Mayor Manny Cid gives Key to the Town to dedicated volunteer Nancy Rogers

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, August 2, 2023

     Nancy Rogers, aka Momma Nance, is known as a person who shows up and gets things done.  The former Jersey girl has volunteered for four decades in Miami Lakes.             Rogers, 75, chairs the town’s Public Safety Committee, is a member of the Elderly Affairs Committee and checks in marchers for the Veterans Committee on the day of the parade, among other good...

Community Calendar through Aug. 26

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, August 2, 2023

  Please check town social media pages for the most up-to-date information. RSVP at TOML.Eventbrite.com.  July 21 to Aug. 13   “Exilios” directed by Danny Nieves at the Main Street Players.  Written by Yerandy Fleites Perez, it’s a Spanish language play about a Cuban exile who returns to his homeland. See review on page 12. Tickets: $30 for adults,  $25 for students, seniors and the military....

Firefighters train at shuttered hotel

Community By Linda Trischitta and Alexandra Herrera Wednesday, August 2, 2023

     The radio call summoned neon green fire trucks to the Hotel Indigo in Miami Lakes: “Multiple callers, smoke in a courtyard … Engine 44, Rescue 44, Engine 11, Rescue 11.”      Drivers called in their arrivals to the parking lot of the 58-year-old property at 7601 Miami Lakes Drive.      Coming from stations in Palm Springs North and Miami Gardens, firefighters were...

Miami Lakes town council to meet Monday about millage rate

Government By Linda Trischitta, Editor Friday, July 28, 2023

The Town of Miami Lakes will hold a special call meeting on Monday, July 31 to discuss the millage rate. The council had set the tentative rate on July 11 for the town portion of property owners’ tax bill at 2.0732, or $2.07 per $1,000 of assessed property. That was the rollback rate. It is believed to be the lowest millage rate in town history. Town Budget Officer Melissa Hernandez said estimated collected taxes under the...

New police major gets “pinned”

Government By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, July 20, 2023

     The Miami Lakes town council formally welcomed Miami-Dade Police Maj. Jose Gonzalez during a “pinning ceremony” during the July 11 meeting.       “Every major brings something unique,” Mayor Manny Cid said. “Major Gonzalez invites residents to meet him about problems and asks them to work on it together.”      Cid praised how Gonzalez synchronized...
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