Tag: Coral Gables City Hall
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…
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…
UM deal, $40 million City Hall contract and final budget await commissioners Tuesday
Coral Gables commissioners face one of their busiest days of the year Tuesday, with two meetings and decisions spanning development, taxes and some of the city’s largest capital projects. At…
Lago defends his record as Holmes, Cancio make case for change
The three candidates for Coral Gables mayor offered sharply different visions for the city at a candidates forum Wednesday night, with incumbent Mayor Vince Lago highlighting his more than a…
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 …
Coral Gables weighs up to $40 million in City Hall bonds Tuesday
Coral Gables commissioners will consider borrowing up to $40 million for work on historic City Hall on Tuesday, while also revisiting restrictions on major work at the War Memorial Youth…
Nine Perez-linked real estate LLCs donate to Lago-linked PAC on same day
Nine limited liability companies linked through a Coral Gables real estate network involving developer Alberto J. Perez made contributions to Coral Gables First on the same day in August, adding…
Castro named chair of Florida League of Cities development panel
Coral Gables Commissioner Melissa Castro has been named chair of a Florida League of Cities committee that helps shape the statewide organization’s positions on development, zoning, housing and local land-use…
Dog park opponents appeal as trial now set for September 2027
Neighbors fighting a planned dog park at 520 University Drive have taken their case to Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal as the underlying Sunshine Law lawsuit, previously expected to…
