Friday, July 18, 2025

Loxahatchee Groves

FPL Hardening Power Lines In Parts Of Loxahatchee Groves

Florida Power & Light is undertaking a major upgrade of power lines in portions of Loxahatchee Groves, which should be a relief to some residents who have historically been among the last to get their power restored after a...

LGWCD Board Approves Bank Line Of Credit For Emergencies

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors on Monday approved a $200,000 revolving line of credit with Floridian Community Bank to cover the immediate cost of emergencies until it can get refunds from the Federal Emergency Management...

LGWCD Supervisors Ponder Assessment Increase In Budget

It appears that a hike in assessments is likely for property owners in the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District after the initial round of budget workshops. LGWCD supervisors discussed the possibility when they met Monday. The increase might be necessary...

Lox Council OKs Emergency Culvert Repair Amid Policy Concerns

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a resolution for the emergency repair of a culvert at F Road and Kerry Lane on Tuesday, but Councilman Todd McLendon called for a clear policy on culvert repair and what the responsibilities...

Groves Council, LGWCD Hold Follow-Up Meeting On Roads

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council and the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors met jointly for a second time Tuesday on the topic of transferring control of remaining district roads to the town. The meeting sought to move...

Intergovernmental Committee Discusses Lox Road Transfers

The Loxahatchee Groves Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee recommended approval May 12 for the Town of Loxahatchee Groves and the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District to share the necessary surveying costs for quit claim deeds to transfer control of D Road...

LGWCD Board Agrees To Turn Over Two Roads To Town

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors approved a motion Monday to issue quit claim deeds for Collecting Canal Road and D Road from Okeechobee Blvd. to Southern Blvd. to the Town of Loxahatchee Groves after a...

Lox Groves Considering More PBSO Patrols… But It Comes At A Cost

Loxahatchee Groves Town Manager Bill Underwood reported Tuesday that a proposed new contract with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office would add a full-time deputy dedicated to the town, but more than double the town’s annual contract cost —...

Commemorative Coin Marks 100th Anniversary Of LGWCD

Roll back the clocks to a simpler time. A time before smartphones, computers or even television. A time when Loxahatchee Groves wasn’t even a thought. In July 1902, the Southern States Land & Timber Company purchased land and began working...

Lox Groves Council Denies Commercial Use On B Road Property

A divided Loxahatchee Groves Town Council refused an ordinance Tuesday that would have amended the town’s comprehensive plan to allow commercial uses for two properties at 444 and 556 B Road. The properties, which include the Country Corner feed store,...

Schiola And Piesley Spar Over LGWCD Eligibility Rules

Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors candidate Karen Piesley said this week that she will not withdraw from the race despite a barrage of allegations made by incumbent LGWCD President Frank Schiola last week. At the end of...

LGWCD Audit Good, But Dwindling Fund Balance A Concern

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District received a clean independent audit report for 2016 on Monday, but auditor Racquel McIntosh with Grau & Associates noted that the district’s unassigned fund balance was $146,810 less in September 2016 than it...

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Fourth Of July Brings Fun & Fireworks To Wellington

The Village of Wellington held its annual Fourth of July holiday celebration on Friday, July 4 at Village Park....