The Zonta Club of Miami Lakes has chosen Carol Wyllie, executive vice president of The Graham Companies, as the recipient of its 2013-2014 Community Service Award.Wyllie is no stranger to service in Miami Lakes. She sits on multiple community development boards and committees, including the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Miami-Dade Library Advisory Board, The Education Fund, and the Sports Society.Her past services include membership in...

Miami Lakes Town Manager Alex Rey has requested a four-year contract extension but his proposal must initially be approved by councilmembers to allow the veteran and savvy top administrator to resume running the day-to-day operations after 2015.At the November 12 regular Town Council meeting, lawmakers were to vote or perhaps postpone the elongation request, where Rey broached the issue as his contract expires on October 1, 2015.He’s...

  After years of waiting, the Miami Lakes West Fire Rescue Station #64 is one step closer to reality as Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Miami-Dade County officials joined with members of the Miami Lake Town Council for a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, October 29. The new station will be located just south of Miami Lakes Drive on N.W. 77 Court. Once completed, Station #64 will be a two-story 13,512-square-foot facility. The triple-bay...

  Miami Lakes’ Veterans Day Parade committee announced the selection of Major Charles James to serve as the Grand Marshall fro the 33rd annual Veterans Day Parade scheduled for November 10. James is a native of Texas where he played both football and baseball in high school and attended college on a baseball scholarship. After he received his B.S. degree in biology from Texas Southern University, he was sworn in as a Second...

  During an October 30 workshop at Miami Lakes Town Hall, councilmembers discussed the second phase of implementing a mechanism to closely evaluate and monitor the town’s expenditures, and selecting a lobbyist for Tallahassee. Councilmembers discussed Vice Mayor Manny Cid’s proposal for Phase Two of his Performance Based Budgeting (PBB), which is scheduled to take effect for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. Phase One of the...