Tag: Commissioner Ariel Fernandez
Commission preserves Granada golf tee times but rejects discounts and membership changes
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission voted unanimously on May 5 to preserve priority tee times for three long-standing golf associations at the city-owned Granada Golf…
ANALYSIS: Coral Gables voters draw clear line on power and oversight
By the Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables voters reshaped their city’s charter in Tuesday’s mail-in referendum, approving seven of eight proposed amendments in a result that delivered a verdict…
Coral Gables seeks peafowl help after $25,000 spent removing 141 birds; coyote concerns grow
By Coral Gables Gazette staff After spending more than $25,000 and removing 141 peafowl, Coral Gables is escalating the issue beyond City Hall — voting April 14 to push Miami-Dade…
Golfer pushback forces Granada Golf Course deferral as greens still in the red
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Six weeks after the Coral Gables City Commission unanimously approved the most sweeping overhaul of Granada Golf Course in a decade, sustained pushback from the…
Lago introduces voter protection resolution, alleges illegal political messaging
By Coral Gables Gazette staff With the mail-in ballot referendum less than a week away from closing, political messaging in Coral Gables has intensified with some of it, according to…
ANALYSIS: Two electorates, one turnout — what Coral Gables’ referendum numbers show, so far
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables mailed 37,332 ballots for its April charter referendum. But the turnout rate will be calculated using a pool of 30,342 voters. The difference…
EDITORIAL: Coral Gables waited 15 years for this idea. Now it should move
By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board At the March 10 City Commission meeting, Mayor Vince Lago did something that does not happen often enough in municipal government: he showed…
Proposed duplex height change south of University Drive deferred
By Coral Gables Gazette staff A zoning text amendment affecting eight duplex properties south of University Drive appeared poised for approval last week before Commissioner Ariel Fernandez announced his opposition,…
Commission vacates City Hall as restoration of the 100-year-old landmark moves forward
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission held its final meeting inside historic City Hall chambers on February 24, closing the doors of one of South Florida’s…
EDITORIAL: The Commission’s record is real. So was this missed opportunity
By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board When a commission defends its past record more vigorously than it engages the idea before it, the instinct must be examined. The Coral…
