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Loxahatchee Groves

LGWCD Board Leans Toward Budget With Uniform Assessment

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors, in a special meeting on Monday, opted for a 2017-18 budget plan that assumes a uniform assessment rate for all landowners as the district completes the process of turning over...

LGWCD Sets Special Meeting On Road Transfer, Annual Budget

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors will meet in a special session on Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 4 p.m. to consider final approval of a resolution to turn over the balance of LGWCD roads to the...

Expenses Offset Anticipated Revenue Increase In Lox Groves

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves faces bittersweet conditions in its budget process for 2017-18. The town had one of the county’s largest property value increases over the past year, but it also faces the cost just about doubling for...

LGWCD Plans Forensic Audit Of Finances Regarding Bank Loan

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors on Monday started the process for a forensic audit on a $2.6 million bank loan that was taken out to finance road paving with open-graded emulsion mix (OGEM). The actions precede...

LGWCD Budget Workshop Will Put Spotlight On Canal Projects

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors agreed Monday to hold a budget workshop on Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 4 p.m. that will reflect a transition away from road maintenance now that the district has turned over...

Lox Groves Seeks To Allow Food Trucks After Some Are Shut Down

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council agreed last week to take steps to allow food trucks to operate in commercial areas of the town after code enforcement issued a violation to a food truck that operated at Red Barn for...

Loxahatchee Groves Town Council OKs Pilot Program On RV Parking

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council adopted a pilot program last week that will allow temporary recreational vehicles on residential properties of a minimum size. The pilot program will be in effect through no later than May 1, 2018, in order...

Lox Groves Council May Give Magistrate Leeway In Settling Fines

In the future, reducing fines or removing liens applied for code violations in Loxahatchee Groves might be resolved by the town’s special magistrate rather than the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council. The council approved a motion Tuesday, July 18 directing town...

Lox Council OKs Tax Rate Hike To Cover More PBSO Services

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday approved a Truth in Millage (TRIM) rate of 2.6 mills, almost twice the town’s current tax rate, primarily due to increasing costs for law enforcement. The Palm Beach County Sheriff Office’s cost for...

More PBSO Services Could Bring Higher Taxes In Lox Groves

Property owners in Loxahatchee Groves are likely to see a significant tax increase in fiscal year 2017-18 due to an increase in their public safety services and the accompanying cost from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. The town’s budget...

Lox Planners Seek Changes To Vegetation Control Ordinance

The Loxahatchee Groves Planning & Zoning Committee recommended approval of amendments to the Unified Land Development Code on Tuesday, July 11 that would control overgrowth from private property onto roads. However, the committee’s recommendation was not exactly what the Loxahatchee...

‘World’s Ugliest Dog,’ Quasi Modo, To Be Immortalized In Bronze

BY RANDA GRIFFIN As a way to commemorate the “World’s Ugliest Dog,” owners Michael Carroll and his wife, Dr. Ginnie Sayre, have commissioned an artist to cast their award-winning dog, Quasi Modo, in bronze. Since Quasi, a Loxahatchee Groves resident, won...

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First Ever Family Fun Night & Stroll The Lights

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