Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid is term-limited and is exploring his career options, which includes seeking a municipal management job in Broward County. The Town of Southwest Ranches confirmed Friday that Cid has applied to be its Deputy Town Administrator. Cid said via text: "As my term as mayor ends on Nov. 5th, I'm weighing my options to continue my public service in different forms. I love being a servant leader...

     The Miami Lakes Town Foundation is accepting applications for grants.       Community groups, school clubs or teams, educators and other organizations are welcome to apply for money for projects that encourage literacy, continuing education; developing and implementing youth programs; beautification projects and cultural events, the town said.       Applications will be...

Commuters who drive the Palmetto Expressway will want to note a relocation of the entrance for the southbound express lanes that takes effect the weekend of Oct. 11.      Instead of entering the expressway at Northwest 67th Avenue to access the southbound express lanes, drivers in Miami Lakes and Hialeah may enter the express lanes at Northwest 103rd Street/West 49th Street. The Florida Dept. of Transportation says the...

The public gathered outside Miami Lakes Town Hall in tribute to those whose lives were lost during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and those who contracted fatal illnesses -- police, firefighters and others -- and died years later. The Veterans and Public Safety committees presented the event that was sponsored by Vicky Bakery; BB’s Bakehouse; AC Graphics Digital and the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce. Ria Monae sang the...

     The Miami Lakes council kept the town tax rate flat in its first vote on the levy for property owners.      During the first budget hearing held on Sept. 12, the elected officials set the millage rate at 2.0732 for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.        It’s the same millage rate as the current budget year. It will cost $2.07 per every $1,000 of a property’s taxable...