Town of Miami Lakes, in conjunction with its YMCA Summer Camp, offered a two-day program in late July to 100 youngsters for an insight into the world of aviation through Operation SAFEE Flight Academy with activities at both Roberto Alonso Community Center and Opa Locka Airport. On the first day, campers interacted with aviation professionals, experienced flight simulators, and took part in NASA Smart Skies training and other Science...

  Did you know the Town of Miami Lakes has ordinances in the Land Development Code which regulates the location and height of hedges on non-zero-lot-line residential dry and lakefront lots? On dry lots, hedges: 1. Must be set back 25-feet from the front property line (usually the edge of the sidewalk); 2. Must be trimmed to a maximum height of 6-feet; 3. Facing arterial or collector roadways shall have a maximum height of 10-feet; 4....

 

As part of the Miami Marlins Seniors Free Ticket Thursday campaign, more than 50 seniors from Miami Lakes attended the July 31 game against the Cincinnati Reds. Mayor Wayne Slaton and Councilmember Tim Daubert joined the seniors for a night of great baseball. The Town of Miami Lakes and its Elderly Affairs Committee provided free transportation to Marlins Stadium. (Photo by Rafael E. Gonzalez)

  Town of Miami Lakes kicked off its Lake Quality Awareness Month on August 2 with an educational event at Graham Park/Meadow Walk Park near Town Center. The free event featured educational booths with information about the best management practices to maintain the cleanliness of lakes, and community service opportunities for high school students, as well as food trucks for a bite to eat. This is the second year the Town has celebrated...

  Water pressure in Miami Lakes will be impacted to the middle of September due to a Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) project which will repair portions of the 54-inch water main on Red Road (West 4th Avenue) in Hialeah.  WASD will shut down the water main and the repairs will be made in stages along Red Road from the Preston Water Treatment Plant located at West 2nd Avenue and West 13th Street, to West 56th Street. As...