The Town of Miami Lakes received a $525,000 federal grant to replace and install a backup generator at the Roberto Alonso Community Center.
The funding, from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation program, was awarded Feb. 3.
The Roberto Alonso Community Center, at 16500 NW 87th Ave., is relied upon when a disaster such as a hurricane takes aim at Miami Lakes.
The center...