The Town of Miami Lakes is celebrating a milestone by surpassing 1,000 followers on Instagram and the number keeps growing.The Town strives to be accessible and accountable to its residents and to achieve this goal, staff has taken extra measures to further develop its transparency and communication.Informing and engaging both the resident and business community through social media has been addressed in the Town’s Strategic Plan as a...

Nelson Rodriguez said he decided to run for office for a second time because he wants to continue working on the initiatives, “I have started, such as improving traffic flow throughout the town, keeping our taxes low and protecting property values as well as our quality of life. I am committed to public service and have been a firefighter paramedic for 28 years,” he said.Rodriguez, who has raised $13,931, said some of the issues...

On November 8, residents of North Miami-Dade will vote for a U.S. Senator, county mayor, a state representative and state senator and several judicial candidates during the most anticipated presidential election in U.S. history.Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio will face off against former Congressman Patrick Murphy, a Democrat, to represent Florida residents in the Nation’s Capitol.Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez is facing former...

Every two years, the Miami-Dade County Parks Department hosts the Great Park Summit (GPS), which showcases innovated planning designs, current trends in the field of planning, and hosts experts from around the country to share ideas and best practices in the fields of parks and recreation.This year, the Town of Miami Lakes was unanimously selected to receive the William Lyman Phillips Award for excellence in park, recreation and conservation...

Miami Lakes Community Service Officer Juan Rodriguez was named the Municipal Police Officer of the Year at the 41st annual Citizens’ Crime Watch of Miami-Dade recent award ceremony.The Town Council recognized this important achievement at the Mayor’s recent State of the Town Address.Rodriguez has consistently demonstrated his dependable community-oriented approach to policing, maintaining a great rapport with the Miami-Dade Police...