The attorneys for Miami Lakes Mayor Pizzi are asking the town to pay them for the costs of his reinstatement cases before they consider pursing the town’s insurance carrier for the legal expenses from his federal bribery trial.

  The Miami Lakes Town Council adopted a transportation improvement plan to incorporate the proposal into the town’s new Strategic Plan, as town officials are scrambling for solutions for the traffic problems on the town’s busiest roadways.At the October 6 regular meeting, council members approved a resolution for the improvement plan that the town, county and state brain trust assembled at the Transportation Summit held in...

  Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr. generously donated $15,000 to the Town of Miami Lakes to ensure the continuation of senior programming at Mary Collins Community Center. The donation will allow classes to continue for approximately six months beginning this month. Funding for the programs had been cut during the State legislative session. The town’s Elderly Affairs Committee proposed moving funds from its budget to allow...

  At the October 6 Town Council meeting, Miami-Dade Police Officer Anthony Baez, a member of the detached Miami Lakes police unit, was named Officer of the Quarter for his bravery, astute powers of observation, and dedication to duty that exemplifies the Department’s highest standard of conduct. On September 1, Miami Lakes officers were dispatched to a shooting incident involving employees who work at Business Park West. The...

  Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee (PSC) will host an event to promote World Stroke Day at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, at the new MDFR Fire Station 64, 15325 N.W. 77 Court, in Miami Lakes. The event, done in partnership with Battalion Chief Abel Fernandez, who is also a member of the Town’s PSC will include Fire Rescue officials who will be available to provide information on Atrial Fibrillation, a known cause of...