Following a series of meetings and seminars with the state and county to solve the long-running traffic problem and ease residents’ frustration of getting held up in gridlock for longer waiting periods, Miami Lakes officials were left deeply disappointed over the lack of commitment and decided to take matters into their own hands. Councilmember Tony Lama was upset and vocal as the town’s recommendations and requests for...

  Last month, the Miami-Dade County Commission, on a 11-0 vote, gave a preliminary nod on first readhing for an ordinance to turn over the special taxing districts to local municipalities, which would be placed on a referendum in August to determine if residents approve of their cities operating the mechanism to improve services not otherwise equitably rendered to certain areas.    For Miami Lakes, if residents approve the...

  Miami Lakes is looking for professional artists in the town to serve as volunteers on a Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) for the design of the Town’s new Youth Center’s 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...

  Miami Lakes Councilmember Manny Cid, who initially filed papers to run for reelection for his at-large seat, has changed his mind and is now running for mayor. The announcement came last week, when Cid released a statement indicating he mulled running for mayor long before he launched his reelection bid for his council seat, but his support base for mayor grew stronger, which essentially sealed his decision. “After much prayer,...

  Boy Scout Troop 49 is the oldest scout organization in Miami Lakes and has called the old Picnic Park Community Center on Miami Lakes Drive East its home for more than 30 years. But the building, also known as “The Shack,” was torn down to make way for a new youth center three years ago and the group was displaced and forced to find temporary space for their meetings, awards ceremonies and banquets at the Mary Collins and...