Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Seminole Pratt Road Work Progressing Through Westlake Area

Improvements by developer Minto Communities on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road through its new City of Westlake near The Acreage are progressing despite rain delays and permit issues between Palm Beach County and the City of West Palm Beach, according...

ITID Puts Off Hiring Mediator To Get Park Project Moving

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors last week postponed hiring a mediator to get the stalled Acreage Community Park project moving again, granting Supervisor Betty Argue’s request to give her a month to resolve issues that have...

LGWCD Sets Special Meeting On Road Transfer, Annual Budget

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors will meet in a special session on Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 4 p.m. to consider final approval of a resolution to turn over the balance of LGWCD roads to the...

Expenses Offset Anticipated Revenue Increase In Lox Groves

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves faces bittersweet conditions in its budget process for 2017-18. The town had one of the county’s largest property value increases over the past year, but it also faces the cost just about doubling for...

ITID Staff Studying Whether To Buy Or Lease New Graders

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors on Wednesday decided to follow staff’s recommendation to continue leasing several road graders in order to give the district’s new director of operations and maintenance time to analyze the situation more...

Seminole Ridge Rallies To Defeat Port St. Lucie 24-18

On Friday, Aug. 18, the Seminole Ridge High School football squad hosted Port St. Lucie High School for a pre-season kickoff classic. The Hawks held the lead most of the game but had to rely on the defense to...

Sem Ridge Cheerleaders Make Strides At FAU Summer Camp

Following the Universal Cheerleaders Association annual summer camp, held on the Florida Atlantic University campus, the Seminole Ridge High School varsity and junior varsity squads each returned with awards: Varsity: Superior and Leadership awards, first place in the Extreme Routine...

LGWCD Plans Forensic Audit Of Finances Regarding Bank Loan

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors on Monday started the process for a forensic audit on a $2.6 million bank loan that was taken out to finance road paving with open-graded emulsion mix (OGEM). The actions precede...

ITID Budget Will Focus On Drainage Using In-House Personnel

Indian Trail Improvement District’s management staff has turned over, but the proposed $13.9 million 2017-18 budget will move forward unchanged, due to the new administration’s inheritance of a budget proposal developed by the previous staff, according to new ITID...

LGWCD Budget Workshop Will Put Spotlight On Canal Projects

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors agreed Monday to hold a budget workshop on Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 4 p.m. that will reflect a transition away from road maintenance now that the district has turned over...

Optimistic Hawks Look To Get Back Into Post-Season

The fall football season is upon us, and although it is still in the heat of August, area high school teams are working diligently toward their goal of challenging for a spot in the post-season. The Seminole Ridge High School...

Acreage Residents Support GL’s Plan To Shift Development South

Support is gaining in The Acreage for a proposal by GL Homes to trade development rights it has within The Acreage to build more on land it owns in the Agricultural Preserve west of Boynton Beach. In May, GL Homes...

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Fourth Of July Brings Fun & Fireworks To Wellington

The Village of Wellington held its annual Fourth of July holiday celebration on Friday, July 4 at Village Park....