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Loxahatchee Groves

Big Dog Ranch Providing Help To Four-Legged Dorian Victims

Nine planes, two cruise ships and a 245-foot superyacht have all played a role in the work that Big Dog Ranch Rescue is doing to help the dogs — and even a few cats — who were victims of...

Lox Pump Project Gets Underway

Loxahatchee Groves Mayor Robert Shorr sits in front of the pump at the D Road canal, which was removed recently for an overhaul. The pump is the town’s sole source of back-pumping water from the C-51 Canal when water...

Lox Census Committee Sets Goal To Count All Residents In 2020

The Loxahatchee Groves Complete Count Committee held its organizational meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17 with the goal of improving its initial count of town residents to more than the 24 percent response rate it had in 2010. Of about 150...

Lox Planning Board Supports Approval Of Town Center Change

The Loxahatchee Groves Planning & Zoning Board recommended approval Monday, Sept. 16 of a revision to Groves Town Center’s master plan that deletes a large roundabout intended for community functions and moves it northward to what developers said would...

Loxahatchee Groves Visioning Workshop Set For Sept. 28

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves is planning a visioning session on Saturday, Sept. 28 to gather input from residents on their perceptions and what direction they want the town to go in with its priorities. A survey has been posted...

Loxahatchee Groves Agrees To Contract For Code Enforcement

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council agreed last week to enter a code enforcement contract with CAP Government Services on a piggyback agreement with the City of Lake Worth Beach after a long period with no code enforcement services in...

Lox Council OKs Negotiations With Second Waste Contractor

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a motion Tuesday, Aug. 20 for town staff to negotiate with a new solid waste disposal contractor, Coastal Waste & Recycling, while continuing negotiations with its current contractor, Waste Pro. Waste Pro has proposed...

Lox Groves Council Approves Rebuilding Its Only Canal Pump

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council last week supported the rebuilding of the town’s pump at the C-51 Canal that draws water into the community’s canals during the dry season. Discussion of rebuilding the old pump and installing an automatic starter...

Lox Council Agrees: Parking Lot Lights Go Out At 11 P.M.

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Aug. 6 to require that parking lot lights go out at 11 p.m. at commercial developments in the community. The decision at this week’s council meeting followed a discussion at a meeting...

Planner Alerts Lox Council To Upcoming Land Use Applications

Planning Consultant Jim Fleischmann told the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, Aug. 6 that seven proposed projects and amendments will be coming before the council for review in the coming weeks. “There are two projects that are going to...

Lox Council Thanks Hendrick Services

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday recognized Ken and Terry Hendrick of Hendrick Services for their support of the town’s recent Independence Day Parade. Shown here are the Hendricks with the council.

Groves Council Remembers ‘Ugly Dog’ Quasi Modo

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday consoled resident Mike Carroll and his wife, veterinarian Dr. Ginnie Sayre, on the loss of their dog Quasi Modo, who was awarded the dubious distinction of World’s Ugliest Dog in 2015 and...

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First Ever Family Fun Night & Stroll The Lights

For the first time, Lights 4 Hope is inviting the community to enjoy the lights in a different way,...