Florida Governor Rick Scott vetoed $256 million of line-item projects state lawmakers pushed through the $82 million budget they crafted during the last week of 2016 the Legislative Session, including $400,000 for Miami Lakes’ West Lakes Drainage Improvements project. The allocated funds, obtained through the efforts of State Representatives Manny Diaz Jr. and Jose Oliva, and Miami Lakes Councilmembers Nelson Rodriguez, Ceasar...

  Miami Lakes Councilmember Manny Cid, who was recently appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2016 Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Relations Committee, attended the group’s city conference in Washington D.C. last month. During his first meeting, Cid said the committee members discussed the nation’s federal advocacy agenda of protecting tax exemptions for municipal bonds and comprehensive tax reform....

  In 2014, Miami Lakes adopted a town-wide Beautification Master Plan to serve as a vision and provide guidance as to what and how the physical environment within the Town should appear. The master plan addresses issues including median planting improvements, pocket-neighborhood park beautification, gateway entry features, crosswalk beautification, and other right-of-way improvements typical of most streetscape beautification projects....

  Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee will be hosting a series of workshops aimed at educating the local business community of the many resources available to them. The first workshop will be held in partnership with SCORE on Wednesday, March 30, beginning with registration and networking from 8:30 to 9 a.m. and the workshop thereafter. SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small...

    Two new Senior Programs provided by the Alliance for Aging will star this month at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. “Living Healthy” will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesdays beginning March 29. The six-week program teaches participants to stay active and enjoy life. It offers new skills for living with chronic diseases like arthritis, heart disease, cancer, bronchitis,...