Miami Lakes has called for a comprehensive plan to resolve the long-running traffic congestion throughout the Town, which includes designating someone to attend traffic meetings of the two agencies working on solutions to ease residents’ frustrations over getting held up in gridlock for longer waiting periods during peak hours. Town officials also want to make sure that a neighboring city, where a developer has plans for...

  The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has launched an investigation into the United States Postal Service’s refusal to grant Miami Lakes its own zip code, a major turning point in the Town’s decade-long campaign to break ties with the Postmaster of the City of Hialeah. Miami Lakes has been fighting for years to land an independent zip code to help lower car insurance rates...

  Miami Lakes Police Officer Anthony Baez was recognized by the Miami-Dade County Police Department as the Distinguished Officer of the Month for December 2015. This isn’t the first honor received by Baez as he was also awarded Officer of the Quarter by the Town for his bravery and dedication to duty at the October Town Council meeting. On September 1, 2015, Miami Lakes officers were dispatched to a shooting involving employees at...

  Miami Lakes Councilmembers Nelson Rodriguez and Ceasar Mestre, Vice Mayor Tim Daubert and Councilmember Manny Cid paid a visit to the State Capitol during the 2016 Florida Legislative Session to lobby $3.1 million in state funding for town-wide projects. State Representatives Manny Diaz Jr. and Jose Oliva and Senator Rene Garcia, whose districts include Miami Lakes, are securing dollars for infrastructure and water projects needed for...

  State Representative Manny Diaz Jr. gave a virtual tour of the Florida House of Representatives Chamber to Bob Graham Education Center students via Skype. The 27 students are from the Civic Engagement Academy taught by Ingy Cruz. Students asked questions about policy regarding the cardiac health of high school athletes and the importance of making parents aware of the benefits of an EKG for their student. “This was a great...