The Town of Miami Lakes will begin webcasting Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Board meetings. The next meeting of the P&Z Board will be held in the Council Chambers at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street, on Tuesday, December 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m. P&Z Board meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month. P&Z Board members are appointed by the Town Council to make recommendations regarding zoning requests and variances,...

  During every November, “Movember” encourages men to join the movement by growing a mustache for 30-days. This year, the Town of Miami Lakes mayor, councilmembers and staff supported the “Movember Movement” by growing mustaches of their own. Globally, the funds raised support world-class men’s health programs that combat prostate and testicular cancer, and mental health challenges. These programs, directed...

  State Representative Manny Diaz Jr. (R-Hialeah) and Senator Anitere Flores (R-Miami-Dade) have proposed legislation (HB 313) that would incentivize school districts to designate one elementary school as a “Gender-Specific School.” The Gender Specific School would have grade level boy’s classes and grade level girl’s classes in core subject areas. “All of our students learn differently, we want to...

  Vice Mayor Manny Cid and Councilmembers Ceasar Mestre and Tim Daubert participated in the recent Principal for the Day event. Principal for the Day is an annual tradition that engages business and community leaders as principals for a day in an effort to build long-term partnerships that benefit students and the community in general. This year, Principal for the Day was celebrated on November 20. Cid attended the Miami Lakes...

Representative Manny Diaz Jr. (R-Hialeah) recently used Apple’s Facetime application to visit Bob Graham Education Center during an Education Committee meeting to answer questions about the legislative process.The 7th grade Law Studies class watched the Education Committee live on the Florida House website and Diaz stepped out of committee to address the class. The students in Ingy Cruz’s class are working on a public policy...