The millage rate for Miami Lakes homeowners is expected to remain flat in the next fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The town council decided July 14 to tentatively cap the existing rate of $2.3127 per $1,000 of assessed residential property values. If kept, the rate would generate $8 million in revenues for the town’s proposed $17.65 million general fund budget. A property owner with a home valued at $450,000, less homestead...

Miami Lakes Councilwoman Marilyn Ruano has qualified to run for reelection in November.     Her opponent is political newcomer Raymond Garcia, who filed in May to run for Seat 3.     Garcia, 48, believed then that Ruano was going to run for mayor and decided to seek the council seat.     Instead, the two will face off for the unsalaried, four-year job.     Garcia is an insurance manager and volunteer with the Miami Lakes Neighborhood...

U.S. CongressSen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.7400 SW 87th Ave., Ste. 270 Miami, Fla. 33166, 305-596-4224Twitter: @SenRubioPressOfc. hours in Miami:Monday - Friday9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.Ofc. hours in Miami Lakes Town Hall: 3rd Wednesdays11 a.m.-1 p.m.Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.415 Clematis St., Ste. 201 West Palm Beach, Fla.33401561-514-0189Twitter: @SenRickScottRep. Mario Diaz-Balart,R-Miami8669 NW 36th St., Ste. 100 Doral, Fla. 33166305-470-8555Twitter:...

Two Republican candidates with ties to Miami Lakes hope to be the one to challenge incumbent Fla. Rep. Cindy Polo, D-Miramar, who represents District 103 and was unopposed in the current race.Seeking to run against Polo are attorney Thomas Fabricio, 43, of Miramar, and Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez, 51.District 103 includes parts of Doral, Medley; Hialeah Gardens; Miami Lakes; Palm Springs North and Miramar.Early voting began Aug. 3...

Five of the seven candidates for Miami-Dade County mayor discussed many issues important to Miami Lakes residents during a forum held in town.     The event, at Ana G. Mendez University on July 17, was livestreamed on the town’s social media sites.     Town resident Ambrosio Hernandez, anchor of Univision’s Noticias 23, was moderator; he asked his own questions, others from the public and from co-sponsor, the Miami Lakes Economic Development...