Tag: Vince Lago
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…
Whiting raises $42,905 in a month; Lago collects $13,600 in a day
Group V candidate Dominique “Nikki” Whiting raised $42,905 during the latest four-week reporting period, more than any other Coral Gables candidate, while Mayor Vince Lago collected $13,600 in contributions on…
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…
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…
Coral Gables candidates split on Mobility Hub, development and City Hall
With the countdown running toward the City of Coral Gables’ first-ever general election in November at little over a month away, the Coral Gables Gazette sent a series of questions…
Experience tops development in Gazette reader poll on Nov. 3 municipal races
Candidate experience and qualifications led a Coral Gables Gazette reader poll on what matters most in the city’s Nov. 3 elections, with about one in three respondents naming it the…
Court asked to undo Crystal Residences approvals over fake-address allegations
A Coral Gables resident and preservation advocate has asked a circuit court to throw out three approvals for Crystal Residences, arguing commissioners relied on testimony from project supporters who gave…
Coral Gables pilots same-day permit reviews for common home projects
UPDATED: Coral Gables residents planning a new roof, replacement windows or a driveway repaving may now be able to get their permit application reviewed the same day they submit it,…
