Residents interested in registering their child or children to participate in the Town of Miami Lakes Archery, Golf, Pre-Teen Fitness, and Start Smart Soccer programs are encouraged to create an online registration account by visiting www.miamilakes-fl.gov/parkres. Online registration for winter classes will take place at 5 p.m. on Monday, January 8. Archery: The Youth Archery program is a 6-week program available for children 7-15 years of...

A lot has changed in Miami Lakes since its incorporation in December 2000. There are more homes, schools and businesses that have replaced many of the town’s iconic cow pastures.  Miami Lakes is growing, but it is also working hard to hold on to its small town feel. Home to weekly farmer’s markets, movies in the park and open Town Hall Meetings, Miami Lakes is one of the few, if not the only, cities that advocates community...

Developer Lowell S. Dunn II sued the town of Miami Lakes for a breach of contract over a development agreement following a comment which suggested the developer was still responsible for making roadway improvements after his family sold the property to the Lennar Corporation. For the first time since he filed the lawsuit last year, Dunn appeared before council members last week to set the record straight on why the agreement was subject to...

At the December 5 Town Council meeting, Chief Abel Fernandez, Battalion Chief of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Station 64 in Miami Lakes, was recognized due to his upcoming retirement. He was commended for his commitment to serve the community for the last three years. Twenty years ago, Fernandez began his career as a firefighter in Liberty City, where he gained invaluable experience as a fire paramedic. Later, he retained the title of Fire...

A dispute over an FDOT traffic study which suggested opening two 1-75 overpasses near Miami Lakes wouldn’t cause a considerable impact to the town’s congested roadways sparked Miami Lakes Town Council members to conduct their own study to determine the amount of additional vehicles during peak hours. At a special meeting last month, the councilmembers tapped an engineering firm, HW Locher, to study the impacts of opening up two...