Investiture In Coral Gables: By Invitation Only

April 20, 2011 1 Comment

As a failed observer of the investiture of the new mayor and commissioners, clearly due to the size of the commission room, there was no space for but a few others than the friends of the mayors and commissioners. People crowded into the room and it seemed they clearly exceeded the fire marshall limits (limits that Mr. Slesnick always used to clear the room).

Why not use the museum space for these sorts of public events to get more direct community participation or even an auditorium at UM.

This de facto invitation-only  event is evidence that community participation is the last thing that our commissioners and recent past mayor think about.  Hoping this anti-participation culture will change in the coming weeks and months.

Filed under Community, Coral Gables, Government, Politics

Unknown's avatarAbout Stephen E. McGaughey
Resident of the City of Coral Gables; Formerly with Inter-American Development Bank, Senior Environmental Project and Policy Leaders, Agricultural Economics, Forest Sector Projects and Policies, Country Representative Financing in El Salvador and the Dominican Republic

One Response to Investiture In Coral Gables: By Invitation Only

  1. Robert Burr's avatar Robert Burr says:
    April 20, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Museum Space, which sits empty 99.9% of the time, is a great idea for these kinds of events when a larger than normal groups wishes to attend a public event. Great idea.

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