Tag: Coral Gables city commission
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…
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…
UM’s 30-year campus deal clears final vote, securing park and future hospital
The Coral Gables City Commission gave final unanimous approval Tuesday to a sweeping 30-year agreement with the University of Miami that expands the university’s long-term development capacity, permits a future…
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…
Coral Gables candidates split on Mobility Hub, development and City Hall
With the countdown running toward the City of Coral Gables’ first-ever general election in November at little over a month away, the Coral Gables Gazette sent a series of questions…
Court asked to undo Crystal Residences approvals over fake-address allegations
A Coral Gables resident and preservation advocate has asked a circuit court to throw out three approvals for Crystal Residences, arguing commissioners relied on testimony from project supporters who gave…
Emails show city weighed letting Somerset use Youth Center field
Emails show Coral Gables officials and Somerset Gables Academy discussed possible use of a Youth Center field, though the city says no agreement was signed.
