Tag: Ariel Fernandez
Voters approved an inspector general. Now Coral Gables starts deciding how it will work.
Coral Gables voters approved inspector general oversight with subpoena power in April, but left the City Commission to determine how it would work, who would provide the services and what…
Coral Gables $433.3M budget survives failed millage vote, adds relief and Underline funds
Coral Gables’ proposed property-tax rate failed on its first vote Tuesday night, falling one vote short before a compromise worth nearly $900,000 in refunds and grants brought a fourth commissioner…
Insults, accusations and repeated recesses consume 13-hour day for commission
Even by the Coral Gables Commission’s recent standards, Tuesday’s meeting was shambolic, with commissioners repeatedly clashing over procedure, personal accusations and matters involving one another. Mayor Vince Lago called multiple…
Experience tops development in Gazette reader poll on Nov. 3 municipal races
Candidate experience and qualifications led a Coral Gables Gazette reader poll on what matters most in the city’s Nov. 3 elections, with about one in three respondents naming it the…
Coral Gables’ $323.3 million budget clears first hearing as millage holds flat
Coral Gables commissioners tentatively approved a $323.3 million budget and held the city’s property tax rate at 5.559 mills, advancing both measures on 4-1 votes with Commissioner Melissa Castro casting…
Commission candidates stress independence and civility, tout local roots and government experience
Two Coral Gables City Commission seats are up for grabs during its first-ever Nov. 3 general election, and while the results will not necessarily impact the power dynamic of the …
Biltmore Way streetscape contract approved 25% above city estimate
Coral Gables commissioners approved a long-awaited Biltmore Way streetscape contract Aug. 25 for about 25% more than the city had estimated when it sought bids, a difference that went undiscussed…
