Weekly Dispatch - October 12, 2026
This election is about where we are as a country... and where we want to go. We have been showing up and doing the work. Let's make these final days count! We have 22 days to help voters make a plan, write postcards, support candidates, and bring others into the effort. We must seize this moment in history as an opportunity to reshape our politics and redefine what we expect from our elected representatives and what we owe one another! It is not time to back down. It is not time to tune out. Let's work together to elect leaders who will protect our democracy. Feel what you feel. Take a breath. Then take action. We have three weeks and a day. We can do this. Let’s make these 22 days count!!!
GOOMBAY is upon us this weekend!
We need your help! For setting up our Goombay tent on Friday 10/16- we have 3 folks but we need 4! Can you be the one to help us? If so, please email chair@keysdems.com. We also have several shifts that only have one person who has volunteered! That is NO FUN! Please be the person to help in our Goombay tent on Saturday 10/17 from 12 noon - 7pm even if only for an hour. We also need 4 people to break down our tent on Saturday evening. Email me at chair@keysdems.com with GOOMBAY in the subject line to let me know that you can help out!
OCTOBER Keys Dems Meeting dates are as follows;
Lower Keys/Key West – October 12 @ Brady’s Pub where you will hear from Key West City Commission District 4 candidate Wayne Garcia and from our very own state committeeman, Phil Dodderidge! Please join us this evening!
Upper Keys – October 21 – Location TBA
Middle Keys/Marathon – October 28, @ Marathon Public Library and via Zoom
LOCAL MEETINGS TO ATTEND THIS WEEK (Oct 12- 18)
City of Key West http://keywest.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Tues - Oct 13
Sustainability Advisory Board meets in Key West City Hall 1300 White Street Key West FL at 2:30pm
Wed - Oct 14
Key West Bight Management District Board meets in Key West City Hall 1300 White Street Key West FL at 4:00 pm
Thurs - Oct 15
Planning Board meets in Key West City Hall 1300 White Street Key West FL at 5:00 pm
City of Marathon https://www.ci.marathon.fl.us/meetings
Tues - Oct 13
City of Marathon City Council Meeting 9805 Overseas Hwy., Marathon at 5:30 pm
Monroe County Board of County Commissioners https://www.monroecounty-fl.gov/
https://monroecounty-fl.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1
Mon - Oct 15
Community Meeting: Doherty Trust - FLUM & LUD Amendment (File 2022-164 & File 2026-145)(Virtual Meeting) at 5:05 pm via Zoom https://mcbocc.zoom.us/j/89316384859
Key Colony Beach 05-21-2026 City Commission Public Hearing Meeting Agenda - City of Key Colony Beach Official City Website
Wed - Oct 15
City Commission Regular Meeting - details not listed on website
Islamorada Village Council https://www.islamorada.fl.us/Calendar.aspx
Mon - Oct 12
Local Planning Agency will hold a meeting at 5:30 p.m.
at the Founders Park Community Center, 87000 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada
Tues - Oct 13
Islamorada Chamber of Commerce will hold a Candidate Forum at 5:30 P.M. at the Founders Park Community Center, 87000 Overseas Highway, Islamorada
If watching online via IVOI website:
https://islamoradafl.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1208/media
The forum will also be streamed on IVOI YouTube page:
https://www.youtube.com/@Islamorada_FL/streams
Wed- Oct 14
Islamorada Youth Council will meet at 4:00 p.m. at the Founders Park Community Center, 87000 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada
Florida Keys Mosquito Control Board https://keysmosquito.org/board-meetings/
Tues - Oct 13
FKMCD Regular Meeting at 1:00pm Marathon Office 503 107th Street Marathon
Tues - Oct 13
FKMCD Board Meetings and Minutes Mosquito-Borne Disease Response Plan Workshop Marathon Office 503 107th Street, Marathon at 1:30 pm
Keys Energy Utility Board | Keys Energy Services
Wed - OCT 14
UTILITY BOARD OF THE CITY OF KEY WEST, FL
REGULAR MEETING – @ 4:00 P.M.
1001 JAMES STREET – KEYS ENERGY SERVICES BOARD ROOM
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