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West Miami's mayor under fire for giving key to city to Ecuador's consul general

West Miami commissioners and residents are blasting Mayor Cesar Carasa after he gave a key to the city to Ecuador's consul general.
BY JOSE CASSOLA
jcassola@MiamiHerald.com
West Miami Mayor Cesar Carasa was criticized at Wednesday's city commission meeting for recently presenting a key to the city to the consul general of Ecuador.
Carasa met with officials of the new Ecuadorean consular office at Northwest First Street and 42nd Avenue last month.
Commissioners and residents in the audience blasted the mayor for not consulting first with the commission, as Ecuador's president, Rafael Correa, has declared that he wants to carry out a socialist revolution in his country and break free-trade agreements with the United States.
``I don't understand why the mayor would do that. I'm bewildered,'' Commissioner Juan Blanes said. ``What business does he have to associate himself and our city with representatives of a government that has shown disdain and disgust to our country?''
Carasa said he was simply trying to create new relationships and welcome the new consulate to the vicinity.
``Politics aside, I issued them a key of the city as a token of friendship,'' Carasa said. ``They are trying to promote new businesses. I would've done the same for any other country opening a consulate in the area.''
Resident Leon Rozio asked the commission to draft a resolution requesting the key be returned. Blanes and Commissioners Luciano Suarez and Eduardo Muhiña supported the proposal. A resolution is scheduled to go before the commission at the next meeting on Nov. 18.