The Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (MTPO) Governing Board recently approved the list of 2017 Transportation Alternatives Program priority projects which includes two submitted by the Town of Miami Lakes.The N.W. 59 Avenue project calls for the creation of sidewalks, safe pedestrian crossings, bicycle lanes, pedestrian scaled lighting, and accessible pedestrian signals from N.W. 154 Street to N.W. 167 Street. When completed,...

Miami Lakes assistant Town Manager Andrea Agha recently received the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Credentialed Manager Candidate designation. She will become an ICMA Credential Manager in November 2018.Agha is one of over 1,400 local government management professionals who participated in the ICMA Voluntary Credentialing Program. To be Credentialed, a member must have significant experience as a senior management...

It’s official. Marilyn Ruano is the newest Miami Lakes Town Council member following an unanimous vote to replace vice mayor Tony Lama, who resigned after he accepted a job offer with Amazon in Seattle, Washington.At last week’s special meeting, council members confirmed Mayor Manny Cid’s nomination to appoint Ruano, an accountant, to fill Lama’s seat until next year’s general election on August 28, 2018.Cid said...

At the July 25 Miami Lakes Town Council meeting, lawmakers approved Councilmember Tim Daubert’s recommendation to locate monies and explore other funding options to accelerate the build out of Miami Lakes Optimist Park.The recreation facility has been in the town’s parks and recreation master plan for sometime now but renovation projects have been slowed since the town agreed to use the pay-as-you-go plan.Daubert is requesting...

Three new members were appointed to serve on the Miami Lakes Youth Center Council at the group’s June 21 meeting. The new members were chosen by their peers based on academic record and strong leadership backgrounds to serve for the upcoming year.The Youth Center Council (YCC) is charged with the responsibility of governing the Miami Lakes Youth Center, “The Spot.” Members are provided opportunities to assume leadership...