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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Commissioners Direct Staff To Keep An Eye On Westlake Plan

The Palm Beach County Commission decided last week not to take immediate action on the City of Westlake’s recently approved comprehensive plan, but wait and see if there are opportunities to object. Westlake recently approved a comp plan that included...

Lox Council Hires Road Consultant, Objects To Westlake Plan

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council agreed last week to hire a road consultant to help coordinate road improvements in the town. The company, Foresight Communications & Consulting, would charge an $1,800 initial fee and $150 an hour thereafter for its...

McLendon Seeks Changes To The Way Lox Groves Operates

With the help of two new members on the council, Loxahatchee Groves Councilman Todd McLendon last week recommended several changes to the way the town works, including how voters are registered, reverting duties of the Local Planning Agency from...

Indian Trail Reschedules Postponed Meeting To March 29

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors has several important items on its agenda for a meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 29 at 6:30 p.m., which was postponed from March 14. They include the new district manager employment agreement...

Lox Council Approves Road Improvement Cost Sharing Policy

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday approved a cost sharing policy for road and drainage capital improvements in preparation for a $5 million bond anticipated to be approved next month, beginning with five roads that have been previously...

Bill To Make LGWCD Dependent To Town Awaits Gov’s Signature

A local bill to make the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District dependent to the Town of Loxahatchee Groves has passed both houses of the Florida Legislature and awaits Governor Rick Scott’s signature. Once enacted, the LGWCD will need to hold...

New Members On Lox Groves Town Council

Councilwoman Joyce Batcheler and Phillis Maniglia (show above) were sworn in to their seats on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, March 20. Batcheler took Seat 3 by default when no one filed to run against her. Maniglia...

Lox Groves Hosts League Of Cities With ‘Farm To Table’ Showcase

A local-food themed “farm to table” showcase of the Town of Loxahatchee Groves’ home-grown talents and resources was featured at a luncheon hosting 180 representatives from the Palm Beach County League of Cities on Feb. 28 at the Loxahatchee...

Phillis Maniglia Defeats Incumbent Ron Jarriel In Lox Council Race

Challenger Phillis Maniglia narrowly defeated three-term incumbent Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel in the race for Loxahatchee Groves Town Council Seat 1 on Tuesday, March 13. According to unofficial results released by the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office, Maniglia...

Loxahatchee Groves Restricts Truck Traffic To Okeechobee

Okeechobee Blvd. has been designated as a truck route through the Town of Loxahatchee Groves — the only truck route through the community to Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, if you don’t count Southern Blvd. Town staff enacted the policy after...

LGWCD Supervisors Peeved At Low Water Level In Canals

During the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, March 12, Supervisor Karen Piesley asked why the district’s water pump that fills the canals cannot be turned on at night with a timer to take...

Seminole Ridge Softball Takes 10-5 Win Over Broncos

On Thursday, March 8, the Seminole Ridge High School softball team hosted rival Palm Beach Central High School and weathered an early Bronco storm to claim a 10-5 victory. The win lifted the Hawks to 5-4 on the season, while...

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RPB Celebrates Independence Day At Commons Park

The Village of Royal Palm Beach celebrated Independence Day with its annual Fourth of July Celebration at Royal Palm...