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sury Department.
The U.S. government cur-
tails travel to the island by
banning most Americans from
spending money in Cuba.
Exiles, journalists and those on
cultural, fact-finding or educa-
tional missions are allowed,
however, under certain cir-
cumstances.
County commissioners will
consider McCoy's resolution,
"for the purposes of exploring
cultural, educational and
future economic ties," on
Wednesday — coincidentally
the anniversary of the disas-
trous 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion.
J It's certainly not the kind of
venture you would see govern-
ment discussing in Miami -
Dade or Broward counties,
says Dario Moreno, a political
science professor at Florida
International University.
"I haven't seen a political
delegation from South Florida
go down there since Castro,"
Moreno said. "It shows how
different the Keys are."
LONG HISTORY
The ties between Cuba and
Key West span centuries and
generations.
In the 1800s, Cubans who
flocked to Key West's cigar
factories fashioned a vibrant
outpost symbolized by the
city's majestic San Carlos
Institute — a pit stop for
patriot Jose Marti as he raised
money for the war of indepen-
dence from Spain.
And Florida's first Cuban -
American legislator, in 1896,
came not from Miami but from
Key West, Moreno said.
But Key West resident
Arturo Cobo, a veteran of the
BAy of Pigs and a participant in
the 1980 Mariel boatlift, said
Frfaay the visit won't sit well
with many longtime residents.
"The way I see it, this is an
insult," Cobo said. "This is
going to divide the officials in
Key West and the Cuban exile
community. This is bad judg-
ment."
udg-
ment"
START NOW
But Weekley says Keys offi-
cials feel the need to get a han-
dle now on future possibilities
for cooperation with Cuba as
other U.S. delegations have
stepped up efforts to forge
their own ties.
"I think it's time to move on.
Eventually Cuba is going to
open.again. Castro is not going
to life forever," Weekley said.
"There are some positive
hasqf 1 r fqur
decade �j) �j
"The, e c r n reibf�or ,
and we h to start communi-
cating about how we can start
working together when Cuba
does open," Weekley said.
McCoy and Weekley say
they envision a return to the
era before Castro when planes
made what has now become a
30 -minute hop to Havana, and
boats transported goods, cars
and people back and forth
every day.
Monroe County's approach
toward Cuba is definitely
unlike the one favored on the
mainland, county attorney
Hendrick says, taking a poke at
Miami
"We have a much different
historical connection with
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