Tag: Coral Gables mayor
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…
Experience tops development in Gazette reader poll on Nov. 3 municipal races
Candidate experience and qualifications led a Coral Gables Gazette reader poll on what matters most in the city’s Nov. 3 elections, with about one in three respondents naming it the…
Vote no on the four-year mayoral term. Keep your say over City Hall.
Coral Gables voters should reject the charter amendment that would stretch the mayor’s term from two years to four. It looks like a small change to the calendar. Its real…
Lago backs four-year mayoral term, four other November ballot measures
Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago used a Sept. 23 Town Hall to endorse all four city charter amendments on the November ballot as well as a statewide property-tax measure that…
From reform to growth: How Lago’s State of the City changed in a year
A year ago, Mayor Vince Lago used his State of the City address to talk about how City Hall was governed. He spoke about commissioner salaries, city elections, reserves, the…
State of the City: Lago points to business growth, parks and major projects
Mayor Vince Lago used his sixth State of the City address (see transcript below) Sept. 17 to present Coral Gables as a city entering its second century with a growing…
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…
