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Monroe County property values increased significantly in the past year, according to most recent estimates by the Property Appraiser’s Office.
Those estimates correlate with the most recent trends in the Florida Keys’ red-hot real estate market.
The cities of Marathon and Islamorada saw the largest increases, with 9% growth each, according to Monroe County Property Appraiser Scott Russell.
Marathon’s property values increased from $2.8 billion in 2020 to $3 billion in 2021, and Islamorada’s property value increased from $3.8 billion to $4.2 billion, Russell said.
Countywide, property values increased by 8%, going from $29 billion in 2020 to an estimated $31 billion in 2021, according to Russell. The City of Layton also experienced an 8% increase, going from $77.2 million in 2020 to nearly $80 million in 2021. The property values in the city of Key Colony Beach rose from $766 million in 2020 to $802 million in 2021.
Those estimates correlate with the most recent trends in the Florida Keysâ red-hot real estate market.
The cities of Marathon and Islamorada saw the largest increases, with 9% growth each, according to Monroe County Property Appraiser Scott Russell.
Marathonâs property values increased from $2.8 billion in 2020 to $3 billion in 2021, and Islamoradaâs property value increased from $3.8 billion to $4.2 billion, Russell said.
Countywide, property values increased by 8%, going from $29 billion in 2020 to an estimated $31 billion in 2021, according to Russell. The City of Layton also experienced an 8% increase, going from $77.2 million in 2020 to nearly $80 million in 2021. The property values in the city of Key Colony Beach rose from $766 million in 2020 to $802 million in 2021.
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The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has scheduled an aerial adulticide mission Saturday, July 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m., over Key West and Stock Island.
The airplane mission will be completed, weather permitting, to control the rising number of adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoes throughout the area. The mission will use naled as part of the districtâs integrated pest management program. It is an EPA-approved, non-persistent insecticide that breaks down rapidly when applied in the manner of application employed by the district.
For information, call Mosquito Control at 305-292-7190.
Keep track of FKMCD aerial adulticide, larvicide and fog truck missions by downloading the treatment notification app at http://www.keysmosquito.org.
Rainy season has begun in Florida and the Florida Keys, and the local mosquito control district are already seeing a drastic increase in the number of mosquitoes, which increases the chances of the transmission of various tropical diseases.
Last summer, Key Largo experienced an significant dengue fever outbreak, with 67 reported cases, according to the Monroe County Health Department.
The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County and the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District are reminding residents and visitors that it is important to âdrain and coverâ to prevent mosquitos from breeding and biting.
Residents are encouraged to take simple precautions to protect themselves and their neighbors from mosquito borne illnesses, the Health Department and Mosquito Control District stated in a news release on Wednesday.