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...

  The Town of Miami Lakes and Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr.’s office have received numerous complaints from residents over the closure of the intersection of N.W. 87 Avenue and 170 Street. The following is information provided by Miami-Dade Public Works Department: As part of the N.W. 87th Avenue Roadway Improvement Project, the installation of a 36” water main and the replacement of a 47” x 71” culvert crossing...

  Miami Lakes Veterans Committee will host a Veterans Job Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 4, at the Roberto Alonso Community Center at Royal Oaks Park, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. Veterans interested in attending need to bring their valid driver’s license and copies of their DD-214 that shows the type of discharge (or equivalent for National Guard/Reserve) and a resume. The Job Fair will include employers from a...

  Do you know your Zone? Run from the Water and Hide from the Wind! Powerful winds aren’t the only deadly force during a hurricane. The greatest threat to life actually comes from the water – in the form of storm surge. For that reason, it’s vital for Miami-Dade County residents to be aware a storm surge happens when water from the ocean is pushed on shore by the strong winds in tropical storms or hurricanes. Storm...