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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Lox Groves Council Nears Vote On Spending Plan For Next Year

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves will need to pass a budget for the upcoming fiscal year next month, but what exactly it will contain is still up for consideration. After a number of budget workshops over the past month, with...

ITID Board Backs Off On Letter Opposing Planned OHV Park

A letter to the Palm Beach County Commission opposing a proposed off-highway vehicle (OHV) park and campground in The Acreage was pulled at the Wednesday, Aug. 16 meeting of the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors. The supervisors voted...

New ITID Millings Plan To Be Offered At Aug. 16 Meeting

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors will soon hear a staff proposal on a new plan for selecting dirt roads to be covered over with asphalt millings. It is one of several items expected to be on the...

Town’s Troubled Drainage Gates Need Swift Repairs

Public Works Director Larry Peters updated the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, Aug. 1 regarding repairs needed to the town’s drainage system, as well as suggestions for a generator at Loxahatchee Groves Town Hall and easement issues that...

City Of Westlake Eyes $9 Million Budget With No Minto ‘Lifeline’

No longer in its infancy, the seven-year-old City of Westlake must now stand on its own fiscally, with no more handholding from the municipality’s largest developer, Minto Communities USA. Since 2016, when Westlake incorporated, Minto has supplied millions of dollars...

New James Business Park Project Breaks Ground In Westlake

Jamyln Supply, a national e-commerce business specializing in pet and garden/outdoor supplies, has broken ground on the first warehouse/distribution development in the City of Westlake. On Tuesday, Aug. 1, company representatives were joined by Minto Communities Senior Vice President John...

Groves Officials Celebrate Legislative Success With Lobbyists

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council celebrated a successful legislative session with its lobbying team on Tuesday, Aug. 1, reviewing the details of what happened in Tallahassee last spring and making plans for the upcoming legislative year. On hand for the...

Fast-Growing Westlake Sprinting Toward Potential 2026-27 Residential Buildout

Climb into a big green ATV and head out in any direction from Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, which bisects the 4,192-acre City of Westlake, and you’ll find yourself bumping and rocking over land cleared for houses, businesses and a...

Barky Pines Adoption Event At Acreage Community Park

On Saturday July 15, Barky Pines Animal Rescue & Sanctuary held an adoption event at Acreage Community Park. Several dogs were on hand in the hopes of finding their forever homes. In addition, there were various vendors at the...

Indian Trail Staff: Miles Of Dirt Roads Not ‘Financially Viable’

For many people, living on a dirt road is a pain in the… sinuses, and keeping the white, powdery dust off of everything you own is a hassle. For others, it creates a sense of old Florida innocence and...

ITID OKs Preliminary Assessment Increase For Upcoming Year

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors approved a possible $134.71 per acre assessment increase for the upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday, July 25. That means the average ITID property owner would pay $922.11 per acre to cover...

Westlake Council Votes To Keep 2024 Millage Rate Unchanged

The Westlake City Council voted Tuesday, July 11 to hold the line on residential property taxes for the upcoming fiscal year, keeping the tax rate at 5.1 mills, the same as the current year. The decision comes despite the fact...

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Jingle Bell 5K Brings Runners To Village Park

The 12th annual Wellington Jingle Bell 5K Run was held Sunday, Dec. 22 at Village Park. Hundreds of runners...