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Loxahatchee Groves

LGWCD Returns To Outside Vendor For Aquatic Weed Control

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors decided to go back to a private contractor for aquatic weed control on Monday after a certified staff member resigned. LGWCD Administrator Steve Yohe said aquatic weed control was brought in-house...

Lox Groves Celebrates Anniversary

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves held an old-fashioned carnival on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Loxahatchee Groves County Park to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the town’s incorporation. There were pony rides, popcorn, ice cream, snow cones, a baking contest,...

Lox Council Gives OK For B Road Resident To Seek Commercial Use

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved the preliminary reading of an ordinance Tuesday that would allow the owner of a residentially zoned property on B Road now surrounded by commercial uses to ask for commercial use on his property. The...

Lox Manager Responds To OIG Report Citing Shortcomings

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council heard Town Manager Bill Underwood’s response Tuesday to an audit report from Palm Beach County’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) citing about 20 areas for improvement in town government. Underwood said he planned to...

Loxahatchee Groves Ready To Celebrate 10th Anniversary

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its incorporation next week with a founders’ reception on Tuesday, Nov. 1 before the next Loxahatchee Groves Town Council meeting and an old-fashioned carnival on Saturday, Nov. 5...

Groves Council OKs Variances For New Shopping Center

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved two variance requests Tuesday, Oct. 18 for tenants at the new Loxahatchee Groves Commons shopping center that failed to get approval at a previous meeting when Mayor Dave Browning was absent. At the Sept....

LGWCD Reschedules Joint Road Meeting With Town Council

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors asked its staff on Monday, Oct. 10 to have a complete road work schedule ready by the next board meeting. The supervisors also tentatively rescheduled a joint meeting with the Loxahatchee...

Loxahatchee Groves CERT Uses Matthew As A Drill

Hurricane Matthew caused minimal damage in the western communities, but the Loxahatchee Groves Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) was active the day after the storm passed by Palm Beach County, turning the event into an exercise for new members. “Our...

Implementation Of Lower Speed Limits Divides Lox Council

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves has ordered 30-mile-per-hour speed limit signs for Okeechobee Blvd. and Folsom Road, but the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council is not united about how to implement the change. The council unanimously approved a resolution in June...

Lox Council Moves To Hire Two Magistrates On A Rotating Basis

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council entered contract negotiations Tuesday with two firms that responded to requests for proposals for special magistrate code hearing services. The council heard presentations from private-practice lawyer Paul Nicoletti and attorney Keith Davis of Corbett, White,...

LGWCD Inks Trail Agreement With Town, But Not At College Campus

Forget hitching posts that might have been envisioned at the new Palm Beach State College campus in Loxahatchee Groves. Horses, and the public use of Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District maintenance easements, are not welcome on the campus due...

Lox Council Rejects Request For Med Office At New Shopping Plaza

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council shot down a request by Atlantic Land Investments to amend the use of an outparcel at Loxahatchee Groves Commons from restaurant to medical office last week. Mayor Dave Browning was absent from the Sept. 8...

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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....