Tag: Peter Iglesias
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…
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…
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…
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.
Lago backs tax relief and says no service cuts. The missing piece is the math.
Mayor Vince Lago put fiscal stewardship near the center of his case for another term at Wednesday night’s candidates forum. There is a record behind that argument. Coral Gables has…
Coral Gables’ $323.3 million budget clears first hearing as millage holds flat
Coral Gables commissioners tentatively approved a $323.3 million budget and held the city’s property tax rate at 5.559 mills, advancing both measures on 4-1 votes with Commissioner Melissa Castro casting…
Coral Gables budget grows to $323.3 million since July ahead of first hearing
Coral Gables’ proposed budget has grown by $4.86 million since commissioners first saw it in July, reaching $323.3 million as the city heads into the first of two public budget…
Two months before Iglesias’ exit, Coral Gables has no succession plan
By Coral Gables Gazette staff When Coral Gables City Manager Peter Iglesias announced his resignation on May 20, he gave the city a little more than four months to identify…
