Miami Lakes voters will get to hear candidates for town council discuss issues during a second forum to be held Tuesday, Oct. 25. Alex Penelas, the former mayor of Miami-Dade County and an attorney who lives in town, will serve as moderator once more. But this time, he will pose questions to them that are submitted by the audience. The event, sponsored by BNI Miami Lakes and the Miami Lakes Bar Association and the Miami Lakes Chamber of...

The Oct. 3 forum featured seven candidates vying for three seats on the Miami Lakes town council who touched on many local and national issues in their discussions.  Miguel Comesana III is challenging incumbent Councilman Josh Dieguez for Seat 4, while Seat 6 Councilman Carlos O. Alvarez is running against Angelo Garcia Cuadra. Competitors for Seat 2 are Ian Anthony Medina, Ray Garcia and William Perez. They hope to replace...

     The state of Florida awarded the Town of Miami Lakes a $3 million grant toward the costs of the Northwest 59 Avenue extension and bridge project. The money is from the Local Support Grant program, issued through the state House of Representatives. Town Manager Edward Pidermann said the grant was sponsored by Sen.-Elect Bryan Avila, R-Miami Springs. Pidermann said additional federal funds are expected to be approved by...

     Miami Lakes has a new director of Public Works: Omar Santos Baez, who was appointed to the job on Sept. 8 after the resignation of the previous director, Carlos Acosta.      “I am sure that Omar is going to do an incredible job leading the [Public Works] team,” Town Manager Edward Pidermann said in an email to staff.       Pidermann said he was “very proud”...

     The Miami Lakes town council unanimously voted to reduce the millage rate for the first time in five years and set the lowest levy since 2004.      The adopted millage rate is 2.2664, or $2.26 per $1,000 of assessed property.      A homeowner whose property has a taxable value of $300,000, less a $50,000 homestead exemption, may have a tax levy from the town of $565.   ...