To his surprise, Miami-Dade Police Major George Perez was presented with a proclamation by Mayor Manny Cid and the Town Council at the Council’s July 25 meeting proclaiming July 2nd “Major George Perez Day.”After serving the Town for the past two years, July 2 was his last day as Town Commander.During his time with the Town, Perez brought forth several initiatives that continue to make Miami Lakes one of the safest...

Maria Nardi was recently named the new director for Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation and Open Space Department, replacing the retiring George Navarette. Navarette agreed to succeed retiring parks director, Jack Kardys, until his own retirement next month. Nardi, who previously served as Miami-Dade Parks’ assistant director of Planning and Design Excellence, started her new position on August 1.She directed two of the...

Surrounded by family, friends and residents, Mayor Manny Cid presented Vice Mayor Tony Lama with the Key to the Town at the July 25 Council meeting.After passionately serving the Town as a council member for nearly five years, Lama officially resigned on July 25 to accept his dream job of working as Principal Business Development Manager at Amazon Web Services in Seattle, Washington.First elected in 2012 and re-elected last November, Lama has...

After Miami Lakes was placed on alert over a proposed Miami-Dade County resolution to possibly expand operations at Miami International Airport and Opa Locka Airport, which could have a serious impact on residents’ quality of life, the town’s elected voices publicly opposed the idea for the latter airfield facility. Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid and Councilmembers Nelson Rodriguez and Luis Collazo attended the July 6 County...

Fed up with damages to residential properties allegedly caused by the rock mining industry’s blasting, the residents of Riviera Isles in Hollywood launched a petition drive to cease the operations, and they are calling on other cities also affected by the explosions to join their campaign. According to the petition, Riviera Isles residents are asking cities such as Miami Lakes, Sunset Falls, Sunset Lakes, Country Club Ranches, Miramar...