The award of a FEMA Flood Migitation Grant to the Town of Miami Lakes which was reported in the August 3 issue of The Miami Laker requires some clarifcation. In fact, the $1.462 million grant covers 100 percent of the amount requested by the Town  representating the Federal portion for the West Lakes project. 

  In the August 3 edition of The Miami Laker, in the story “Residents Pack Town Hall with Blasting Concerns,” public comment speaker Abel Fernandez indicated his remarks were inaccurate when he addressed the Town Council. He said he did research and discovered Miami Lakes council members never took money (campaign contributions) from the rock miners’ lobbyists but politicians above them in Tallahassee have accepted...

  Flood mitigation is a priority of the Town of Miami Lakes and is included in the Town’s Stormwater Master Plan and Strategic Plan. To mitigate localized flooding, the Town submitted a proposal to the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FEMA) under the FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program for the West Lakes Drainage Improvements Project. The Town was awarded full funding of over $1.462 million. The FMA...

  While most kids are on summer break from school, the students from the Civic Engagement Academy (CEA) at Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) spend their summer reading, researching and meeting with their teachers to prepare for the upcoming school year. Their most recent meeting was on July 25 at the Mary Collins Community Center. As he has done on several occasions in the past, Senator Bob Graham surprised the students and...

  In 2000, the state stripped Miami-Dade County of its power to regulate the rock mining industry’s blasting near Miami Lakes, Palm Springs North, Miramar and Southwest Ranches in Broward County.  As a result, city officials and residents felt helpless as the blasting allegedly caused years of damages to their homes, driveways and swimming pools, even after turning to the state’s Fire Marshall Office, which regulates...