A relatively light Marathon City Council agenda opened Tuesday evening with a detailed pitch by Fishermenâs Community Hospital spokespeople for a continuation of the cityâs support for the Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU) to help pay for the rebuild of Fishermenâs Hospital and led to discussions on several additional local topics.
At last monthâs council meeting, commissioners shared concerns regarding the city obtaining financial documents from Baptist Health South Florida before the May 1 deadline for the city to review and decide whether to vote to opt-in or opt-out of the MTSU. Those documents have now been received and reviewed.
The Marathon City Council on Tuesday will focus on two ordinances that involve water and irrigation within the Marathon city limits and an important review of long-sought financial documents from Baptist Health South Florida, key to the funding for the rebuilding of Fishermenâs Community Hospital.
There is also a resolution on the councilâs agenda to approve an agreement between the City and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) providing funding for the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Infrastructure Repair Program (CDBG), along with and a property redevelopment agreement between the City and Marlin Bay Yacht Club.
Ordinance 2021-07 proposes stringent irrigation restrictions. It was pulled from last monthâs agenda because City Manager George Garrett wanted to have a Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority representative on hand for insight and details. It is back on todayâs agenda with an FKAA speaker scheduled and is expected to be a