Rip Holmes for Mayor

I was born and raised in Coral Gables.  I have a law degree from the University of Florida.  I own property on Miracle Mile.  And I work as a real estate agent

We are faced with an incumbent Mayor who is a developer, and who plans to totally remake Coral Gables into at best, Brickell Avenue, and at worst, downtown Miami.

I have attended 3/5 of all City Commission Meetings since 1998, and even run unsuccessfully several times.  I know the job, and I have a PLAN TO WIN this time!

 

MY GOALS:

STOP MY OPPONENT’S PLANNED TRANSFORMATIVE, RUNAWAY DEVELOPMENT, KILLING CORAL GABLES AS A SUBURB!  We are in an Emergency. Incumbent Mayor Vince Lago, a Developer, has made himself the de facto DICTATOR of Coral Gables.  He has illegally intimidated Commissioner Ariel Fernandez into not running for re-election.

My opponent plans to Drastically Upwardly Develop Coral Gables, throughout the City, into a Brickell Avenue, or mid-rise City of Miami. 

He shamelessly and compulsively lies to Voters.

A VOTE FOR ME IS A VOTE TO STOP UPCOMING ALARMING, TRANSFORMATIVE, RUNAWAY DEVELOPMENT, KILLING CORAL GABLES AS A SUBURB, AND TO RETURN HONESTY TO CITY GOVERNMENT. 

I seek to revitalize the downtown Miracle Mile and Ponce de Leon business sector with department stores, which allow lateral, not vertical, growth of our businesses, to strengthen our City's tax base, without the urbanization of skyscrapers which reduce Coral Gables' residential charm and character. 

I believe your Spending Priorities should control how your tax money is spent!  So far as I have been able to determine, voters Budget Priorities are

A. Police,

B. Fire, and

C. (oddly enough) Ttrash pickup.  

I promise you that Your Budget Priorities will be my Budget Priorities!

4.      LOWER TAXES!  I have worked fastidiously for many years on lowering, or at least slowing the growth of rising, property taxes.  I have had some notable successes in at least slowing the rise of property taxes.  If I am elected, I will consistently vote to lower property taxes from what they otherwise would have been.   Coral Gables residents and businesses are entitled to lower taxes!

 

PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACCOMPLISHED AND/OR IMPROVED BY OUR CITY GOVERNMENT at contact@ripholmes.com .

 Please also watch my following video.

Photo of me with my wife, Gaby, and our daughter, Angie.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACCOMPLISHED AND/OR IMPROVED BY OUR CITY GOVERNMENT at contact@ripholmes.com.