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!

 

 

 

 

 

Goals

I have four major goals..  They are:

  1. STOP RUNAWAY DEVELOPMENT!  The City, including my opponent, are, please forgive the verb, lying to the voters in order to pander to developers, who, thanks to Citizens United, have virtually taken over City government through unlimited PAC and campaign donations.  A VOTE FOR ME IS A VOTE TO STOP RUNAWAY DEVELOPMENT AND TO RETURN HONESTY TO CITY GOVERNMENT. 
     
  2. LOWER TAXES!  I have worked fastidiously for the past five 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.
     
  3. 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. 
     
  4. 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, trash pickup.  I promise you that Your Budget Priorities will be my Budget Priorities!

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

 Please watch my following video.

 

Family photo

Papi Alfonso, Gaby, me, Angie, and our family dog, Ginger.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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