Once again, State Senator Rene Garcia, and State Representatives Jose Oliva and Manny Diaz Jr., are teaming up during the 2015 Florida Legislative Session in Tallahassee to help Miami Lakes secure state funding for several capital improvement projects. This year, the town is requesting $3.75 million for four different projects: The West Lakes drainage improvement project, the Lake Sarah, Adele, Hilda, Mary and Suzie drainage...

  As former Florida Senator Bob Graham watched his daughter, an incoming House Democrat, shake hands with an endless line of visitors, he peeked out of her corner office window at the briskly falling snow and marveled at the symmetry to his own political career. Thirty-six years earlier, a 15-year-old Gwen Graham stood with her father on a frigid outdoor stage in Tallahassee at his first inauguration as Governor. It snowed that day as...

Transfixed by a legal showdown to determine who should be the town’s rightful mayor, Miami Lakes residents appeared to be divided over their support for Mayor Wayne Slaton and former mayor Michael Pizzi, who filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court to get his old job back. But the schism also suggested the town shouldn’t spend taxpayer’s money for legal expenses and explore other ways to settle the mayoral quandary....

  Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., in partnership with the Town of Miami Lakes and the Miami-Dade County Internal Services Department, will present a workshop entitled “How to do Business with Miami-Dade County” on Friday, January 23, at Miami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street. Breakfast and registration will be from 7:30 to 8 a.m., with presentations from 8 to 10 a.m., and a question and answer...

  The Town of Miami Lakes hosts over 75 events per year and is currently seeking volunteers to help with events, activities, and programs related to the Town. People of all ages are encouraged to register and students can receive school service hours for their help. Interested persons can go to the Town’s website, www.miamilakes-fl.gov, and under “Departments” scroll down to click on the “Human Resources”...