Tag: Rhonda Anderson
North Gables adds cameras, but illegal dumping keeps moving
Surveillance cameras have reduced illegal dumping at some North Gables trouble spots, Coral Gables officials say. But when a camera goes up, the dumping sometimes shifts just 200 feet down…
The inspector general paradox: Commissioners may decide what gets investigated
The Coral Gables City Commission is designing an oversight system to investigate misconduct, identify waste and improve accountability in city government. But commissioners themselves may get to decide which matters…
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…
Two commissioners could block inspector general referrals under Coral Gables proposal
Coral Gables commissioners moved toward requiring four of five votes to refer a matter to the inspector general voters approved in April, a proposed safeguard against politically motivated investigations that…
Coral Gables honors Ellen Uguccioni, preservationist who helped save the Biltmore
Ellen Uguccioni helped rescue the Biltmore Hotel from years of abandonment, established historic preservation as a central responsibility of Coral Gables government and inspired generations of architects and preservationists to…
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…
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…
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…
