Every year The Miami Herald compiles information for a presentation on the real estate climate for South Florida and invites realtors from various communities to give their own projections and suggestions for the ever changing market. This year included Juan Carlos Fernandez and Vivian Macias, realtors and residents for the Town of Miami Lakes.  Fernandez is a part of the Golden Acre Real Estate office in Miami Lakes and Macias is part...

During its first budget hearing on September 5, the Town of Miami Lakes tentatively approved to keep the same rate for property taxes and adopted a new budget for fiscal year 2017-2018.The tax rate of 2.335 is $2.33 for every $1,000 taxable value but residents might pay a slight tax hike since their property values have increased.The rate generates about $6.6 million in ad valorem taxes, and with other revenues, carryover funds and reserves,...

The Capture a Miami Lakes Moment photo contest held by the Town saw local resident Juan Carlos Garcia take third place for his beautifully serene scene of Madden's Hammock.

For more than 40 years, Joseph Cooper’s voice could be heard over the airwaves as a talk show radio host for WLRN.For 18 years, his creation, Topical Currents, featured a sub-tropical blend of regional issues and politics, local profiles and author interviews, which made him a popular figure in South Florida. After 4,700 editions, Cooper is calling it a career which started at the University of Missouri School of Journalism and...

Miami Lakes is planning to decide which path to take in selecting its next town manager sooner than originally planned after Alex Rey was picked as one of the finalists for the same position for the City of Aventura.  Aventura is expected to pick its new city manager in October and if Rey, who’s the front-runner, is the man, Miami Lakes would have about two to three months to replace him either on a temporary basis or for the long...