Update - Hurricane Evacuation Modeling; Public ROGO/BPAS Survey #2 Available

Monroe County has focused on informing the public about the Rate of Growth Ordinance, or ROGO, also known as BPAS in some municipalities, for the last few months. Strategic Planning is on track to give a total of 28 presentations in addition to hosting several public town hall meetings to be scheduled at the end of August throughout the Florida Keys and on Monroe County TV to allow everyone to participate in this process.

Two public ROGO surveys have also been distributed so far. Survey #1 focused on determining where our community receives its information and received over 1850 responses. Survey #2 is currently live, and as of the July 17 BOCC meeting, it has received 1577 responses and will be available until Sunday, July 28 at 5 p.m.

"These results signal an uptick in public interest, which is important," says Senior Director of Strategic Planning Kimberly Matthews. "We want to ensure we have a kaleidoscope of information from our community to address the nuances of these decisions and how they will affect the Florida Keys."

Survey #2 focuses on housing, commuting, livability, and getting a multidimensional view of citizen life. All residents are encouraged to participate in the surveys. The survey can be found directly at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MCROGOSurvey2or at www.monroecounty-fl.gov/rogo2024.

Additional surveys will be made available throughout the process to focus on other concerns regarding the hurricane evacuation modeling.

The Dept. of Commerce's hurricane evacuation modeling is based on a Florida Statute requiring that Monroe County residents be able to evacuate the Florida Keys within 24 hours before a storm. Any ROGO/BPAS allocations awarded could be issued over the next 10 to 30 years or at a rate that does not lead to unbalanced growth or additional takings liability. To learn more about these terms, why they are important, to view the process, or to see upcoming meetings, visit www.monroecounty-fl.gov/rogo2024. The results of Survey #1 are also available on the website.