Tag: Coral Gables city commission
Lago, now teaching at FIU, shows students ‘how the sausage is made’ at City Hall
Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago was invited to serve as a Senior Leadership Fellow and teach a noncredit course at his alma mater, Florida International University, as part of the…
Coral Gables moves to fix Malaga Avenue zoning error, but developer claims vested rights
A drafting error or oversight in Coral Gables’ zoning code made in 2021 looks like it will allow a developer with property in the 300 block of Malaga Avenue to…
Two commissioners could block inspector general referrals under Coral Gables proposal
Coral Gables commissioners moved toward requiring four of five votes to refer a matter to the inspector general voters approved in April, a proposed safeguard against politically motivated investigations that…
Coral Gables honors Ellen Uguccioni, preservationist who helped save the Biltmore
Ellen Uguccioni helped rescue the Biltmore Hotel from years of abandonment, established historic preservation as a central responsibility of Coral Gables government and inspired generations of architects and preservationists to…
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…
Whiting takes cash lead; Menendez spends $36,970 in a week
Nestor Menendez, the Group IV challenger, spent $36,970 in the week ending Oct. 2 while raising $1,750. The Gazette estimates that cut his campaign cash by 43 percent and left…
University Drive parking, travel expenses and testimony probe top Coral Gables agenda
A parking-access question involving three University Drive properties that share a zoning history with Coral Gables’ disputed dog park site will return to the City Commission Tuesday, alongside Commissioner Melissa…
Coral Gables should stop governing by surprise
Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson read the article over lunch. It had been published shortly after noon on an anonymous blog and raised questions about Commissioner Melissa Castro’s travel expenses for…
Dog park opponents are fighting a ‘ghost,’ Coral Gables tells court
Coral Gables says opponents of the proposed dog park at 520 University Drive are asking a court to overturn an approval the city never made. “Petitioners bring this Petition against…
Lago, Iglesias defend Somerset’s Youth Center talks, leave lawsuit unaddressed
Mayor Vince Lago and City Manager Peter Iglesias defended the city’s handling of Somerset Gables Academy’s proposed use of the War Memorial Youth Center during the Sept. 29 City Commission…
