The year 2018 was a memorable and remarkable year for the Town of Miami Lakes, where the town hired a new town manager, three new council members joined the Town Council, a blasting committee was created to recommend changes to resolve residents’ damaged properties and a local high school baseball team won its seventh state title in baseball.The Miami Laker staff reflects on last year as we list the events that helped shape the town and its...

The Town of Miami Lakes approved a contract with its new town manager, Edward Pidermann, a four-year agreement which includes a $178,000 annual salary to run the day-to-day operations.Pidermann starts his new job on Monday, February 4.During a special meeting, Miami Lakes’ town council also approved a contract with outgoing Town Manager Alex Rey to assist with the transition stage as a consultant before Pidermann’s term officially...

At the pinnacle of his career as a top executive administrator for Miami-Dade County, Alex Rey left his position to become the new town manager for Miami Lakes, which incorporated a year earlier, for less pay.In 2002, he took over the day-to-day operations of the newly-minted town with a skeleton staff, where he saw his opportunity to turn a ‘Hidden Gem’ into one of the best known cities in Florida.Rey, who spent 19 years at Miami-Dade, was...

The Town of Miami Lakes presented the Zonta Club of Miami Lakes with a Proclamation at the December meeting for their campaign to end violence against women and its outstanding work in the community to improve the lives of women. Pictured (center) Zonta members Joyce McIntosh and Marie Korenstein. Town officials (from left) Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez, Councilmembers Jeffrey Rodriguez, Josh Dieguez, Marilyn Ruano, Carlos O. Alvarez, and Luis...

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez and County Commissioner Barbara Jordan took part in a groundbreaking ceremony making way for Bombardier at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport.The new $90 million service center will serve as an important conduit in the development of a larger aerospace hub at the airport and create an “aviation center” for the region. When fully ramped up, the facility will employ a staff of almost 300 with an average...