourism, eliminate the TOC reduce tourism, eliminate the TOC reduce tourism, eliminate the TOC reduce tourism, encourage quality tourism reduce tourism, find a balance reduce tourism, fix the sewer system with TOC funds reduce tourism, improve quality of life in KW reduce tourism, improve water quality reduce tourism, it has too many impacts on evironment and garbage reduce tourism, more quality tourism 14 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues reduce tourism, protect resources reduce tourism, remove government reduce tourism, remove trash reduce tourism, stop lobster season, teach tourists to respect private property reduce tourism, thank you for survey effort reduce tourism, toll booth reduce tourism, widen roads reduce tourist advertising reduce tourist promotion reduce toursim reduce traffic reduce traffic in BPK reduce traffic, stop advertising for KW reduce trash reduce t-shirt shops, have tourists use buses, close Duval Street to tourism, establish servi regulate vehicles reinforce the ban on transient rentals reinstate short term rentals rely less on tourism, expand other parts of the economy remove bed tax Remove Billboards on US1 remove conch train remove debris from roads and water remove garbage from the Keys remove garbage, clean up beaches remove garbage, put a toll on US 1 remove jet skis from the Keys Remove key deer. remove litter from roads, do not promote lobster season remove litter, clean beaches, parking remove plastic bags from the Keys Remove rental ban, doesn't work! Remove short term rental law. remove signs from roads remove signs from US 1 Remove the sleasy and trashy appearance of US 1 . Remove tourism, attract industry. remove trash remove trash remove trash renforce cods, moratorium on commercial buildings, affordable housing Renovate businesses on US1, improve water quality Rental ban is only around due to a few vocal and selfish residents not willing to share the K Rental law should be voted on again not using the word transient in the ballot. reomve most billboards, thanks for your effort, give tourists more information on the keys repair the roads replace Jewfish Creek Bridge, do not widen US1, do not put central sewage system reroute traffic around BPK restore seawall in KW, build more exit roads in KW, improve traffic at the entrance of KW 15 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues restore vacation rentals to 7 days Return the keys to the state they were in in the 1940's and 50's. save the environment from tourism; use 1/2 TDC money into protecting environment save the environment, water quality SEA CREATURES PROTECTION, ADVERTISEMENT CIVILIZATION SECURITY1 sewage and water quality must be addressed immediately Sewage, traffic, keep keys for residents! should have more money for subsidized activities, conch trains negatively affect traffic should have more small businesses, property rights should be returned to owners, police sh should promote nature, volunteer show a breakdown on how touism impacts on our tax dollars spend half of the TDC money on roads spend money on improving tourism impacts than on administration spend money on transportation spend more money from tax on maintaining and running local capital projects spend more money on county than on tourists spend more money on the environment and parks, no more advertising spend on improving the looks of the UK, stop advertising for more tourists spend TDC money on capital projects spend TDC money on county areas and less on promotion spend TDC money on county areas and less on promotion spend TDC money on county infrastructure spend TDC money on new septic system project spend TDC money on residential area improvement Spend the money used to attract tourists on sewage disposal methods spend tourist money on sewer management, toursit business should pay more taxes, bette spending money to attract tourists is counterproductive, use money for local areas, build low split TDC funds equally among advertising, events, and capital improvements stay out of KW stop arguing and work together; we need tourism to survive in the keys stop big tourist events stop buidling new hotels stop building in KW stop building new hotels, remove t-shirt shops, chain restaurants, and development stop development in KW stop development, and reduce tourism stop development, limit cruise ships, no more junk shops, need affordable housing stop developoment stop dumping fresh water in Key Largo stop environmental degradation Stop mini lobster seeson. Stop overnight free camping on the sides of the roads, educate the hispanics. stop short term rentals Stop short term rentals and abolish billboards stop spending money on promoting tourism stop the overcrowding, too many tourists Stop traffic blockage for more tourists Strict rentals, fines to home owners that don't supervise renters behaviour 16 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues support gay and lesbian tourism SURVERY NEEOE01 Survey a waste of money - don't listen to samail people anyway! survey is a waste of time survey is a waste of time survey is a waste of time survey is a waste of time survey is a waste of time survey is biased survey is very slanted survey is very slanted survey is very slanted survey is very slanted survey is very slanted survey is very slanted survey is very slanted survey is very slanted survey is very slanted survey is very slanted, need to work together to take care of tourism survey is very slanted, poor sampling, money poorly spent survey is very slanted, spend more TOC money on maintenance and less on advertising survey is very slanted; leave tourism alone survey should be independent. survey was badly sent survey won't make a difference SURVEY1 surveys do not work, neither do plebiscites, TOC is bringing the same problems that people take care of service workers in the Keys take off gay programming, close adult bookstores, clean up Fantasy Fest, create more recr tax businesses associated with tourism, not locals Tax pressure on boats from outside of Monroe county. TAX REOUCE01 TOC and SOCC should work together TOC fund to help sewage disposal TOC fund to sewage and wastewater projects TOC funds should be used for infrastructure repair, and transient rentals should be taxed TOC funds should be used to reduce tourist impacts TOC funds should go to sewerage disposal, water treatments and garbage collection. TOC is doing a good job, SOCC has failed to manage tourism TOC is doing an excellent job TOC is doing its job well TOC money should go for local issues, such as housing and schools TOC should be tarred and Feathered. TOC should be voted out TOC should clean up US1 TOC should continue with its good job TDC should find a way to help pay for public infrastructure TDC should secure recreational spaces for tourists TOC spending should be broken into administrative costs, advertising, event support, capita 17 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues thank you for survey effort thank you for survey effort thank you for survey effort thank you for survey effort, eliminate TOG, need to convince people that tourism is useful thank you for survey effort, maintain water quality and protect evnrionment, reduce tourism thank you for survey effort, need to diversity economy, fewer daytrippers thank you for survey effort, no volunteer thank you for survey effort, please reduce tourism, do not spend more on attracting tourists thank you for survey effort, promote long-term, sustainable tourism, protect the environmen thank you for survey effort, vacation rentals should be limited not abolished thank you for survey effort; use only public transport on KW thank you for the survey effort thank you for the survey effort thank you for the survey effort thank you for the survey effort thank you for the survey effort, but will it work thank you for the survey effort, end franchising in KW thank you for the survey effort, need tourism in the Keys but also need places for families a thank you for the survey effort, please use money for residential area improvements thanks for survey effort, need balance between tourism and resident concerns thanks for the survey effort, more parking, better quality tourists, better advertising thanks for the survey effort, save the Keys from pollution thanks you for survey effort, need more income for residnets, fines for trashing, US1 should The 1 month rental law should be abolished, few holiday makers can take a month off. the county has not right to take TOG money and spend it on other things, survey is very sla The Keys are great to live in. the TOG money needs to be used for the upkeep of county infrasturcture There are just too many tourists there should be a way that tourism lowers property taxes. Tighter regulations concerning tourist clientele and activities, promote local activities. toll toll booth Toll booth at county line, Use TOG money for sewage treatment. Toll for entry of non-monroe residents to keys. Toll in homestead to charge all none monroe county residents 5 or 10 dollars toll on US 1 for tourists toll on US 1 for tourists toll on US1 for community improvement projects, discounts for residnets, county parks only Toll road, affordable housing toll the Stretch Toll to reduce daytrippers, and to be used for water quality projects. toll US 1, don't widen the Stretch toll, public transport, deceint wages, widen Stretch Too little infrastructure for the numbers of tourists too many cars and traffic in the Lower Keys due to tourist overloads too many day trippers, need a toll on US1 Too many people in the Keys Too many people in the keys -like Miami. Too many senior tourists; living condidtions poor for locals 18 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues too many t shirt shops, not enough recreational facilities for locals, need affordable housing too many tourists in the Keys; reduce tourism too many tourists in the Keys; reduce tourism too much crowding, affordable housing needed too much development in KW too much garbage in KW too much traffic too much traffic, high taxes too much traffic, need more public facilities too much traffic, tourism should be reduced too much traffic, waters are not safe with jet skis too much trash in KW too much trash; garbage should be cleaned up tourism has gotten out of control, now it is time to lessen the growth, 1/3 TOC budget shoul tourism has gotten out of hand in KW Tourism has reached it overload point, must slow it down. tourism has ruined the Keys tourism has ruined the Keys tourism has ruined the Keys tourism has ruined the Keys tourism has ruined the Keys tourism has ruined the Keys tourism has ruined the Keys tourism has ruined the Keys tourism has ruined the Keys tourism has ruined the Keys tourism has ruined the Keys tourism has ruined the Keys, stop daytrippers tourism ins needed but reduced, low income housing tourism is essentially for the Keys tourism is essentially for the Keys tourism is essentially for the Keys tourism is good for the economy tourism is good for the economy, need bike path on US 1 tourism is good for the Keys tourism is good, but TOC has ruined it by attracting wrong kinds of tourists tourism is important for Keys economy tourism is not a problem tourism is only for rich in KW tourism is overtaking residents in KW tourism is ruining the characrter of the Keys tourism is ruining the Keys tourism is ruining the keys tourism is ruining the keys tourism is ruining the keys tourism is vital to the Kyes, make compromises tourism leads to more sewage, which needs to be controlled tourism should be allowed and promoted; clean industry Tourism should be developed no further in the Keys. 19 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues tourism should pay for sewage Tourist tax to pay for sewage treatment in entire keys Tourist taxes on use ofthe keys tourist trap, too much quantity, cruise ships tourists are causing accidents TOURISTS BANLANCE1 TOURISTS MANAGEMENT1 Tourists out of local neighborhoods and back into hotels. tourists put too many burdens on residents, from bikes, rental, sewage, and trash tourists should be more courteous, not drunks as in Fantasy Fest tourists should folllow rules tourists should pay for affordable housing and costs Traffic traffic patterns, cruise ship limits, affordable housing TRAFFIC,COST1 TRAFFIC,ENVIRONMENT1 TRAFFIC,ENVIRONMENT1 TRAFFIC,ENVIRONMENT1 TRAFFIC,HOUSING1 TRAFFIC,SAFETY1 TRAFFIC,TAX1 TRAFFIC,TOURISM/RESORT MANAGEMENT,AOMINISTRA TION TRAFFIC,WA TER QUALlTY1 TRAFFIC1 TRAFFIC1 TRAFFIC1 TRAFFIC1 TRAFFIC1 TRAFFIC1 TRAFFIC1 TRAFFIC1 TRAFFIC1 TRAFFIC1 TRAFFIC1 TRAFFIC1 Treat Sewerage adequately try to maintain current levels of tourism Turn boot key into a local park for all. use a lower bed tax and give less to the TOC for advertising, use the rest on road repairs use advertising money for education, affordable housing, childcare use advertising money to clean up the environment Use bed tax for schools. use bed tax on sewage upgrades use bed tax only for promoting tourism and reducing drugs use bed tax to improve roads and add facilities use different measure,not survey, to obtain opinion use funds for school activities, parks, parking, toll Use money for bike paths and smart traffic control; not use bed tax to bring in more tourists use money used for surveys to improve Keys 20 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues use some of the bed tax for the benefit of children of residents use TOC funds 50% to reduce taxes and improve infrastructure use TOC funds for developing waste water and storm water treatment facilities use TOC funds for ecosystem and roads use TOC funds for land acquisition that can be used to improve local infrastructure, need to use TOC funds to clean up the Keys and landscaping use TOC funds to enforce noise orclniance and more environmental issues use TOC funds to maintain KW use TOC money for a bus system to alleviate traffic use TOC money for county maintenance use TOC money for county maintenance use TOC money for local projects use TOC money for local projects use TOC money for local projects, let businesses pay for their own promotion, protect wate Use TOC money for sewage plants Use TOC money for sewage plants use TOC money on law enforcement use TOC money to create a public bus system use TOC money to improve sewers, water quality, more roads, parking use TOC money to mitigate tourism impacts, 213rd on infrastructure utilize citizen advisory groups to make public area decisions volunteer volunteer volunteer volunteer volunteer volunteer volunteer volunteer volunteer volunteer volunteer volunteer volunteer volunteer, add toll to Stretch, increase taxes for sewage volunteer, bring more educated tourists to Keys volunteer, enforce traffic laws, especially on stretch volunteer, limit buses in KW volunteer, more help on the arts, need money for sewage volunteer, need tourism volunteer, protect environment volunteer, show damage on reef by tourists volunteer, thank you for survey effort volunteer, reduce bed tax, widen Stretch Volunteers should promote tourism Wage scale in the keys is too low therefore, high employee turnover. Wants to join TAC Water quality water quality should be improved, sewage systems 21 Monroe County's Registered Voters' Views on Tourism and Related Issues water quality should be improved, sewage systems WATER QUALlTY,TRAFFIC,SAFETY1 WATER QUALlTY1 WEATHER FORCAST WELCOME1 we're near tourist capacity, reduce or maintain tourism; need a dog park what was the survey cost Widen 18-Mile Stretch, use toll, pay for sewers, parks, beaches, bike paths widen BPK US1 lanes widen the 18 Mile Stretch widen the 18 Mile Stretch widen the 18 Mile Stretch widen the 18 Mile Stretch widen the 18 Mile Stretch widen the 18 Mile Stretch widen the 18 Mile Stretch, more landscaping, more bike paths widen the 18 Mile Stretch, need tourism Will help in any way, call her. will survey results count, need more quality job opportunities 22