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Loxahatchee Groves

Two Available Lox Council Seats Drawing Challengers

Two seats are up for grabs on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council during the upcoming election cycle, and two challengers have already come forward to run. Challenger Neil Hugh O’Neal has filed to seek Seat 1, currently held by Vice...

Lox Council Approves First Reading Of Flood Plain Ordinance

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved the preliminary reading of a flood plain ordinance last week that will allow homeowners to obtain federally backed flood insurance, although several residents had concerns about the cost. At the council’s Nov. 7 meeting,...

LGWCD OKs Measures Anticipating Becoming Dependent To Town

On Monday, Nov. 14, the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors approved several items anticipating the district’s transition to becoming dependent to the town. A local bill sponsored by State Rep. Matt Willhite (D-District 86) was approved last...

Lox Council Tells Manager To Draw Up Plan To Fix Roads

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council last week approved direction to the town manager to develop a special assessment policy for road improvements. Town Manager Bill Underwood said a special assessment policy would help generate resources to take care of roads...

Divided Lox Council OKs Changes At Big Dog Ranch Site

In a 3-2 vote, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved amendments to the Big Dog Ranch Rescue site on Tuesday, Nov. 7 that allow the size of the nonprofit’s facility to increase by 8 percent — from 59,774 square...

Lox Groves’ Finance Committee Picks Jim Rockett As Chair

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves’ Finance Advisory & Auditing Committee (FAAC) chose former Councilman Jim Rockett as chair and former Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Supervisor John Ryan as vice chair at its Oct. 23 meeting, passing over former...

Lox Council OKs Emergency Road Maintenance Work

In a special meeting Thursday, Oct. 26, attended by an overflow crowd of residents, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council voted to conduct emergency grading and fill to roads that are in the most need of repair after being damaged...

County Delegation Advances Local Bill To Make LGWCD Dependent To Town

The Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation approved a local bill Tuesday that starts the process to enable the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District to become dependent to the Town of Loxahatchee Groves. The process will require the state legislature to...

Manager: Full Rehab Of Groves Roads Will Require More Money

Recovery from Hurricane Irma is well underway in Loxahatchee Groves, but damage to town roads during debris pickup is hampering repairs. More work will depend on financing to build up the town’s gravel roads to a level for proper...

Pumpkin Patch Fun At Community Of Hope

Community of Hope Church in Loxahatchee Groves held its fifth annual Punkin Chunkin event on Sunday, Oct. 15. At the event, teams strive to launch a pumpkin the farthest using home-made catapult contraptions. There were games, contests, raffles and...

Lox ULDC Amendments Include Protections For Mobile Homes

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council last week approved the preliminary reading of an ordinance that updates the town’s Unified Land Development Code and preserves uses to allow mobile homes and premanufactured homes that received permits from the town or...

LGWCD Prepares To Sell Road Equipment At Auction

In anticipation of no longer maintaining roads after voting to turn the remaining ones over to the Town of Loxahatchee Groves last month, the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District agreed Monday, Oct. 9 to hire an agent to help...

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