Miami Lakes council reviews preliminary special‑taxing‑district budgets; staff to show HOA options and per-household impacts

Vice Mayor Moreira presided over a special taxing‑district workshop on April 30, 2026, where council members reviewed preliminary budgets and proposed assessment‑rate changes for six districts, including Miami Lakes Section 1, Loch Lomond, Royal Oaks East, Royal Oaks Section 1, Lake Patricia and Lake Hilda.

Melissa, the town’s budget director, told the council these figures are preliminary and will be presented for a first reading in May and a second reading in June, with rates submitted to the property appraiser in July. “What to keep in mind, when looking at these preliminary budgets is that they are just that — preliminary,” Melissa said. She added that once a rate is set in June it can be reduced later but not increased before submission.

Melissa laid out the proposed changes by district: Miami Lakes Section 1 would rise by $8.43 per unit; Loch Lomond by $50.50; Royal Oaks Section 1 would be reduced by $110.50 (the only district with a proposed reduction); Royal Oaks East would increase by $70.10; Lake Patricia’s budget comment contained a typographical error and staff confirmed it should show a $17.44 reduction; and Lake Hilda would increase by $62 per household. Melissa said most of the…