The Coral Gables City Commission will consider the nomination of former commissioner Kirk Menendez to the Planning and Zoning Board on Wednesday, September 10.
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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,…

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Belkys Perez, director of the city’s Economic Development Department, told board members that a marketing campaign will soon be launched to highlight the PAP and send a clear message that Coral Gables is committed to being “business friendly.”
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Coral Gables to launch marketing campaign to boost Permitting Assistance Program

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables Economic Development Board met September 3, receiving updates on the city’s newly formalized Permitting Assistance Program (PAP). Economic Development Director Belkys Perez…

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Photo of Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson, Mayor Vince Lago, and Commissioner Richard Lara.
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EDITORIAL: Menendez confirmation an uphill battle

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board The Coral Gables City Commission will take up the nomination of Kirk Menendez to the Planning and Zoning Board at its next meeting….

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An autonomous delivery robot rolls along a Coral Gables sidewalk. Commissioners raised concerns about the machines blocking crosswalks and crowding pedestrians, even as the debate mixed with humor on the dais.
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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…

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Coral Gables Police Chief Ed Hudak, who called the hiring surge a ‘team victory,’ said bringing on 10 percent of the department’s workforce in a single year was ‘amazing.’
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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…

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The Coral Gables Commission voted to advance the “Carved by Nature” design for the proposed Mobility Hub, shown here in a rendering as viewed from Miracle Mile.
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Coral Gables commission revives Mobility Hub with ‘Carved by Nature’ design

By Coral Gables Gazette staff After years of delay and redesign, the Coral Gables City Commission voted Tuesday to revive the city’s proposed Mobility Hub, selecting the Carved by Nature…

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Sue Kawalerski, left, was removed from the Planning and Zoning Board in a 3–1 commission vote on August 26. Commissioner Melissa Castro has nominated former Commissioner Kirk Menendez to fill the vacancy.
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Rare commission vote removes board member; former commissioner nominated as successor

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables Commission voted 3–1 on August 26 to remove Sue Kawalerski, a vocal critic of large-scale development, from her seat on the Planning…

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The Coral Gables City Commission voted Tuesday to hire outside counsel to pursue additional records from the Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center Association.
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Coral Gables commission hires outside counsel in Youth Center records dispute

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission voted Tuesday to hire outside counsel to pursue additional records from the Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center Association, after…

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Coral Gables must show that parking modernization strengthens public trust.
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EDITORIAL: Balancing convenience and community in Coral Gables parking policy

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board Coral Gables is modernizing its parking, but it risks losing public trust in the process. On one side, the city has taken a…

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The election of Richard Lara (right) to the City Commission in April, replacing former Commissioner Kirk Menendez (left), gave Mayor Vince Lago and Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson a reliable third vote—turning last term’s minority into a unified majority that has controlled every divided vote this term.
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ANALYSIS: Recast Coral Gables City Commission flips voting script

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The first 100 days of the new Coral Gables City Commission have produced a decisive shift in control. With Richard Lara replacing former Commissioner Kirk…

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