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Loxahatchee Groves

Three Of Four Lox Council Candidates Take Part In LGLA Election Forum

The Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association (LGLA) hosted a candidates forum Thursday, Feb. 25 in advance of the Tuesday, March 15 election. Two seats on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council will be on the ballot, and three of four candidates seeking...

Thais Gonzalez Wants A More Proactive Groves Town Council

Loxahatchee Groves resident Thais Gonzalez is challenging Mayor Dave Browning for Seat 4 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council. The election will be held Tuesday, March 15. Gonzalez, a community activist who has been critical of town policy in a...

Browning Puts His Focus On Years Of Community Service

Dave Browning, who has served as mayor of Loxahatchee Groves since the town’s incorporation, is being challenged for Seat 4 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council by community activist Thais Gonzalez. The election will be held Tuesday, March 15. Browning...

Lox Contractor Restores Some Roads, But More Work Needed

Brian Thomason with Bergeron Land Development gave the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council a report Tuesday on initial improvements that his firm has made on town roads over the past two weeks. Thomason said that the roads were in generally bad...

Lox Groves Council Orders Cost Estimate For Paving Town Roads

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council decided Tuesday to stop a repainting project on speed bumps that is underway until the town can get control of degraded roads it inherited recently from the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District. The council...

Animal Care & Control Director Speaks At Lox Council Meeting

Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control Director Dianne Sauve answered questions about animal safety at the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council meeting Tuesday, responding to recent arrests in the town over illegal slaughterhouses. Sauve thanked Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel and...

Lox Groves B Road Improvement Plans Are Ahead of Schedule

The B Road paving project in Loxahatchee Groves is ahead of schedule despite delays in the completion of survey maps from the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District. Randy Wertepny, with the town’s engineering firm Keshavarz & Associates, told the Loxahatchee...

Groves Council Approves LGWCD Road Transfer

Loxahatchee Groves Town Council members voted to finalize the transfer of district roads from the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District on Tuesday, with discussion centering on Collecting Canal Road. The council approved two resolutions, one only addressing Collecting Canal Road. Mayor...

LGWCD OKs Road, Canal And Trail Agreements

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors approved several items Monday that will lead to the repair and maintenance of roads and canals by the town, as well as the long-planned construction of equestrian trails. LGWCD Administrator Steve...

Lox Council Prioritizes Legislative Requests

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a proposed legislative agenda on Tuesday to submit to County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay and the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation in preparation for Palm Beach County Days in Tallahassee on Jan. 12-13. Several council...

Animal Expert: Slaughterhouses Still A Big Problem

Richard Couto, founder of the nonprofit Animal Recovery Mission (ARM), spoke to the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday about ARM’s investigations into illegal animal slaughter operations in Loxahatchee Groves. ARM was involved in the October bust of three slaughterhouses...

Groves Manager Expects A Year Of Accomplishments

Loxahatchee Groves is looking forward to the completion of a number of projects in 2016, as well as some others getting underway as the town heads into its 10th year of incorporation. Town Manager Bill Underwood said that projects in...

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