The Town Council voted to keep Miami Lakes’ millage rate flat for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. Currently the millage rate is set at 2.1577 or $2.15 per every $1,000 of assessed property value. At the September 10 meeting, the council voted 4-2 to keep it at its current rate as the budget discussions began. The vote means they cannot raise the rate, but they can still vote to lower it at the final budget hearing on September...

Negotiations for Town Manager Edward Pidermann’s contract have been tabled until after the November elections. Following two meetings in September led by Councilman Steven Herzberg, neither Pidermann nor the council could come to an agreement regarding his new contract. The plan now is to hold a third meeting following the budget proceedings and the 2026 elections. At that meeting, Pidermann can agree to take the contract...

Miami Lakes remembered the 9/11 attacks with a ceremony and speakers who called for a renewed sense of unity and purpose. The 25th anniversary rememberance ceremony, held September 11 at Veterans Park, brought together civic leaders and first responders, current and former military members and middle school students born more than a decade after the attacks. Speakers included Shaya Gutleizer, a New York first responder who worked at...

On September 13, eligible homeowners can leave Zoo Miami with more than something from the gift shop - they can walk out with a new tree for their yard. Miami-Dade County’s Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) will host its finalAdopt-a-Tree event of 2026 on Sunday, September 13 at the zoo. The county aims to give away 2,500 trees. Varieties on offer will include Florida natives or trees that are considered...

Councilman Angelo Cuadra Garcia received a censure from his fellow councilmembers at the August 18 council meeting. The censure for Cuadra Garcia was recommended by Councilman Alex Sanchez following a cease-and-desist letter received by the town from Vista Memorial Gardens Cemetery. A censure is a move to discipline a member of a governing body, but it does not remove them from office. “I was very disappointed to read the...