Town of Miami Lakes officials learned what it’s like to be one of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s bravest by participating in a “Firefighter for a Day” training event on March 25 at the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department’s training facility in Doral. Councilmember Nelson Rodriguez, a 27-year veteran of the Coral Gables Fire Department, came up with the idea of having his Council colleagues, Town Manager, and...

  Town of Miami Lakes will soon launch a new mobile app and staff is seeking resident input for a catchy name. Submit ideas to Jackie Calzadilla at CalzadillaJ@miamilakes-fl.gov to win a dinner for two at Shula’s Steakhouse. The Town continues to remain dedicated to improving its use of technology to enhance transparency and open the lines of communication with residents and business owners. With 90 percent of the population...

  Town of Miami Lakes invites residents, neighborhoods, and homeowner associates (HOAs) to apply for the Neighborhood Matching Grant Program. The Town Council adopted the program to encourage neighborhoods to plan and work together in a dynamic fashion in order to accomplish neighborhood-based goals and objectives. The grant provides Miami Lakes’ neighborhoods an opportunity to make improvements and/or enhancements to ensure their...

  Perla Tabares Hantman, chairman of the Miami-Dade County School Board, was reappointed to serve on the Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization Governing Board (MPO) by Governor Rick Scott for an additional term ending December 16, 2017. The MPO is a federally mandated and funded transportation policy-making organization that is composed of 23 voting members, including the 13 Miami-Dade County Commissioners, an elected official...

  The Florida Department of Transportation has scheduled a community meeting for 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 28, at the Country Club of Miami, 6801 N.W. 186 Street, to give property owners and interested parties an opportunity to learn more about the agency’s proposed improvement plans on I-75. According to the plans, contractors will continue building the new express lanes within the median from N.W. 170 Street to Miramar Parkway....