Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid has resumed his “mobile office,” driving to visit residents at their homes or to look into other issues around town, he said.      The visits to constituents are in addition to Cid’s office hours at Town Hall, held the first and third Saturdays of each month, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.      He has also begun hosting a podcast, called “305 VOX...

For the ninth year in a row, the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada awarded the Town of Miami Lakes a certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting.      The recognition was for the management and finance departments’ comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 20, 2019.      The award also recognizes...

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     The Miami Lakes council honored former Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., for his years of public service in January and helping deliver funds and services that benefitted the town.      “To all of our residents, I think we were very very fortunate to have a commissioner the last several years who’s a workhorse, somebody who truly represented our town well,” Mayor Manny...

The next Miami Lakes town council election is 22 months away, but one candidate is not waiting to launch his campaign for a seat on the dais.      Angelo Garcia Cuadra filed paperwork to challenge incumbent Councilman Carlos O. Alvarez for Seat 6.       Alvarez is up for reelection in 2022.  He told The Miami Laker he is planning to seek public office again but has yet to open a campaign...