Miami Lakes committee finalizes event details, asks town for police funding to support golf-cart parade

The Miami Lakes Anniversary Committee approved several logistical items for the town’s 25th‑anniversary event and voted to ask the Town Council to provide police protection for an optional golf‑cart parade, committee members said Thursday.

Committee members approved entertainment and production details including an order to invite a local high‑school band and to proceed with a cake design using the town brand colors and the official logo, the committee said. Staff also confirmed vendor rules, including a $100 vendor fee for non‑sponsored sellers and the requirement that food vendors hold a food‑vendor license and a certificate of insurance.

The committee said the golf‑cart parade would require explicit funding for police protection before it could proceed. William (committee member) moved that the committee ask the town council to provide a budget to pay for police and safety resources to support a golf‑cart parade; the motion was seconded and put to a vote.

Why it matters: The parade would require road‑safety coordination and staffing by the police department; several volunteers and outside groups told the committee they would not participate without…