KEY LARGO, FL – Key Largo Community Park opened today, with a few limitations. The beach volleyball courts are not ready and part of the parking lot is still a temporary debris site for vegetation.

The park was damaged by Hurricane Irma, which struck on Sept. 10. Since a week after the storm, Monroe County public works crews have been working at the County park seven days a week – with the exception of Columbus Day Weekend – to make the repairs and get the park in shape to reopen for the public.

The work including trimming trees, removing debris, repairing asphalt, checking electrical circuits that could be dangerous, repairing the walls to the basketball courts and more.

“The list goes on and on,” Monroe County’s Robert Glassmer said. “We’ve been working steady, including many weekends to get it opened.”