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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

County Officials Visit Indian Trail To Stump For Penny Sales Tax

Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay and County Administrator Verdenia Baker visited the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, Oct. 12 to discuss the upcoming county referendum on a one-penny infrastructure sales tax increase. The proposed surtax...

Indian Trail Candidates Square Off At ALA Forum

The Acreage Landowners’ Association conducted a forum Tuesday, Oct. 11 for candidates seeking seats on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors. Incumbent Supervisor Gary Dunkley faces a challenge from Steve Roberts for Seat 2, while incumbent Supervisor Michelle...

LGWCD Reschedules Joint Road Meeting With Town Council

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors asked its staff on Monday, Oct. 10 to have a complete road work schedule ready by the next board meeting. The supervisors also tentatively rescheduled a joint meeting with the Loxahatchee...

Michelle Damone, Betty Argue Face Off For ITID Seat 4

Longtime Indian Trail Improvement District Supervisor Michelle Damone faces a strong challenge from community activist Betty Argue in a Nov. 8 runoff election for Seat 4 on the ITID board. Argue tallied 41.90 percent (2,004 votes) to Damone’s 38.26 percent...

Loxahatchee Groves CERT Uses Matthew As A Drill

Hurricane Matthew caused minimal damage in the western communities, but the Loxahatchee Groves Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) was active the day after the storm passed by Palm Beach County, turning the event into an exercise for new members. “Our...

ITID Officials Hold Groundbreaking For Community Park Expansion

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors held a quiet groundbreaking for its Acreage Community Park southern expansion project on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Construction is set to start Oct. 15. Supervisor Ralph Bair pointed out that last week’s groundbreaking...

ITID Incumbent Gary Dunkley Squares Off Against Challenger Steve Roberts

Incumbent Indian Trail Improvement District Supervisor Gary Dunkley will face challenger Steve Roberts in the Nov. 8 election in a runoff for Seat 2 after neither candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the Aug. 30...

Seminole Ridge Hawks Defeat Wellington Wolverines

BY GENE NARDI The Seminole Ridge High School football team traveled to take on host Wellington High School in a much-anticipated district matchup Friday, Sept. 30. Both teams needed the victory to remain in the driver’s seat for a playoff...

Second-Half Surge Lifts Hawks Over Wildcats 30-14

BY GENE NARDI The Seminole Ridge High School football team hosted rival Royal Palm Beach High School on Friday, Sept. 23 for the annual “Best of the West” game, and the Hawks put together a second-half surge to overcome the...

Indian Trail Engineer Reports On Flood Control Progress

Indian Trail Improvement District Engineer Jay Foy gave a presentation last week to the ITID Board of Supervisors on a new, larger bypass line recently completed on the M-1 Canal to add to the drainage of an old 84-inch...

Implementation Of Lower Speed Limits Divides Lox Council

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves has ordered 30-mile-per-hour speed limit signs for Okeechobee Blvd. and Folsom Road, but the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council is not united about how to implement the change. The council unanimously approved a resolution in June...

Lox Council Moves To Hire Two Magistrates On A Rotating Basis

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council entered contract negotiations Tuesday with two firms that responded to requests for proposals for special magistrate code hearing services. The council heard presentations from private-practice lawyer Paul Nicoletti and attorney Keith Davis of Corbett, White,...

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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....