Tuesday was an eventful day for Miami Lakes Councilman Jeffrey Rodriguez, who ended the day with a promotion. Rodriguez announced on Facebook and Instagram that he will not seek a second term in the November 2022 election. That night during the town council meeting, the elected officials voted for a new vice mayor, Councilman Tony Fernandez nominated Rodriguez. “I believe that all of us up here that make the decision to make...

   High school students interested in law enforcement careers can get a head start by joining the Miami-Dade Police Explorer Program.      The agency’s district in Miami Lakes is recruiting students ages 14-17 to participate in drug free activities, interact with members of the law enforcement community and learn about laws.     They’ll also be taught about the rights of citizens and...

A proposal by Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid to review Town Manager Edward Pidermann’s performance 15 months before his contract was set to expire was rejected by the town council.      Prior to a discussion of Cid’s new business item during the Oct. 12 council meeting, several residents expressed support for Pidermann.      They also criticized an aspect of Cid’s proposal which would...

     Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid delivered his 2021 State of the Town address before a crowd inside the council chambers at Town Hall.      “The past 18 months have proven extraordinarily difficult,” Cid said on Oct. 21, in reference to the COVID-19 virus that has killed more than 6,472 people in Miami-Dade County, according to USAFacts.org.  “… We honor those we have lost...

Miami Lakes homeowners who want to lease their properties as short-term vacation rentals may have to comply with a new town law. Officials have held workshops to hammer out an ordinance which the Planning and Zoning Board approved Oct. 5. It will go before the council at a future meeting. Planning and Zoning Board member Juan C. Fernandez said he has heard complaints from two residents about noise, illegal parking and trash at one such...