Thursday, March 28, 2024

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Minto Sells 270 Acres In Westlake For Age-Restricted Community

Minto Communities USA has taken the first significant step toward diversifying the product mix in Westlake. The developer recently sold a 270-acre parcel within the 3,800-acre master-planned community to Kolter Homes, which plans to develop an age-restricted, active-adult neighborhood....

Pierce Hammock PTO May Fair Country Jamboree

It was a fun-filled evening at Pierce Hammock Elementary School’s May Fair Country Jamboree on Friday, May 3. Children were delighted to have their faces painted and eat cotton candy while participating in activities held throughout the school. Food...

Horses That Help Hosts Patriotic Party In The Acreage

Horses That Help held a Patriotic Party on Saturday, May 4. At the free event, children with special needs and at-risk youth were treated to horseback riding, animal encounters, games, food, arts and crafts and more. Veterans from Project...

No Assessment Hikes In ITID Budget Proposal

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors held its first public hearing Wednesday, May 1 on a proposed budget of $18,576,613 for fiscal year 2020, which is higher than the current year’s budget but holds assessments steady or...

County Endorses Loxahatchee Groves Funding Request For Roundabout

The Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday, April 30 approved an application to the Palm Beach County Transportation Planning Agency for a roundabout at Folsom Road and Okeechobee Blvd. that would be compatible with a possible future four-lane road...

County Critical Of Mecca Farms Impoundment Plan

The Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday, April 30 directed staff to continue a proposed Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project, but to reconsider the use of the Mecca Farms property as an above-ground impoundment. Commissioners also expressed concern about the...

Loxahatchee Groves Farm Growing Sod For Miami Dolphins

Loxahatchee Groves has a new neighbor, on an 80-acre site, growing sod for the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. Matt Tacilauskas manages the facility, located north of North Road between B and C roads. He said...

Rescued Foals Warm The Hearts Of Volunteers At Pure Thoughts

In Loxahatchee Groves, 40 horses and a mule named Sal have banded with five dogs, three goats, two camelids and some humans on a rescue mission. A mission at Pure Thoughts Horse Rescue where, at the end of the...

ITID Board Agrees On Format For Executive Director Interviews

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors scheduled Wednesday, May 29 to interview candidates for a new district manager, which they renamed “executive director” to clear up confusion. The new executive director would take on administrative duties of the...

ITID To Hold Public Hearing May 1 On Next Year’s Budget

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors has set Wednesday, May 1 to hold its first public hearing on the budget for fiscal year 2019-20. “At this point, there are no proposed increases,” ITID President Betty Argue told the...

Indian Trail Workshop Considers Changes In Staff Benefits

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors wrestled with its organizational and salary-range chart at a workshop Wednesday, April 17, trying to keep staff salaries and benefits competitive, so it does not lose experienced staff in a competitive...

FPL, ITID Discuss Plans For Solar Farm At Iota Carol

Florida Power & Light representatives presented plans to build a solar farm on the Iota Carol property to the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, April 17. The Iota Carol property, almost entirely surrounded by the GL...

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ITID Re-Opens Nicole Hornstein Equestrian Park

On Saturday, March 9, the Indian Trail Improvement District held a grand re-opening ceremony for the district’s Nicole Hornstein...