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Page: MiamiHerald.com| THE MIAMI HERALD SE 4SE SEPTEMBER 25, 2011 Cutler Bay was able to lower its tax rate, balance its budget and secure the necessary funds to establish a new town high school. At its final budget hearing Tuesday, the town council unanimously approved a tax rate of $2.5702 per $1,000 of taxable value for the 2011-2012 fiscal year from $2.5888 this year. The tax rate hinged on the ability to find $231,000 to cover payments on a new $2.75 million loan for start-up costs Town finds extra cash, cuts taxes CUTLER BAY Cutler unexpectedly lowered taxes as it successfully found additional money to start working toward a new town high school. BY PERRY STEIN TURN TO Cutler Bay is one step closer to having a high school of its own. Plans are under way for the school district and town to sign an agreement that would transform Cutler Centennial Middle School into a high school by the opening of fall 2012.

For this to happen, the town would have to kick in about in startup costs, according to Mayor Ed MacDougall. It would be the first high school within the borders since its incorporation in 2005. I first became a School Board member, one of the first issues that the Cutler Bay citizens brought to me is that they were very interested in having a 6-12 said Miami-Dade School Board member Lawrence Feld- Deal for new high school is drawing near CUTLER BAY Miami-Dade schools has offered to create a new high school in the town of Cutler Bay, but many details still need to be ironed out. BY PERRY STEIN TURN TO RACING FOR UNITED WAY Approximately 800 runners and walkers get ready at the starting line for the UPS 5K benefiting United Way of Miami-Dade in Coral Gables on Sept. 17.

The endeavor raised funds to support United work in the areas of education, income and health. PHOTOS BY ALLISON THE MIAMI HERALD The participants limber up before the UPS 5K race in Coral Gables with some warm-up exercises. At left, Camila Saporta, 6, of Coral Gables, crosses the finish line..