Miami Lakes has threatened to take legal action against Miami-Dade after town officials learned the county was proceeding with plans to place two I-75 interchanges at N.W. 170 and 154 streets to alleviate traffic congestion in nearby burgeoning areas without their knowledge and input.At issue is a legal binding agreement between Miami Lakes and Hialeah to keep the N.W. 154 Street overpass bridge closed when the latter city annexed a large...

Miami Lakes Middle School students are the winners of the ‘We the People Competition’ held on January 14. This competition is to see which students have the most knowledge of the Constitution. The team with the highest accumulative points advances to the state level competition. Lisa Deyarza is the sponsor of the sixth, seventh and eighth graders. They will now head to state finals on February 1 in Sanford, Florida and compete against 15...

Before joining the ranks of the fire department, Edward Pidermann was a certified mortician, conducting the preparation of a deceased person for funeral and burial arrangements.“I found it not to be inspirational,” Pidermann quipped. “I made a career change and with the help of a friend, I spent 30 years as a Miami firefighter.”Pidermann’s three decade public service career meticulously prepared him for his new role as the new town manager...

The Miami Lakes Town Council was expected to approve three ordinances on first reading, several resolutions including awarding contracts for capital improvement projects and council members’ new business proposals during the January 15 regular Town Council meeting.• Council members were expected to give their initial approval for an ordinance which would protect tree canopy throughout the town and adopt the town’s Beautification Master...

U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Florida) introduced yet another bill that would designate the United State Postal Service to create an independent zip code for the Town of Miami Lakes.Congress passed Diaz-Balart’s two similar bills but the Senate never took up the issue on both of those occasions.With a new Congress, Diaz-Balart filed another bill hoping to finally get the Senate’s approval this year.“For nearly a decade, I have been...