The Miami Lakes Town Council unanimously voted to keep the same rate of 2.3518 for property taxes for next year, which is expected to generate about $6 million in revenues.At the July 21 regular meeting, Town Manager Alex Rey indicated the rate, along with other revenues, gives Miami Lakes enough budget money to complete some capital improvement projects and the lawsuit settlement with Mayor Michael Pizzi, whose attorneys are...

  The Miami Lakes Town Council postponed a vote to enact legislation to prevent a developer from adding homes in the Loch Ness neighborhood under the mayor’s Homeowner Protection Act despite entreaties and a petition from residents who said subdividing their community will endanger  their quality of living.At the July 21 regular Town Council meeting, lawmakers were in support of protecting their living standards but said a...

 

Miami Lakes K-8 Center PTSA President, Erica Nunez, was recognized by the Miami-Dade Board of Commissioners vice chair Esteban Bovo with a certificate of appreciation for her work within the community.

  Events hosted by two Miami Lakes’ citizen committees, the Elderly Affairs Committee’s Senior Health and Wellness Fair, and the Youth Activities Task Force’s Fit Fair, are merging to present a family event – the first annual Town of Miami Lakes Health & Fitness Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, at Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. All health, wellness, and fitness-related...

  The adult satellite classes hosted by Miami-Dade Public Schools have been a part of Miami Lakes since 2003.But the program, which includes Tai Chi, Yoga, painting and arts and crafts, was placed on the state’s chopping block and left school and town officials scrambling for funding to resume the classes that have become popular among area senior citizens and people with disabilities.After the state’s Adults with...