To give residents a tax break since property values have been increasing for several years, the Miami Lakes Town Council adopted a new rate of 2.3217 mills and an estimated $50 million budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. The town initially kept the same rate for property taxes at 2.3353 mills during a budget workshop last month, however, Vice Mayor Frank Mingo proposed the lower rate at the first budget hearing. Council members were...

  Miami-Dade County Commissioners Rebecca Sosa, Jose “Pepe Diaz and Audrey Edmonson, Commission Chairman Esteban Bovo Jr., and Mayor Carlos Jimenez were on hand during the county’s Remembrance Memorial for first responders who lost their lives during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York. The event took place at the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Tropical Park on the 17th anniversary of the attacks....

  WSCV Channel 51 news anchor Ambrosio Hernandez, who was the moderator for the debate between Florida Gubernatorial candidates Rick Scott and Charlie Crist in 2014, will be the middleman for a debate with candidates for Miami Lakes Town Council. The open to the public free event is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 26, at Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601 Main Street.  As a public information service, the Town will be...

  During the September 4 regular Town Council meeting, Mayor Manny Cid and councilmembers recognized the winners and honorable mentions of the 2018 “Capture a Miami Lakes Moment” Photo Contest. Prizes were presented to Juan Carlos Garcia (1st place), Daniel Rodriguez (2nd place), Jose Alvarez (3rd place), Andres Suarez and Susanna Inguanzo (honorable mentions). Pictured (from left) Councilmembers Marilyn Ruano, Tim Daubert,...

  Mayor Manny Cid will deliver his annual State of the Town Address at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9, in Town Halls’ Council Chambers, 6601 Main Street, The event is sponsored by JetStream Federal Credit Union and will be catered by the Miami Lakes Educational Center’s Culinary Arts Program students. Cid will be joined by special guest Miami-Dade Commission chairman Esteban Bovo Jr. Cid will highlight the Town’s...