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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Palm Beach State Gets Town Approval For Campus

Amid standing-room-only supporters and eleventh-hour naysayers, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gave final approval Tuesday to comprehensive plan amendments and a resolution that will allow Palm Beach State College to proceed with the development of its fifth campus on...

Groves Councilman Jim Rockett Honored

Loxahatchee Groves Vice Mayor Jim Rockett received a certificate of completion for the 2012 Institute for Elected Officials held June 22-24 in Tampa from Bill Underwood of Underwood Management Services, the town’s management contractor. Underwood also taught the course.

SRHS Football Eyes Return To State Playoffs

The Seminole Ridge High School varsity football team has its sights set on the state playoffs again this year. The Hawks, who went 9-3 last season, saw their state championship hopes dashed in the second round of the playoffs when...

Acreage Steelers Pop Warner Prepare For Season

By Gene Nardi The Acreage Steelers Pop Warner Football Club traveled to Jupiter Community Park on Saturday, Aug. 18 to play in a series of pre-season scrimmages. Other Pop Warner clubs participated as well, including the host Jupiter Mustangs, the Palm...

County Planners Meet With Residents Over Livestock Rules

Palm Beach County planning staff took comments Wednesday from among 50 residents who attended a community meeting at the Vista Center in West Palm Beach about a proposed ordinance to allow Acreage and Jupiter Farms residents to keep livestock...

LGWCD Taps Rockett To Negotiate New Saunier Contract

Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District supervisors Tuesday appointed Loxahatchee Groves Councilman Jim Rockett to negotiate a new contract with LGWCD Administrator Clete Saunier. Under the arrangement, supervisors would provide input through the district’s legal staff and forward it to Rockett....

Groves Could Look To Acreage For Speed Hump Policy

In a 3-2 decision, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday postponed a proposal to adopt speed hump designs installed in The Acreage as a standard for the town, preferring to let the Intergovernmental Coordination Committee work out a...

ITID Canal Levels Have Some In Acreage Concerned

Several Acreage residents complained about low water levels in area canals at the Indian Trail Improvement District meeting Wednesday. Residents said the water quality in their wells is being affected and that they are concerned about possible failure of their...

Residents, County Staff To Discuss Livestock Rules

Residents concerned about Palm Beach County’s proposed livestock ordinance will get a chance to meet with county staff at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15 at the Vista Center in West Palm Beach, located at 2300 N. Jog Road,...

ITID Seeks Input For Community Center Project

The Indian Trail Improvement District will host meetings next weekend to develop programs for the new community center being planned at Acreage Community Park. The meetings will take place Friday, Aug. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Aug....

New Livestock Rules Get First County OK

The Palm Beach County Commission gave preliminary approval last week to a Uniform Land Development Code (ULDC) amendment that would relax requirements for livestock kept in the rural and exurban tiers, which include The Acreage. At the July 26 meeting,...

Groves Puts $500K In Capital Plan For Possible Town Hall

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a capital improvement budget Tuesday including $500,000 to plan for a future town hall and $200,000 for trails. During council members’ discussion of capital improvement plans, Town Manager Mark Kutney explained that capital programs...

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Wellington Resident Helen Gollins Celebrates 104th Birthday

Wellington resident Helen Gollins turns 104 years old on Dec. 27. To put that in perspective, World War I...