The Miami Lakes Town Council officially adopted a lower rate for property taxes and eliminated any confusion over a proposal to borrow money to compete the master plan for Miami Lakes Optimist Park during the second and final budget hearing on September 18. The new rate of 2.3217 mills generates $7 million in ad valorem taxes and additional revenues brought the town’s general fund operating expenses to $17.7 million for the...

  Xiomara Pazos is seeking a Miami Lakes Town Council seat for the third time but newcomer Jefferey Rodriguez is standing in her way, as the two political candidates are seeking Seat 2 on November 6. The winner replaces Council member Tim Daubert who is term-limited this year. Pazos, owner of a medical transportation company, was vice president of the Serenity Pointe Homeowners Association and a long time community activist on issues of...

  At its October 2 regular meeting, the Miami Lakes Councilmembers were scheduled to discuss, and expected to approve four ordinances on first reading, a host of resolutions and new business items that include setting up a committee to review the town’s police contract with Miami-Dade, and a proposal for an ordinance in which the entire town council would be required to knock on 100 doors before the budget hearings to better...

  St. Thomas University president David A. Armstrong, J.D. is the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce membership meeting and luncheon scheduled for Wednesday, October 10, at Shula’s Hotel on Main Street. In August, Armstrong become the college’s 10th president, leaving Thomas More College in Kentucky to join the Bobcats. He was president of the liberal arts school belonging to the Diocese of Covington for...

  Mayor Manny Cid and Councilmember Tim Daubert welcomed CrossFit Miami Lakes on September 25. CrossFit Miami Lakes is a world-class training facility located in the heart of Miami Lakes inside the NutriForce Sports Complex at 14660 N.W. 60 Avenue. The facility features 14,000 square feet of indoor space along with a 13,000 square-foot outdoor training area with a broad training program suitable for all fitness levels.