Updated May 9, 2007*

On October 10, 2003, over 600 petitions signed by Little Gables residents were presented to the City of Coral Gables in an effort to be annexed to the City of Coral Gables which surrounds our community on three of our boundaries.

In mid-2005, Commissioner Sosa decided to conduct a survey of the residents to see if the community was still interested in annexation.  LGNA was to be responsible for getting the facts out to the community about annexation in preparation for that survey.

On August 23, 2005, officials from the City of Coral Gables and Miami-Dade County met with residents of Little Gables to answer questions regarding the annexation process.  Much of this information was contained in the October 2005 Little Gables Newsletter. 

A Fact Sheet containing the information given at the August 23, 2005 meeting was mailed on Thursday, April 13, 2006 to the Little Gables property owners.  Commissioner Sosa's Survey was mailed to the Little Gables property owners on Monday, April 17, 2006 by the Incorporation and Annexation Services Unit of Miami-Dade County. 

The results of the Survey were announced on May 23, 2006:

63% of Little Gables property owners who voted were in favor of annexation; 37% of those who voted were against.

On May 28, 2006, an article appeared in The Miami Herald Neighbors section regarding the Survey.  Survey Says Article  (Please note that we arranged to get "Little Gables" added to the banner on the first page of the Neighbors magazine!)

*UPDATE AS OF MAY 9, 2007:

The County placed a moratorium on all annexations and incorporations in October, 2005, in order to study the financial impact the loss of these areas would have to the County's revenue. The moratorium has finally been lifted, and on March 29, 2007, Commissioner Seijas sponsored an Annexation and Incorporation workshop to discuss future annexations and incorporations. The discussion focused on policy recommendations for the Board of County Commissioners to consider, rather than specific geographical areas. The result of the workshop was an “expression of intent” to go forward with annexations and hold off on incorporations.  Nothing is certain, but it appears that the County wants to move on enclaves, such as Little Gables, and Coral Gables wants to round off its borders by annexing Little Gables and High Pines. See article from the Coral Gables Gazette regarding mitigation fees.  County weighs end of annexation mitigation fees.

Stay tuned for further developments in the annexation movement!