“Everything’s on the table” - Key Biscayne rethinking $310 million sea level rise plan :

The uneasiness over the cost of protecting the island from rising seas came even as Hurricane Idalia was pummeling the Gulf Coast with torrential rainfall and storm surge.
#AECOM #barrierisland #drainage #EdLondon #FernandoVazquez #FrankCaplan #hurricaneidalia #JoeRasco #resiliencybon

https://kbindependent.org/2023/08/30/everythings-on-the-table-key-biscayne-rethinking-310-million-sea-level-rise-plan/

“Everything’s on the table” - Key Biscayne rethinking $310 million sea level rise plan

The uneasiness over the cost of protecting the island from rising seas came even as Hurricane Idalia was pummeling the Gulf Coast with torrential rainfall and storm surge.

Iguana invasion? Key Biscayne looks at fighting against lizard scourge :

“You don't see them. They come out and they eat everything that they can. So it is an issue,” said Roland Samimy, the chief resilience and sustainability officer.
#Agama #FernandoVazquez #FPL #FrankCaplan #Iguana #invasivespecies #JoeRasco #JosephWasilewski #NaturalSelectionsofSouthFlorida #RolandSamimy #seawall

https://kbindependent.org/2023/07/20/iguana-invasion-key-biscayne-looks-at-fighting-against-lizard-scourge/

Iguana invasion? Key Biscayne looks at fighting against lizard scourge

“You don't see them. They come out and they eat everything that they can. So it is an issue,” said Roland Samimy, the chief resilience and sustainability officer.

First group of KB sixth graders part of MAST’s 2023 Graduation :

The group --several dozen -- were the pioneers of a controversial 2012 deal that modernized MAST while adding seats for Key Biscayne students. 

#CadianCollmanPerez #CamilaAcquarone #FourAgreements #FrankCaplan #InsideOut #MariTereRojas #MASTAcademy #MichaelGould #RaquelRegalado #ROTC

https://kbindependent.org/2023/06/02/first-group-of-kb-sixth-graders-part-of-masts-2023-graduation/

First group of KB sixth graders part of MAST’s 2023 Graduation

The group --several dozen -- were the pioneers of a controversial 2012 deal that modernized MAST while adding seats for Key Biscayne students.