Thursday, July 3, 2025

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Glades Students Visit Good Earth Farm

Horse Tales Literacy Project held a literacy and equine experience Friday, Jan. 18 at Good Earth Farm in Loxahatchee Groves. First- and fourth-grade students from Glades Academy Elementary School in Pahokee engaged in several activities, such as reading to...

Groves Council Divided On Residential Hay Sale Rules

In a 3-2 decision Tuesday, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gave preliminary approval to an ordinance that would amend the town’s Unified Land Development Code to regulate the sale of hay and other agricultural products on residential property. Final approval...

ITID Lobbyist Updates Board On Goals For Session

Tallahassee lobbyist Dave Ramba updated the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors last week on issues he considers important for The Acreage in the upcoming legislative session, including the status of State Road 7 and Gov. Rick Scott’s...

Browning, Rockett Will Seek New Council Terms

The terms of Loxahatchee Groves Mayor Dave Browning and Councilman Jim Rockett are up this year, and both plan to seek re-election in March. As of now, no one has come forward to challenge Browning or Rockett, but prospective candidates...

LGWCD Offers Job To Ex Clewiston Manager McKown

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors offered former Clewiston City Manager Steve A. McKown a contract as its new district administrator Monday pending a background check. McKown asked for three days to review the conditions of the...

ITID Gets First Look At Draft Water Agreement

A water-sharing proposal between the Indian Trail Improvement District and the City of West Palm Beach could be mutually beneficial, according to a short presentation last week by ITID Engineer Lisa Tropepe and West Palm Beach water consultant Patrick...

Grader Purchase Leads To Policy Discussion

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors reaffirmed its intention Wednesday to purchase a new $180,000 road grader to replace one in need of almost $30,000 worth of repairs. Newly elected Supervisor Gary Dunkley asked to have last month’s...

ITID Board Agrees To Keep Tanya Quickel

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors decided last week to keep District Administrator Tanya Quickel at her post. Last month, Quickel offered to negotiate her exit with ITID attorneys after some board members wanted to renegotiate her contract...

Flags For The Cure Raises Over $27,000

The Acreage Girls Flag Football League presented the sixth annual Flags for the Cure flag football tournament Jan. 2-6 at Acreage Community Park. Players of all ages came out to battle for charity and raised more than $27,000 for...

Former Clewiston Manager Top Candidate For LGWCD Post

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District supervisors narrowed their list of administrator candidates to three in a recent workshop and have initiated background checks on the preferred candidate, Steve A. McKown. The list will be discussed and possibly shortened further...

Campus Work To Road Projects, Busy Year In Lox Groves

The upcoming year will be a crucial one for the Town of Loxahatchee Groves, with work slated to get underway on the new Palm Beach State College campus on Southern Blvd. and capital improvements that will include paving and...

More Outreach The Focus For New ITID Supervisor

The Indian Trail Improvement District enters 2013 with new officers and a new board member who aims to be an independent thinker with the goal of making the district more open to Acreage residents. Supervisor Gary Dunkley was elected in...

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Rotary Celebrates RPB Milestone At Tribute Dinner

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club held its annual Tribute Dinner on Saturday, June 14 at the Royal Palm...