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Loxahatchee Groves

Groves Council Approves Paved Road Transfer

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a resolution Tuesday for a quit-claim deed with the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District. The deed would transfer ownership of paved portions of the lettered roads to the town. Town Attorney Michael Cirullo said...

Lox Council Sets Higher Preliminary Property Tax Rate

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council adopted resolutions Tuesday approving a tax rate increase from 1.2 mills to 1.5 mills, as well as increased residential waste service rates. The millage increase was largely due to a 3.8 percent dip this year...

Exchange Students Visit G&M Ranch

Project 425 hosted exchange students from Spain on Wednesday, July 10 at G&M Ranch in Loxahatchee Groves. The focus of the field trip was educational. The guest speaker was Royal Palm Beach Councilman and retired U.S. Army Lt. Col....

LGWCD Gives Initial OK To $15/Acre Assessment Hike

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District adopted its 2014 assessment roll with a $15-per-acre increase Monday. The extra money will pay for clearing canals to improve drainage in the face of new federal flood maps that could force residents...

Groves Ponders Tax Rate Hike To Cover Property Value Dip

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves could increase its property tax rate next year to make up for a decrease in the town’s property valuation. Loxahatchee Groves experienced a 3.8 percent dip this year in its taxable value. At a budget...

Lox Council Tables Decision On Engineering Hires

BY ANNE CHECKOSKY The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council voted Tuesday to wait until their July 16 meeting to make decisions on whether to hire a town engineer, traffic engineer and surveyor. “We have two of the three contracts ready, but it’s...

LGWCD Ponders Assessment Hike To Fix Canals

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District could increase its assessments next year by up to $15 per acre in an effort to clean neglected canals. In a preliminary 2014 budget discussion Monday, supervisors agreed to include a maximum $15-per-acre increase...

Polo And Punch At Vinceremos

BY ALEXANDRA ANTONOPOULOS The Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center celebrated its summer polo camp finals Friday, June 21 with Polo & Punch. Sponsored by Everglades Farm Equipment, FPL and the Palm Beach Kennel Club, the event gave campers the opportunity to...

Lox Council Gives Final Nod To Big Dog Land Use Change

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday approved the final reading of an ordinance amending the town’s land-use code that will allow Big Dog Ranch Rescue to locate in the community with accessory uses that include veterinary care and...

LGWCD Rejects $200K For Southern States Deed

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors countered a request Monday by Southern States Land & Timber for $200,000 in exchange for quit claim title to the district’s road easements by inviting its representatives to visit, so...

Lox Council Gives Initial OK To Big Dog Code Change

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council granted preliminary approval Tuesday to an ordinance that would allow Big Dog Ranch Rescue to locate on a site in the community, offering veterinarian services and dog boarding as accessory uses. Town Manager Mark Kutney...

Lox Council Irked By FDOT Water Retention Sites

Members of the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council are disappointed if not angry at the Florida Department of Transportation’s report on retention pond siting in preparation for the widening of Southern Blvd. Southern Blvd. is the area that Loxahatchee Groves anticipates...

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Baxter: Right-To-Repair Legislation Needed To Put Vehicle Owners, Not Car Companies, In The Driver’s Seat

By Sara Baxter, Palm Beach County Commissioner As the owners of an independent automotive repair shop, my husband Brian and...