New Monroe doctrine: Find more housing
People are fleeing the Keys, and it’s not because there’s a hurricane coming. There are few affordable places to live, and a task force is working to stop the exodus.
Southwest Florida residents don’t need to look far to see what can happen when housing prices escalate beyond the reach of all but the wealthy • The Florida Keys has struggled for years to attract and keep workers and families who simply can’t afford to live there • Daily News reporter Riddhi Trivedi-St. Clair spent several days in the Keys exploring how the problem developed, its effects on workers and businesses — and what people there are doing about it.