Coral Gables cancels annexation efforts for Little Gables after public vote

Coral Gables cancels annexation efforts for Little Gables after public vote

Mayor Vince Lago takes another loss at City Hall The Coral Gables Commission on Tuesday ended the city’s annexation efforts for the Little Gables neighborhood, choosing to respect the wishes of the majority of voters who rejected the annexation in a non-binding straw ballot question last week. Well, everyone but Mayor Vince Lago, who voted […]

Vince Lago doesn’t want city residents to vote on Little Gables annexation

Vince Lago doesn’t want city residents to vote on Little Gables annexation

City costs are estimated at $23.6 million In his fight for the annexation of Little Gables, which looks more difficult after Tuesday’s meeting than before, Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago wants to keep his own city’s residents from voicing their opinion. He must know they don’t like the idea. Lago actually said Tuesday that it […]

Sweetwater annexation adds to tax rolls as Jose “Pepe” Diaz eyes mayor’s seat

Sweetwater annexation adds to tax rolls as Jose “Pepe” Diaz eyes mayor’s seat

The Miami-Dade Commission voted 10-1 Wednesday to approve the annexation of two square miles into the city of Sweetwater, practically doubling the municipal’s geographic footprint and adding millions to its tax rolls with the mostly commercial area just to the west. And the timing couldn’t be better: Commission Chairman Jose “Pepe” Diaz, who is termed […]

Little Gables annexation dreams dashed by staged ‘grassroots’ effort

Little Gables annexation dreams dashed by staged ‘grassroots’ effort

Just who paid for those t-shirts and bus rides?   Updated with corrected and additional information: Last week, Miami-Dade County commissioners, at the committee level, squashed the long-planned annexation of the Little Gables enclave into the City of Coral Gables, citing the lack of alternative low income housing for 225 residents who live in 90 trailers […]

Coral Gables candidate Jorge Fors has it all wrong on annexation

Coral Gables candidate Jorge Fors has it all wrong on annexation

In what looks like yet another desperate attempt to gain votes through fear and misinformation, Coral Gables candidate Jorge Fors sent an email blast Wednesday vowing to fight annexation. But Jorgie-Come-Lately — who apparently hasn’t been to a single town hall meeting on the annexations — got a few things wrong. “The reality of annexation […]