Transportation improvement plans by Miami-Dade County and FDOT to place an I-75 overpass at N.W. 170 Street bordering Hialeah and northwest Miami Lakes sparked another concern for residents of Miami Lakes – an overpass at Miami Lakes Drive.In February, the Miami-Dade County Commission approved Chairman Esteban Bovo’s legislation for FDOT to conduct a study to determine if an overpass at N.W. 170 Street is feasible.Bovo, who...

At its May 2 regular meeting, the Miami Lakes Town Council was expected to approve two ordinances on second reading, several site plans and final plats, several business-related resolutions, and discuss a host of new business items.• Council members were expected to give their final approval for an ordinance to amend the town’s procurement ordinance for a broader participation in the program and clarified the local preference...

Miami Lakes Battalion Fire Chief Abel Fernandez hosted Cub Scout Pack 529 from Bob Graham Education Center on a visit to Miami Lakes Fire Station 64 on March 30. Fernandez along with Lieutenant Derrick Foster, Fire Driver Wayne Knight, and Firefighters Cecilia Santos and Eleazar Bermudez gave the Cub Scouts a tour of the entire station and the various fire trucks at the station. They provided the Scouts with an overview of the workings of the...

Summer is just around the corner and the Town of Miami Lakes announced it will offer two camps in partnership with the PEAR and the YMCA organizations.The camps will run from Monday to Friday starting Monday, June 12, and ending on Friday, August 18, excluding Tuesday July 4. The camps are for children between the ages of 5 and 12 years old. In addition, the YMCA will offer a Leader in Training (LIT) camp for ages 13 to 15 years old..Summer...

Miami Lakes Veterans Committee is supporting the Honor Flights of South Florida program to promote the upcoming Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. scheduled for May 20.Honor Flights of South Florida transport America’s veterans to the nation’s capital to visit those memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices.Honor Flights will reserve one seat on the plane for a World War II veteran from the Miami Lakes community.The...