The Miami Lakes Town Council will not see any changes after the deadline to file to run passed on August 5 without any challengers filing. Vice Mayor Bryan Morera and Councilmembers Ray Garcia and Alex Sanchez retained their seats after no one filed to run against them. This is Garcia’s second term after being first elected in 2022. Morera was elected in 2024 to serve out the rest of the former Vice Mayor Carlos Alvarez’s...

Florida state legislators Sen. Bryan Avila, R-Miami Springs, and Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes, celebrated what they view as Florida’s positive upward trend while also touting the state money they brought back to Miami Lakes during their visit to the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce. Avila and Fabricio spoke to a room of about 90 business owners at the monthly chamber luncheon at the Miami Lakes Hotel. Other elected officials...

Miami Lakes’ millage rate is tentatively set to stay the same – although the Town Council will look for ways to lower it. The Town Council voted 5-1 to keep the millage rate for the upcoming budget cycle at 2.1577 mills. As they voted, they said they would still look for ways to lower it once they see the town’s final budget. “This is not the final setting of the millage, this is only setting the tentative...

A relaunched website can help people find places to get outdoors in Miami-Dade County.      The county’s Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department recently relaunched Park Finder. The interactive tool helps users find parks based on location, amenities and activities. Users can access the mobile-friendly site at https://www.miamidade.gov/global/recreation/park-finder.page.      There are no...

Miami Lakes residents will see 14 town charter questions on their November ballot – including one on lowering the number of town councilors.      Proposed changes to the questions were unanimously approved by the Miami Lakes Town Council on July 14.      At the meeting the town council members discussed the order the questions should appear on the ballot, as well as a voter guide to help residents...