Miami Lakes is looking for professional artists to serve as volunteers on a Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) for the design of the Town’s new Optimist Park Clubhouse public art project.The PAC will be responsible for assisting the Town with the review and recommendation of applications submitted through the Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places Call to Artist process.The time commitment is estimated to be a few hours per month in...

Miami Lakes is kicking off a new recreational program, “Rec 2 U,” aimed at bringing several of the Town’s youth programs into several neighborhoods around town.On four Tuesdays from August 8 to September 5, the Town’s Recreation Programs team will be at a different neighborhood park from 6 to 7:30 p.m. with free activities, games, and equipment for youth and teens.The program is designed for ages 5 to 17 and there is...

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...