Sunday, June 15, 2025

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Campaign Kickoff For ITID Candidate Ken Hendrick

A campaign kickoff party was held Thursday, July 19 at Kocomo’s Island Grill restaurant in The Acreage for Ken Hendrick, a candidate for Seat 4 on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors. Supporters turned out to enjoy...

Wording In Livestock Ordinance Still Concerns ALA

Palm Beach County planners attended a joint meeting of the Acreage Landowners’ Association and Indian Trail Improvement District on Monday, July 9 at the ITID office to explain a newly drafted livestock ordinance. The office was packed with Acreage residents...

LGWCD OKs Payment For Paving Despite Overrun

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District approved the final engineering invoice Monday for its recent road-paving project. The invoice included $5,670 for additional inspections that arose after some residents complained about the size and uniformity of the speed humps. “Due...

Indian Trail Inks Policy Addressing Fuel Spills

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors approved a fuel spill policy Wednesday that was developed by staff at their direction after a recent oil spill prompted a scare in The Acreage. On April 25, a piece of equipment...

ITID Wins Approval For $200,000 Park Grant

The Indian Trail Improvement District announced this week that an application for a $200,000 grant for phase one of the Acreage Community Park expansion has been approved by the Florida Land & Water Conservation Fund and will be sent...

Good Earth Farm Holding Petting Zoo Sundays

Good Earth Farm (2141 B Road, Loxahatchee Groves) invites visitors to its large-animal petting zoo on Sundays from 4 to 8 p.m. Visitors can see llamas, donkeys, horses, a variety of birds and more that are cared for at...

Lox Groves Council OKs $150,000 For LGWCD

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council last week approved paying $150,000 to the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District to help finance road maintenance so the district can avoid an assessment increase this year. Councilman Jim Rockett dissented in the 3-1 vote...

Groves History On Display At LGLA ‘Show And Tell’

The Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association hosted a “Show and Tell” program Thursday, June 28 featuring snippets of life in the rural community. LGLA President Marge Herzog started it off, displaying models of a railroad that had been planned for Loxahatchee...

Plans For New PBSC Campus Get First Approval

Palm Beach State College received preliminary approval Tuesday from the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council for a land-use change that will enable the college to build its fifth campus on 75 acres of the 96.7-acre Simon property at the northwest...

Acreage Meeting To Discuss New Livestock Rules

Palm Beach County planners will attend a joint meeting of the Acreage Landowners’ Association and Indian Trail Improvement District at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 9 at the district office to explain the benefits of a newly drafted livestock...

Robert Snowball Wins Landmark LGWCD Election

Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District incumbent Robert Snowball easily won the district’s first qualified-elector vote Monday, defeating challenger Roy Parks 116-82. Qualified electors are registered voters who also own property, or his or her spouse. One of the five LGWCD...

Dr. Sayre Offers Low-Cost Shots At Red Barn

Dr. Ginnie Sayre of Pet Wellness Station is the veterinarian in charge of the vaccination clinic at Red Barn Feed & Supply in Loxahatchee Groves. For small animal breeds such as dogs and cats, the clinic is available with...

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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...