Monday, June 16, 2025

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

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...

2013 Lox Groves Town Tax Rate Unchanged

At a budget workshop Tuesday, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council agreed to keep its property tax rate unchanged at 1.2 mills for the upcoming year. Due to a small drop in overall property values, that will bring in slightly...

Tax Amendments Await Florida Voters In November

Acreage resident John Thomas, an employee in the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office, updated members of the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association last week on several of the 12 proposed amendments to the state constitution coming before voters in...

Groves Artist Featured At Cultural Council

To Karen McGovern, art is nature and nature is art. “Art and nature are one and the same to me,” said McGovern, a Loxahatchee Groves artist. “You cannot have one without the other.” A conservation biologist by day and jewelry designer...

Project 425 Hosts Exchange Students

Project 425 hosted exchange students from Spain on Wednesday, July 18 at G&M Ranch in Loxahatchee Groves. The focus of the field trip was the use of the Huey helicopter in the Vietnam War and the present duties of...

County Supports Larger Store On Sluggett Land

In a 4-3 decision, the Palm Beach County Commission gave preliminary approval Monday to a comprehensive plan amendment that would eliminate a 65,000-square-foot single-tenant cap on the Sluggett property at the intersection of Southern Blvd. and Seminole Pratt Whitney...

Groves District Lowers Assessment Rate

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District gave preliminary approval to its 2013 budget and assessment rates at a special meeting Tuesday, setting the assessment rate at $135 per acre for properties on unpaved roads. That assessment rate is $16.45 below...

Benefit Softball Tourney At Acreage Community Park

Friends, family and supporters of firefighter Chris Bradley joined in the War on Cancer Co-ed Softball Tournament on Friday and Saturday, July 20 and 21 at Acreage Community Park. Dozens of softball teams came out to play and raise money....

Benefit Raises $27,000 For Vinceremos

With nothing but rain for weeks before, the four hours of sunshine that allowed charity golfers to get their game on during a benefit for Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center last month at PGA National Resort & Spa were a...

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Flavors ‘Decades Tour’ A Tasty Traveling Experience

On Thursday, June 5, the Greater Wellington Chamber of Commerce hosted Flavors 2025, now in its 22nd year. Several...