In observance of the National Day of Prayer, various representatives of the faith community and more than 50 attendees joined together at the Veteran’s Memorial in front of Miami Lakes Town Hall on May 7. The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress and signed...

  Town of Miami Lakes participated in this year’s Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run on April 23 in Bayfront Park. The team, named “Running Beautifully,” was comprised of about 20 staff members that either walked or ran the 5K route. The Corporate Run Series is designed to promote running and walking as a means to a fit, healthy lifestyle for people from all walks of corporate life. The run is made up of three individual 5K...

  Miami Lakes is about to launch a new mobile application and residents have been encouraged to submit a catchy name for the app with the chance to winning dinner for two at Shula’s Steakhouse. Mobile app name ideas may be submitted to Jackie Calzadilla at CalzadillaJ@miamilakes-fl.gov not later than Monday, May 18. The new award-winning mobile app, proposed by Councilmember Tony Lama, can be used on iOS, Android, Blackberry and...

  The following actions were taken by the Miami Lakes Town Council at the May 5 regular meeting: • Lawmakers gave their final approval on an ordinance to amend the town’s budget by reallocating $400,000 from the fund balance to the general fund budget to pay for the attorney fees in the lawsuit Mayor Michael Pizzi filed against the town to get his job back after he was acquitted of public corruption charges last year. •...

  Acting on the recommendation by the Miami Lakes Par 3 Committee to take over some land that’s part of a golf course, the Miami Lakes Town Council approved a resolution to acquire the property and convert it to a passive park.The Miami Lakes Par 3 Committee, which was formed in 2013 in an initiative by Councilmember Frank Mingo to study the pros and cons of the property abutting the golf course at Don Shula’s Golf Club,...