In 2002, Miami-Dade voters approved a half-penny sales tax increase to fund improvements to the county’s transit and transportation services under the People’s  Transportation Plan to take cars off the roads and place people in reliable bus services.As part of the plan, a lot of pennies have added up which allowed 34 Miami-Dade municipalities, including Miami Lakes, to receive their share of the money to purchase circulators...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee, together with the Miami Lakes Bar Association, will host an Elder Legal Forum from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, November 4, at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.A panel of attorneys and experts in the area of probate, estate planning, foreclosure, credit fraud, and land issues will discuss these and other legal topics. The program will consist of two panel conversations, followed by...

Barbara Goleman High School is bringing the 22nd and 23rd century to Miami Lakes in 2018-2019, when the school ushers in a new Mega Magnet program, which is aimed at enhancing the quality of education for students in an effort to help them stay consistent with the national standards of learning.Unlike a traditional Magnet program, the Mega Magnet program teaches more than a set of skills, as students have a new way of looking at the work in a...

Miami Lakes once again has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, awarded by Government Finance Officers Association of the United States, for its comprehensive annual financial report for fiscal year 2016-2017.The award is the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting, and is earned by complying with several factors including, but not limited to, compliance with...

Miami Lakes resident Ramiro Inguanzo, (center, joined by his wife, Town Clerk Gina Inguanzo), was recognized by the Town Council for his commitment to engaging the youth of Bob Graham Education Center in the Civic Education Academy program. In August, Inguanzo coordinated a panel discussion with Senator Bob Graham, Mayor Manny Cid and councilmembers to give students an opportunity to learn about local government. Pictured (from left)...