Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Loxahatchee Groves

Groves Residents Speak Out On District Dependency, Roads

At a workshop hosted Tuesday by the Town of Loxahatchee Groves, residents packed into Loxahatchee Groves Town Hall to discuss the upcoming referendum on whether or not the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District should become dependent to the Town...

Loxahatchee Groves CERT Group Busy Revamping Procedures

The Loxahatchee Groves Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is revamping its procedures to fit in with many changes that have gone on around it over the past 12 years. The all-volunteer CERT group has historically been the first responder to...

Loxahatchee Groves Awards Town Scholarships

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council awarded $1,000 scholarships to four students from the community on Tuesday. The money was from the Town of Loxahatchee Groves Scholarship Fund created from donations at the recent Palm Beach County League of Cities...

Manager Hopes August Vote Could Help Fund Lox Groves Road Work

Loxahatchee Groves roads have suffered with the recent rains, with two roads closed due to flooding until the town drained the water. “We have temporarily recovered both North B and North E roads,” Town Manager Bill Underwood told the Town-Crier...

LGWCD Seeking Ownership Of Canal Easements

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors is looking into purchasing the easements for its canals and adjoining property, the ownership of which have been in question since 1918. The purchase price of $27,000, from Southern States Land...

LGWCD Board Preparing For Possible Merger With The Town

On Monday, May 14, the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors will review more than 300 pages of documents relating to an anticipated successful voter referendum for the district to become dependent to the Town of Loxahatchee...

Lox Council Changes Town Hall Hours To Four-Day Schedule

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council decided Tuesday to change the hours of operation at Loxahatchee Groves Town Hall to a four-day, 10-hour-a-day work week. Councilman Todd McLendon asked the council to consider a four-day work week for town hall, explaining...

Owner To Focus On Landscaping After Farmer’s Daughter Closes

The Farmer’s Daughter Produce Market & Garden Center, located on Southern Blvd. in Loxahatchee Groves, is closing its doors on April 30. For nearly 26 years, owner Julia Campbell has provided thousands of residents in the western communities with fresh...

Loxahatchee Groves To Honor Earth Day With Road Cleanup

Residents of Loxahatchee Groves will observe Earth Day on Saturday, April 21 by cleaning up Okeechobee Blvd. and lettered roads in a project led by Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association President Marge Herzog and students from Seminole Ridge High School. The...

LGWCD Prepares For Referendum On Dependency

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors approved several items on Monday in anticipation of a referendum on whether to become a dependent district to the Town of Loxahatchee Groves, including paying off a bank loan with...

Lox Council Amends Nuisance Ordinance To Be More Enforceable

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council tweaked its nuisance abatement ordinance last week in the final reading of amendments intended to make it more enforceable by town staff. The ordinance was introduced originally to curb excessive tree and plant growth along...

Lox Groves Council Listens To Plan For Aldi, Wawa And Chase Bank

Loxahatchee Groves Town Council members held a workshop Tuesday to hear plans for the Groves Town Center’s request for an amendment to allow it to reduce its buffer from 50 feet to 25 feet along B Road and Southern...

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