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Deputy Mayor Gibson to step down; urges caution over $42 million hotel project and CRA role

City Commission of the City of Lake Wales · February 3, 2026
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Deputy Mayor Robin Gibson announced she will not seek reelection, cited renovation-related financial strains, and urged the commission to carefully manage CRA involvement and public funds on a proposed downtown hotel redevelopment estimated at about $42,000,000; she suggested temporarily adding two citizen seats to the CRA and offered to serve.

Deputy Mayor Robin Gibson announced to the commission that she will not run for reelection, saying renovation costs and associated financial pressures prompted her decision. "I will not be running for reelection," Gibson said, adding that she will downsize her home and remain supportive of the city’s leadership.

Gibson urged caution about the…

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