District 1 Key West City Commissioner Jimmy Weekley held a workshop Tuesday, Oct. 11, looking for public comment on improvements aimed at making Lazy Way more pedestrian friendly.
The Bahama Village Redevelopment Advisory Committee withstood a full-court press from city officials Thursday to green-light the selection of a local non-profit housing group to develop a 3.2-acre parcel without competitive bidding.
Instead, BVRAC members voted 5-1 to recommend the city put out a formal request for contractor bids to develop the 3.2-acre parcel in Bahama Village as affordable workforce housing. City officials had asked BVRAC to approve local non-profit service agency AH of Monroe, Inc., as project developer on what is likely to be a multimillion-dollar project without going through the usual RFP process.
The city charter allows it to bypass the normal RFP process for reasons âin the best interest of the city.â