Miami Lakes Councilmembers Nelson Rodriguez and Ceasar Mestre, Vice Mayor Tim Daubert and Councilmember Manny Cid paid a visit to the State Capitol during the 2016 Florida Legislative Session to lobby $3.1 million in state funding for town-wide projects. State Representatives Manny Diaz Jr. and Jose Oliva and Senator Rene Garcia, whose districts include Miami Lakes, are securing dollars for infrastructure and water projects needed for Phase II of the town’s Canal Stabilization project, Lake Sarah drainage improvement project and the west drainage in the southwestern portion of the Town. The projects are essential to the Town to repair severe erosion in the canal banks, repair and prevent property damage due to heavy flooding, and increase water quality. The projects are considered so vital that the Town is providing matching funds of up to $700,000. Last year, the town received $300,000 for drainage improvements in the state’s 2015-2016 fiscal budget.