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Loxahatchee Groves

Lox Groves Finalizes Stricter Livestock Waste Ordinance

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday approved the final reading of a livestock waste-hauling ordinance designed to curtail the large amounts of horse manure and bedding being dumped in the town. The ordinance was the latest in a long...

Lox Council Begins Town Management RFP Discussions

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council began discussions last week on putting out a request for proposals (RFP) for a new town management firm, leaving open the idea of keeping its existing firm. The contract for the town’s current firm, Underwood...

Good Earth Farm Offering Therapy Program

Good Earth Farm in Loxahatchee Groves is offering animal-assisted therapy for children and seniors this spring and summer on Mondays and Tuesdays, with specially trained coaches and mini horses. The farm offered the program last summer to a great response....

Lox Council Gives OK For Paving, Drainage Projects

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a paving plan for Bryan and Compton roads and Marcella Blvd. Tuesday, approving its consulting engineer’s report but delegating several aspects of the project to the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District. The town has...

Groves Not Keen On Equine Waste Recycling Idea

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council expressed general disinterest Tuesday in a proposal by Equine Eco Green for a public-private partnership to recycle horse bedding on property in the town. Council members felt that Wellington might be a better location...

Special Olympics Area Games

About 80 riders, along with parents and volunteers, attended the Special Olympic Area Games organized by the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center on Saturday, March 22 at the Van Kampen Arena in Wellington. The riders competed in English and Western...

Lox Council Sends Manure Ordinance Back To Staff

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council hesitated Tuesday on the preliminary reading of yet another ordinance designed to control animal waste haulers and collectors, deciding that the ordinance as written would infringe on the rights of residents. Objectionable items in the...

Goltzené Sworn In For New Term On Groves Council

Loxahatchee Groves Councilman Tom Goltzené was sworn in for his second three-year term on Tuesday. Goltzené was re-elected to Seat 5 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council earlier this year when no one came forward to challenge him. Shown...

109 Confiscated Birds Brought To Area Avian Expert

When officials confiscated hundreds of animals, including 109 birds, from the home of an elderly man in Jupiter on Wednesday, Feb. 26, they needed a safe place for the birds to go. Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control called...

Lox Council OKs Low Density Commercial For Drysdale Land

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gave the owners of the 6.55-acre Drysdale property on Southern Blvd. a green light Tuesday for a commercial land use. The commercial use was previously outlined for the property in the town’s comprehensive plan. At the...

FDOT Reviews Latest Plans For Southern Blvd.

Florida Department of Transportation consultants reviewed the latest plans for Southern Blvd. improvements from Crestwood Blvd. to Palm Beach Aggregates with members of the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association on Thursday, Feb. 27. Patrick C. Leung with Stantec Consulting said the...

Dozens Attend PBSC Session On New Lox Campus

On Thursday, Feb. 20, approximately 30 people gathered for an interactive presentation by Palm Beach State College representatives regarding the building plans for the 75-acre new PBSC campus in Loxahatchee Groves. Hosted by the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of...

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Bacio Bacio Takes Part In Wedding Gown Giveaway

Bacio Bacio Bridal Salon in Wellington was a host site of the Brides Across America Operation Wedding Gown program...