Miami Lakes voters returned incumbent councilmen Carlos O. Alvarez and Josh Dieguez to the dais on election night and chose Ray Garcia, who lost the last election but campaigned hard to win over residents this time.      On Nov. 28, the councilmen will be sworn in at town hall at 6 p.m. After the ceremony, a special call meeting will begin at 7 p.m. for the council to choose the new vice...

Miami Lakes voters on Tuesday night defeated a municipal bond proposal to fund $19.5 million worth of improvements in Optimist Park, the verdict after a series of passionate arguments that galvanized residents and elected officials for the last six months. About 55% of voters in Miami Lakes cast a ballot on the bond issue; of the 20,906 residents who are registered to vote, 11,478 cast votes, with 6,819 against compared to 41% (4,659) for...

Miami Lakes voters returned two incumbent councilmen to the dais Tuesday night and chose a familiar newcomer who lost in the last election but campaigned hard to win residents over. Carlos Alvarez and Josh Dieguez were re-elected to the town council and Ray Garcia earned a spot on the dais for the first time. Garcia won Seat 2 overwhelmingly. He got 63.5% of the vote and topped William Perez (29.3%) and Ian Medina (7.2%). For Seat 4,...

     Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department will use a “somewhat stronger” disinfection and bleaching process than previously performed at regional water plants during its annual chlorine treatment, from Nov 6 - 20, the county said.      Dialysis patients, owners of tropical fish and managers of restaurants and stores with fish tanks should seek professional advice about how to remove...

Mariela Martinez, Physician, Miami Lakes      “No I am against it, because of the way it was explained to me and how the taxes will [impact] residents,” Mariela Martinez said in Spanish. “It’s going to cost the residents of Miami Lakes more.  [Taxes based on property values] won’t be [evenly distributed] and if it was going to be evenly distributed, I’d be for it,...