Miami Lakes approved a new $30 million budget for 2014-2015 and kept the same rate of 2.3518 for property taxes to generate $7 million in revenue, restored the funding for the town’s committees but shelved reinstating the contentious waste haulers fee. At the second and final budget hearing last week, facing a $1 million shortfall, councilmembers unanimously approved the spending plan and tax rate and cleared up some...

  The Town of Miami Lakes has declared October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, going pink for 31 days to bring awareness to a disease that has taken the lives of many women each year. At a regular Town Council meeting last month, councilmembers approved Mayor Wayne Slaton and Councilmember Nelson Rodriguez’s request to proclaim October as the month to help women prevent breast cancer by encouraging them to get a screening. A...

  The Town of Miami Lakes recently designated a street to honor the late Rev. James P. Murphy, the well-known and longtime pastor of Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church. Miami Lakeway North, between N.W. 67 Avenue and Miami Lakes Drive, is now known as Father Murphy Way. More than 100 people attended the September 13 sign dedication ceremony held at the location of the new sign adjacent to the Church. “In recognition of Father...

  Presidents and CEOs of small corporations attended  Commissioner Barbara Jordan’s Small Business Certification Workshop recently in hopes of qualifying to receive County contracts. The informative event, held at Florida Memorial University, was developed to attract companies that would not otherwise qualify to bid on contracts for vital county projects. “Miami-Dade County is in the process of responding to a Consent...

  Mayor Wayne Slaton welcomed a crowd of 130 attendees  at a recent Commercial Industrial Association of South Florida (CIASF) event hosted by Miami Lakes to release its new 2014 Commercial Financing Report. CIASF is a non-profit organization of business leaders involved in the development, design, construction, sales, and leasing of Industrial and commercial real estate in South Florida. Slaton is pictured with CIASF president...