Miami Lakes residents won’t see their property rate tax increase if the proposed $20.7 million spending plan is approved for next year. But the budget is lean, and if a hurricane strikes, it could have a serious impact upon town finances. Which is why Town Manager Edward Pidermann asked the council to let him apply for a line of credit worth up to $20 million, or nearly as much as the budget. “We’re going to suffer a cash...

U.S. CongressSen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.7400 SW 87th Ave., Suite 270, Miami, Fla. 33166305-596-4224, Twitter: @SenRubioPressOffice hours in Miami: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.At Miami Lakes town hall until Dec. 18, every third Wednesday of the month, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.415 Clematis St., Suite 201, West Palm Beach, Fla. 33401561-514-0189, Twitter: @SenRickScottRep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla.8669 NW 36th St., Suite 100,...

Miami Laker Ramiro Inguanzo was recently appointed to the Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ Secure our Future Advisory Committee.In Nov. 2018, Miami-Dade County voters approved a .75 mill increase in property taxes to improve teacher compensation raises and increase security in schools.Revenues of $240 million generated from the additional tax have come in, Inguanzo said on Sept. 13.School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman appointed Inguanzo...

Talk between neighbors in Miami Lakes can often turn to traffic, and how a rush hour drive three miles across town along Northwest 154th Street can take 30 minutes or more.News that closed off bridges at Northwest 154th Street and Northwest 170th Street could be opened to traffic coming from Hialeah, west of Interstate 75, will further burden Miami Lakes streets, the town council and most residents said during a special Aug. 19 meeting.Those...

Florida Rep. Cindy Polo, D-Miramar, will host a town hall meeting to discuss the results of the 2019 legislative session.Topics will include arming teachers; immigration and school vouchers, her staff said.The meeting is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 9, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Ana G. Méndez University - South Florida Campus, 15201 NW 79 Court in Miami Lakes.Polo also plans to discuss the 2020 session that is to convene Jan. 14. For more...