Tag: city commission
Commission to weigh high-rise overlay near University of Miami station
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission will take up one of the most consequential land-use proposals of the year on Tuesday, Oct. 28, when it holds…
Mayor Lago puts transparency and preservation at the center of city’s agenda
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Mayor Vince Lago’s latest newsletter, From the Mayor’s Desk, outlines a slate of upcoming projects and priorities for the 2025–26 fiscal year, emphasizing financial discipline,…
EDITORIAL: Optimism is earned — Coral Gables’ next step is proving it
By the Coral Gables Gazette Editorial Board Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago’s October message to residents brims with confidence. A new fiscal year has begun, the city’s parks and pools…
ANALYSIS: Latest Lago–Castro clash shows what Coral Gables Commission has become
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The announcement of a peace agreement between Israel and Hamas could have offered the Coral Gables City Commission a moment of unity. Instead, a discussion…
Coral Gables to hold interfaith event after calls for unity on Oct. 7 commemoration
By Coral Gables Gazette staff After weeks of disagreement over how to mark the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, the Coral Gables City Commission agreed Tuesday to…
Commission advances strategic plan, rezoning, conservation efforts and honors civic legacy
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables commissioners moved through a wide-ranging agenda this week that touched on long-term planning, zoning changes, community projects, environmental preservation, and resident-driven concerns. From…
Coral Gables government overwhelmingly unresponsive, finds poll
By Coral Gables Gazette staff A solid majority of Coral Gables Gazette readers who responded to a recent poll say they are dissatisfied with how the city responds to community…
Advisory boards: Coral Gables Commission undermines our work
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Only months after two Coral Gables advisory boards raised concerns that the City Commission was disregarding their recommendations, two more boards—one a committee—voiced similar frustrations…
EDITORIAL: Advisory boards are city’s civic compass
By the Coral Gables Gazette Editorial Board If the Coral Gables Commission no longer values its boards, it should say so—then explain why. In Coral Gables, civic service is often…
Coral Gables weighs zoning shift near Youth Center, decorum rules and lawsuit
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission returns to City Hall on Tuesday, October 14, with a loaded agenda that spans zoning controversies, courtroom strategies, and the…
