Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee will co-host a County Community Meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, in Council chambers at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street.The meeting, held in partnership with County Commission chairman Esteban Bovo Jr. and the County’s Special Taxing District Division, will educate attendees on the recent County Charter amendment that was passed on the November ballot which provided municipalities the...

Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board (EAB) stressed the deadline is approaching on March 31 for applications for the 2017 Miami Lakes Future Leaders Scholarship presented by The Graham Companies.Two $1,000 scholarships each will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who are residents of Miami Lakes.All applications must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 31, and will be forwarded to the EAB for final selection. Winners will be...

Despite a plea from residents of Miami Lakes and Palm Springs North to halt plans for opening up an overpass near Hialeah which would bring in more traffic gridlock to their neighborhoods, the Miami-Dade County Commission approved a measure requesting FDOT to conduct a study to determine if the project is feasible.If so, construction to open up an I-75 overpass at N.W. 170 Street can start as early as this year, said Miami-Dade Commission...

As part of an ongoing effort to become the model for transparency in government, the Town of Miami Lakes recently released its Fourth Quarter Performance Report for July-September 2016.This report provides a narrative for individual performance areas and shares information on departmental goals and successes.Report highlights include a decrease in year-to-date number of crimes compared to last year. Also highlighted are grants awarded to the...

The Miami-Dade School Board approved four items proposed by Board Member Perla Tabares Hantman at its regular monthly meeting including, recognizing Town of Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid, promoting March as Florida Bike Month, and April 22 as Earth Day.“The Honorable Manny Cid is the first mayor raised in the Town of Miami Lakes. He has been an extraordinary leader and public servant for the residents of Miami Lakes, and a valued friend...