233 Days: Iguanas, Taxes, and Resilience with Mayor Joe Rasco of Key Biscayne
Anti-Social20 Jul 2023

233 Days: Iguanas, Taxes, and Resilience with Mayor Joe Rasco of Key Biscayne

JOE RASCO IS 233 DAYS into his term as mayor of Key Biscayne, and is fresh off some big wins. This week, after months of delay, the Village Council restarted a stalled $250 million project to protect the island from sea level rise. And the Village Council achieved a rare 7-0 vote on a potential tax increase for the 2024 budget -- but some 'wish list' projects may not make it. We talk with mayor about all that -- as well as the iguana 🦎 problem. And John and Ton...

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