It's funny reading the squabbles over taxes and local businesses, when it's pretty apparent that you all fail to see the 800 lb gorilla rummaging through the fridge. It's called the internet. Amazon offers free 2 day shipping to its prime members and every product you could imagine for half the price of any local store. Why would I want to venture out into the nightmare that has become Key West traffic when I can sit at home in my PJs and have anything I want delivered right to my door? Now throw a "big box" retailer in there that doesn't make people feel like they're shopping in a dumpster (sorry KMART), and they might be more receptive to spending money there instead. At least then, the local economy gets a boost from employee wages and consumer cost savings. Think about it Key West, you need this.

who want a tropical island lifestyle void of all civilized shopping and other perks, should consider moving to Haiti or another third world country where you can grow your own food and live in organic mud huts. It seems you folks are the nouveau riche that can live on island time and don't work, or care about the prices you pay at your "boutiques".

Having a civilized shopping center on Rockland Key should not and would not affect your lives in any way. Why penalized the rest of us that live here and work here because of your own personal agendas and selfishness? Key West is already a dump so anything other than a new trendy store would be an asset.

ha ha ha, planner trepanier, and realtor Gardner. Curly, Larry, all they need is Moe..

Why can't these greedy people understand that if we wanted to live where there are 'box stores', malls, chain stores and fast-food restaurants, we wouldn't live in the Keys? The appeal of life here is a laid-back island lifestyle, without the chaos of the mainland. Not only that, but haven't they been on Duval Street lately and seen all the vacant storefronts? Then there's the disaster near Schooner Wharf where greed displaced the trailor park to build a monstrocity no one wanted to live in. Leave they Keys alone, already! Most of the charm here has been paved over and abandoned.

Target, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, would all be awesome! Just build it and they will come! Anything bua WalMart or I and many others will put every effort into protestesting and making sure that development never happens

I still remain worried about the malls on North Roosevelt becoming vacant. All the tax benefits will be drained out of Key West and go to the County. I hope people get what this will do to our Tax Base in Key West when stores like Home Depot, Sears, Ross, Publix and others leave for this mall, or are driven out of business by the competitors here. You know the end result will be higher taxes (and therefore higher rents) in town.

Target---ok. Walmart--No.

Key West sold out long ago- to sleazy T shirt shops and a Walgreens in a historic building. We need a big store to replace that dirty little porn store anyway. For once commissioners do what those who elected you want you to do!!