DUCK KEY With
the establishment of the Property Owners' Association in
the 1970s, members began paying for island security
patrols. In
1991 the residents of Duck Key proposed the establishment
of a Safe Neighborhood Improvement District or Security
District for Duck Key. The Monroe County Board of County
Commisssioners established a Security District for the
residential island in February 1992 and a majority of the
voting residents approved a referendum to pay a yearly
non ad valorem assessment of $200 per household for
security service. The Duck Key Security District is the
only Safe Neighborhood Improvement District in Monroe
County. COMMUNITY
SAFETY Although
Duck Key is not a gated community, security is of prime
importance to home owners on Duck Key. Security personnel
watch the entrance to the residential islands and patrol
the streets regularly. Prior to legislating a security
district on the island, property owners paid through the
Property Owners' Association to provide nightly and
weekend patrols for the residential islands. Residents
of Duck Key enjoy a sense of being more secure and know
that patrols act as a deterent to crime and provide
greater safety for young children . The District has a
roving security service ( Eagle Security ) and an
Advisory Board which make recommendations to the County
Commissioners. EMERGENCY
- Dial 911 Sheriff
- Dial 911 Security Service for Duck Key - The
islands' geography also helps provide safety. Curving
roads and limited access to roads on the island act as a
deterent to crime. Residential homes are set apart from
the commercial portion of the island by a bridge and
canals. Through traffic is discouraged in that there is
only one way in and one way out of the residential island
community. Traffic is also lessened by the curved roads
and cul-de-sacs rather than access through a grid
pattern. ADVISORY
BOARD MEMBERS AND ADDRESSS DUCK
KEY SECURITY DISTRICT ADVISORY
BOARD: ARCHIEVES
OF SECURITY BOARD MINUTES MINUTES
OF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING - March,
1997 MINUTES
OF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING - June, 1997 MINUTES
OF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING - January,
1998 MINUTES
OF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING - November, 1998
MINUTES
OF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING - November, 1999
MINUTES
OF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING - May 30,
2000 MINUTES
OF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING - February,
2001 MINUTES
OF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING - January,
2002 MINUTES
OF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING - March,
2002 MINUTES
OF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING - June 2002 MINUTES
OF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING - September, 2002
MINUTES
OF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING - May 30,
2003 MINUTES
OF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING - June, 2003 Additional
Information in Archives June
3, 2003 - Duck Key Security Advisory Board Meeting held
at 9 AM , County Government Annex, Marathon - Follow-up
meeting on earlier motion regarding expansion of the
Security District to include Indies Island properties.
Consideration given to 24 hr./7 day week security,
security booth on Duck Key Drive, video surveillance,
Monroe County Sheriff's substation. Notice
to be sent to all property owners indicating a mailed
ballot will be distributed to property owners at a future
date to allow for a vote in February 2004. This provides
sufficient time for property owners to become informed,
for Duck Key Property Owners Association to distribute
literature on expansion issues and for possible
discussion at its annual meeting in January of
2004. Related
Items: Letter
to Alene
on
Security District vote - 5-30-2003 Original 1992
Security
District Ordinance
- Security
District Contract and Renewal Duck
Key Online
Duck
Key is not a gated community, yet security is of
prime importance to property owners of the
residential islands of Duck Key.
DUCK
KEY SECURITY DISTRICT
Keys Security Service Inc. - phone for guard on duty 305-684-0069
Field Manager Simon Leird Contact number 305-684-0033 Cell, 305-743-3143
126 BIMINI DRIVE
DUCK KEY, FLORIDA 33050
(305) 289 - 4311
Tom Neville, Chmn.
Bruce Franck
Dennis Kulig
Fred Bucholtz
Gerry Fortier
David Lyon
Tony Appell
Dick Holland
RJ HelblingLetter
to Tom Neville from DKPOA - 5-28-2003
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page
1
and page
2
The
Ordinance text reads, "The Advisory Board shall
recommend, with the approval of a majority of a
quorum
of property owners, whether in person, by proxy, or
by absentee ballot, and the Board of County
Commissioners may approve, the actions of the Duck
Key Security District. "
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