The Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee held its annual Father Day’s Fishing Tournament on June 22 at Graham Dairy Lake. Bad weather forced postponement of the event for a week but that didn’t deter fathers and their kids from dropping lines into the water along Oak Lane.       Twenty-five fish were caught during the catch and release tournament, the committee said. Prizes -- medals...

      Rosie Cordero-Stutz, Miami-Dade County Police Department assistant director of Investigative Services and a candidate for county sheriff, addressed over 50 business owners during the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon held June 10 at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main.        Cordero-Stutz spoke about changes coming to the department’s command structure.    ...

     Miami Lakes Town Manager Edward Pidermann has joined the governing board of the Greater Miami Expressway Agency.      The Miami-Dade Transportation Organization appointed him to the body on June 27.      Pidermann joins Torey Alston, executive director, and other board members including: --Stacy L. Miller, District Six secretary for the Florida Department of Transportation, a district...

     Roberto Alonso was elected to the Greater Florida Consortium of School Boards.      Alonso, of Miami Lakes, became secretary and treasurer of the organization, which chose him in June during its meeting in Tampa.      Locally, Alonso represents District 4 of the Miami Dade County Public Schools Board.      The GFCSB develops a legislative platform that it advocates for...

     The Town of Miami Lakes voted to cap the millage rate at 2.0732 for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.      That rate, if not reduced further during two budget hearings in September, would mean a tax levy of $2.07 per $1,000 of assessed property, the council decided at its July 9 meeting.       The rate is flat, or the same as last fiscal year when the council chose the rollback rate. But a...