Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Loxahatchee Groves

Lox Groves Resident Sets Up Free Web Directory

Loxahatchee Groves resident Larry Lefkowitz announced last week that he has set up a new town directory web service. Speaking at the Thursday, April 26 meeting of the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association, Lefkowitz said that the site, at www.loxahatcheegroves.com, went...

Snowball, Parks Make Ballot For LGWCD Election

Loxahatchee Groves residents Roy Parks and Robert Snowball have filed for the newly created “qualified elector” seat on the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors. Qualified electors — defined as registered voters who are also property owners, and...

Lox Council OKs New Development Moratorium

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a six-month moratorium Tuesday on further development applications until the council can refine portions of the town’s comprehensive plan to reflect its intentions for commercial development on Okeechobee and Southern boulevards. The moratorium, which...

Hospital Celebrates ‘Topping Out’ Of New Addition

Palms West Hospital celebrated the topping out of its fourth-floor east wing addition with a party Tuesday attended by numerous local well-wishers. Newly appointed CEO Eric Goldman welcomed attendees, including founding CEO Mike Pugh, who had the forethought to build...

LGWCD: Investigate Complaint From PBSO E-mail

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board decided Monday to call for third-party inquiries into a letter sent to Gov. Rick Scott from a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office e-mail address that alleged board mismanagement and corruption in the...

Candidates for LGWCD Must Qualify By April 20

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors will get its first popularly elected member this year — but candidates have only until April 20 to qualify for the ballot. The LGWCD board adopted the procedures for the election...

Groves Council Denies Day Property Project

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council deadlocked 2-2 Tuesday on an application to change the land use for 9.3 acres at the southwest corner of Folsom Road and Okeechobee Blvd. from rural residential to low-density commercial. The Day property application was...

Nelson Bailey Shares Unique Take On Florida History

Reminiscing on Florida frontier days is Nelson Bailey’s passion. As a judge in Palm Beach County, he has seen his fair share of Florida stories, but prefers the ones about a time that once was. Bailey, a native Floridian, was...

Groves Council Updated On Campus, Lox Commons

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council heard an update Tuesday on the status of development of the new Palm Beach State College campus on Southern Blvd., as well as the commercial property to go on about a quarter of the...

Lox Groves Incumbent Ryan Liang Re-Elected

Loxahatchee Groves Vice Mayor Ryan Liang defeated attorney Byrnes Guillaume in Tuesday’s election to claim a second three-year term. Liang garnered 272 votes (60 percent) to 183 votes (40 percent) for Guillaume. Liang asserted during the campaign that the town...

Concerns Over Speed Bumps On Groves Roads

A staff update Monday on the paving of several Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District road segments led to comments from some residents that speed bumps are being installed inconsistently, too close together and are a liability for fire-rescue vehicles. The...

Lox Ordinance Takes Aim At Manure Dumpers

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council passed a preliminary reading of amendments Tuesday designed to beef up its ordinance that regulates dumping of manure and horse bedding. The council also approved paving missing portions of North Road that were not included...

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ABBA Music The Backdrop For A Fun Chamber Evening

On Saturday, Nov. 16, the Greater Wellington Chamber of Commerce hosted “Mamma Mia! A Night in Kalokairi” at the...