Key West Homeless Problem

Known as kots the keys overnight temporary shelter is on property adjacent to the monroe county sheriff s office facilities on stock island.

Key west homeless problem. That right scabies and mrsa are not just homeless diseases in key west. Plenty of food medical services booze etc. Paradise has its problems and homelessness in the keys is one of them. Marbut said the next reason homeless come to key west is because key west offers homeless so many amenities.

Key west fl the city of key west has notified the southernmost homeless assistance league shal that its contract to operate the city s homeless shelter will end on september 30 2020. While walking down simonton. Answer 1 of 26. Marbut said the fair weather is the main reason homeless come to key west to live.

After much anticipation my wife and i arrived in key west on friday february 27 for a much needed relaxing vacation. While some transient people seek out the keys warm weather many of monroe county s homeless have lived here for years. He said all that needs to stop around key west. Perhaps they lost a job fell back on rent are escaping domestic violence or struggling with addiction.

Nothing can be done about that. Key west s overnight homeless shelter takes in about 100 people each night on stock island. It should be a reminder to everyone in the florida keys that we do have a big homeless problem here. Also during this past tuesday night s city commission meeting the mayor and city commissioners after some ceremony passed a new ordinance providing a 100 fine for dropping cigarette butts on the ground.

After unloading our luggage we changed clothes and headed towards alonzo s to catch happy hour.