The millage rate for Miami Lakes homeowners is expected to remain flat in the next fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The town council decided July 14 to tentatively cap the existing rate of $2.3127 per $1,000 of assessed residential property values. If kept, the rate would generate $8 million in revenues for the town’s proposed $17.65 million general fund budget. A property owner with a home valued at $450,000, less homestead...

Miami Lakes Councilwoman Marilyn Ruano has qualified to run for reelection in November.     Her opponent is political newcomer Raymond Garcia, who filed in May to run for Seat 3.     Garcia, 48, believed then that Ruano was going to run for mayor and decided to seek the council seat.     Instead, the two will face off for the unsalaried, four-year job.     Garcia is an insurance manager and volunteer with the Miami Lakes Neighborhood...

Whether students learn from home, online or in the classroom this year, they’ll still need supplies.     And just in time, the 2020 Back-to-School state tax holiday begins this weekend but it’s brief, from Aug. 7 – Aug. 9.     Eligible items under $15 -- binders, calculators, folders, markers, pencils and scissors -- are tax exempt.     So is clothing that costs less than $60.     The first $1,000 of a sale price for a computer and related...

When Miami-Dade County’s efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus included halting indoor dining on July 9, restaurant owners began serving diners outdoors.  The Miami Lakes town council has allowed struggling restaurants to expand their service to sidewalks and parking lots, with proper permits. Soon a white marquee appeared in front of Dr. Limon Ceviche Bar in the Cypress Village Shopping Center.The Peruvian restaurant will...

Three photographers from Miami Lakes are winners in the town’s photo contest.     Municipal staff chose three of the four winning images that will soon grace the Town of Miami Lakes’ social media pages.     Marissa Gonzalez, whose image is above, won first place and a $100 gift card.     Gonzalez also won the People’s Choice prize and a $25 gift card for her photo of the sky colored pink, orange and blue.     The People’s Choice category was...