Tag: Mayor Vince Lago
Coral Gables meeting exposes sharp divide over control of development near Metrorail
By Coral Gables Gazette staff A community meeting convened to discuss additions to an overlay zoning district the City of Coral Gables is proposing to counteract the county’s Rapid Transit…
Lago details firefighter pay, pensions ahead of contract talks
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Mayor Vince Lago used his monthly letter to Coral Gables residents to disclose detailed figures on firefighter compensation, pension funding, and the city’s fiscal position,…
ANALYSIS: A mayor’s letter, and the context it sets before negotiations begin
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The April 3 letter to residents from Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago begins as a familiar civic update. It highlights the recent completion of Firehouse…
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…
City moves toward ‘maintenance improvement district’ for Coral Gables commercial corridors
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission on Tuesday directed City Manager Peter Iglesias to develop a plan for what could become a maintenance improvement district —…
ANALYSIS: At Coral Gables City Hall, some controversies get 17 minutes — and some get silence
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Near the end of the March 10 City Commission meeting, Mayor Vince Lago took the opportunity to voice his concerns and displeasure with a video…
Coral Gables mayor town hall veers from ballot questions to familiar disputes
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Just over half a day before the City Commission was scheduled to meet in the same conference room and only a few weeks before ballots…
Mayor’s Town Hall meeting kicks off special election season
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Only weeks away from the city sending out its first mail ballots in its first ever completely mail ballot Special Referendum, Mayor Vince Lago is…
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,…
