The Latest News: April, 2026
What Will the City Commission Do
at the Special Meeting April 1The city commission will host a regular monthly meeting in Marble Hall and on Zoom beginning at 3:15 p.m. [Note the special time] on Wednesday, April 1.
Note that the restriction on public commentary continues for all meetings; "Members of the Public may speak for three minutes and may only speak once unless waived by a majority vote of the commission."The agenda includes going forward with the FWC/FBIP grant application for the 7th Street boat ramp and a resolution to designate the city administrator as project manager to apply for and administer the grant.
The commission may add the extension of time change orders postponed at the last meeting as well as the staging and use of the city hall site.
Read the full Key Colony Beach City Commission Meeting Agenda and Packet.
Click or tap here to email your questions and comments to the commissioners and city clerk .
Join the 04/01/26 meeting from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:
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Water Is Short
The Marathon Weekly reports that the lack of rainfall and increased water demand have led to a water shortage in the Biscayne Aquifer used by the Keys. The South Florida Water Management District has issued a water shortage warning for the Florida Keys and nearby neighboring counties. The ongoing severe or extreme drought conditions have led to low water levels in the underground aquifer in Miami Dade County.
KCB Calendar
Farmers Market
The KCB Farmers Market continues at a new location in the 7th Street Park on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. through the season. The commission chose the new location to avoid the city hall construction.
Beauty in KCB
Beauts and friends are looking for help on Wednesdays at 9 - 11 a.m. Here's the work party schedule for upcoming weeks: https://keycolonybeach.net/2026/01/26/%f0%9f%8c%b4-2026-beautification-committee-work-party-schedule. Call Dave McKeehan (713.212.3854) with questions or to volunteer.
City Hall Closed
City Hall will be closed for Good Friday on Friday, April 3.
Book Club
The KCB Book Club will sit beside the canal again to discuss The Last Thing You Told Me, a Reese Witherspoon book by Laura Dave, on April 9 at 3 p.m. (If the weather is yucky, they will be under the tiki hut). The novel is a mystery thriller about Hannah Hall whose husband disappears leaving a cryptic note for Hannah to "Protect her," his teenage daughter.
Call Sandra Glassman (561.271.8194) or email for the book list and more details. Book club meets the second Thursday of the month.
Meetings
All Commission, Board, and Committee meetings have moved to the afternoon starting at 3:30 p.m. The KCB post office hours are not changed. The post office is open 24/7. Counter service is available at 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2 - 4 p.m., Monday-Friday.
The city calendar shows that the Utility Board and P&Z meetings for March have been canceled.
During the construction period, there may be noise, dust, and increased activity on the entire lot. There will be a "safe passage through the parking lot to Marble Hall and the post office."
Commentary
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