Town of Miami Lakes is proposing the same rate for property taxes for the sixth consecutive year but more than $1 million for municipal services might go unfunded unless the town can find the money elsewhere or cut other services depending on what’s important to lawmakers and residents.According to a budget overview with preliminary figures for Miami Lakes’ spending plan for 2016-2017, $1.8 million of services were included in the...

Miami Lakes’ annual Fourth of July concert and fireworks display attracted an overflow crowd to Picnic Park West where attendees enjoyed Rhythm and Blues music by Pocket Change, performances by the Town’s ballet, jazz and martial arts program members, and a variety of enticing food trucks, all presented by The Graham Companies, Miami Lakes Auto Mall and Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr.

The National Association of Federal Credit Unions announced the winners of the NAFCU/PAC 2015 Credit Union Challenge Awards during the association’s Annual Conference and Solutions Expo in Nashville.Three credit unions won the award for raising the most money in direct individual contributions for the NAFCU/PAC within their respective asset categories.JetStream Federal, headquartered in Miami Lakes, won the Challenge Award for credit...

The Express Employment Professionals office in Miami Lakes was one of more than 235 Express nationwide franchise locations that came together recently at local food banks and pantries across North America to help fight hunger – a growing epidemic that impacts millions of people in the U.S., Canada and around the world every day.On June 11, the Miami Lakes team of employees, associates and friends, spent the afternoon at the Feeding...

Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee will present a “Marketing & Social Media Business Workshop” on Wednesday, July 27, in the Council chambers at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street.Registration and networking is scheduled for 9 to 9:30 a.m. followed by the workshop which will be led by Robert Rodriguez, senior instructor of Technology Services for the Miami Association of Realtors.Attendees will have a chance to win a free...