Students from Bob Graham Education Center's Civic Engagement Academy (CEA) participated in the Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s State of the County address on January 31 held at the Port of Miami. The students were the only school that was invited to serve as greeters and ushers at this event as well as to assist the Gimenez’s staff. The CEA is a program in middle school dedicated to educating and exposing students to government,...

To increase the emergency response time in rapid growing areas in Miami Lakes and surrounding areas, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is adding another unit at the town’s west side fire station in April, according to Fire Chief Dave Downey. In a letter to the Town of Miami Lakes, Downey said Miami-Dade approved a budget for the unit at Station 64 located at 15325 N.W. 77 Court, which will serve residents and visitors of the city and and...

Miami Lakes continues to be recognized for its abundant, beautiful tree canopy and exceptional tree management.The Town has received Tree City USA status for 12 straight years and has received the Tree City USA Growth Award for 10 straight years. This now makes Miami Lakes a “Sterling City.”More than 3,400 communities have made the commitment to becoming a Tree City USA and have achieved the status by meeting four core standards of sound...

After Miami Lakes and other northwest Miami-Dade communities indicated they were excluded from the county’s Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan, a local council member is calling for a public transportation and traffic summit in an effort to place rapid transit buses and possibly a light rail in the those areas.Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez initially proposed to form a coalition with neighboring and nearby communities...

Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board (EAB) announced it is now accepting applications for the 2019 Miami Lakes Future Leaders Scholarship presented by The Graham Companies.Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who are residents of the Town of Miami Lakes.All applications must be received at Town Hall by Friday, March 29. The EAB will select the two recipients at its April board meeting and winners will be...