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Loxahatchee Groves

Lox Council Moves Forward With Proposed Charter Referendum

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved the preliminary reading of an ordinance Tuesday, Nov. 5 calling for a referendum to make minor changes to the town’s charter. If granted final council approval, the referendum will appear on the Tuesday,...

ULDC Hashes Out Sign Code Recommendations For Lox Council

The Loxahatchee Groves Unified Land Development Committee recommended final changes to the town’s commercial sign codes on Tuesday, Oct. 29, focusing on the design of monument signs. Committee Chair Marianne Miles suggested discussing commercial signs focusing on what they as...

Loxahatchee Groves Canal Pump Reinstalled In Time For Dry Season

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves had its newly rebuilt and updated canal pump reinstalled and completed on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in time for the dry winter season, which is expected to begin on Nov. 1. “It was completed yesterday,” Town...

Groves Road Improvement Projects To Focus On North B Road

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gave staff direction Tuesday, Oct. 15 on uses for about $375,000 in road maintenance priorities, starting with North B Road, which has long been a bone of contention with some residents. Town Manager Jamie Titcomb...

Lox Council Sends Groves Town Center Developer Back To The Drawing Board

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, Oct. 15 postponed the preliminary reading of a plan that would have changed the configuration of the Groves Town Center site, asking that an equestrian access point be removed, that the developer...

Groves Census Group Discusses Strategies To Reach Everyone

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves’ Complete Count Committee met on Wednesday, Oct. 16 to organize plans and achieve a thorough accounting of all residents for the 2020 U.S. Census, although some residents of the community may be difficult to...

Lox Council Postpones Final Reading Of Solid Waste Contract

John Casagrande, vice president of business development for Coastal Waste & Recycling, promised a smooth transition of waste collection to residents of Loxahatchee Groves at a Loxahatchee Groves Town Council meeting on Thursday, Oct. 3. Casagrande spoke during the public...

Groves Residents Gather At Workshop To Develop A Vision

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves held a visioning workshop on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the town’s Palm Beach State College campus attended by about 200 residents, along with current and former town officials, as well as about 20 students...

Lox Council Approves Interim Contract With Coastal Waste

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved an interim contract for solid waste collection with Coastal Waste & Recycling at a meeting Thursday, Sept. 19 after its current contractor Waste Pro withdrew from consideration. “We were extremely grateful and recognize what...

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...

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