Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., was officially sworn in as vice chair of the County Commission on January 15 by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio. Bovo is flanked by his wife, Viviana, son, Alessandro and the rest of his family members. The District 13 commissioner will chair the County Commission meetings in the absence of new chairperson Jean Monestine, who was sworn in to his new position during the same ceremony. Bovo also serves...

  Mayor Wayne Slaton and the Town Council presented two of their fellow Councilmembers with special recognitions at the January 13 Council meeting. Councilmember Tim Daubert was honored for received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust for representing Miami Lakes as a volunteer speaker for Ethical Governance Day on October 29. Additionally, Councilmember Nelson Rodriguez was recognized...

  Starting this month, Miami Lakes Town Council meetings will now be held on the first Tuesday of the month instead of the second Tuesday starting at 6:30 p.m. in Town Hall Council Chambers, 6601 Main Street. Council meetings are webcasted live and available the following day for viewing at www.miamilakes-fl.gov/meetings. For those unable to make the Council meetings and wish to submit public comment, email clerk@miamilakes-fl.gov....

  As part of an ongoing effort to provide transparency in government, the Town of Miami Lakes released its Fourth Quarter Performance Report for the period of July to September 2014. The report provides a narrative for individual performance areas and shares information on department goals and successes. All graphs in the report are demonstrated on a fiscal-year basis and most data is shown cumulatively. “Performance measures are...

  Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee announced the “Miami Lakes Video Tour.” CGI Communications, in partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities, produced three free community videos that are now hosted on the Town’s website homepage, www.miamilakes-fl.gov. The committee assisted in developing the script and shoot locations for the videos to showcase the best of what Miami...