The Town of Miami Lakes is preparing and finalizing its 2018-2019 budget. The agendas for each of the workshop and hearings may be viewed at www.miamilakes-fl.gov/agenda. Residents are invited to attend or view the workshop and hearings on the following schedule: Budget Workshop – 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 21, at Town Hall. An audio file will be available 24 hours after the workshop at https://bit.ly/2M7J6QN. First Public...

  Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during August and early September: For Children and Families: Libraries Rock! Movies and Stories for Kids – Watch favorite movies with family and friends. Events made possible by the Town of Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays, August 15 and 2, and September 5. Baby and Me Group – A free 10-week series...

 

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...