Tag: Richard Lara
Current Mobility Hub design backed as height, land questions persist
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables leaders on Wednesday rallied behind the city’s proposed Mobility Hub, saying the light, open structure meets modern parking needs and positions downtown for…
EDITORIAL: Coral Gables must learn to do more with less
By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board Coral Gables enters its new budget season with a $308.2 million spending plan that keeps the city’s tax rate unchanged for the 11th…
Commissioner Castro floats four-year tax cut plan at Town Hall
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Commissioner Melissa Castro used her town hall Monday evening to preview a modest property tax cut plan she intends to bring before the Coral Gables…
In $308 million budget, Coral Gables faces tension over taxes and debt
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables will open its budget season Friday with a $308.2 million plan that keeps property taxes steady but draws heavily on reserves, setting up…
Coral Gables to weigh millions in assessments for fire, trash and neighborhood security
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Before opening debate on the city budget, Coral Gables commissioners will decide Friday whether to reimpose a slate of special assessments that fund core services…
Millage rate, Planning Board appointment lead Coral Gables Commission agenda
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission meets Wednesday, September 10, at 9 a.m. at City Hall with a packed agenda that places fiscal policy, board appointments,…
Robots on the sidewalk: Coral Gables weighs rules for delivery devices
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Autonomous delivery robots prompted both policy questions and comic relief at the Coral Gables City Commission meeting on Aug. 26. Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson opened…
ANALYSIS: April referendum on election shift and governance measures tests cost, trust and identity
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables commission’s decision to schedule a mail-only referendum in April 2026 on whether to move municipal elections from April to November is a…
Coral Gables Police on track to hire 37 officers in ‘record-setting effort’
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables Police Department is on pace to hire 37 officers this year, a total that would nearly eliminate the agency’s staffing shortfall by…
EDITORIAL: A majority vote is not a blank check
By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board The Coral Gables Commission’s decision last week to override a colleague’s appointment and remove a sitting board member underscored a broader question about…
