The Westlake City Council gathered for the first time Tuesday, Oct. 3 in their new meeting space at the Westlake Adventure Park Lodge.
“Welcome to the council’s new home,” Mayor JohnPaul O’Connor said during the 25-minute session. “This certainly is...
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, attendees discovered the rhythm of flamenco in a lively dance performance by local resident Sandra Samore on Sunday, Oct. 1 at the Acreage branch library. Aside from the dancing, Samore discussed her new...
Culver’s Restaurant has arrived in the western communities. On Saturday, Sept. 9, Culver’s held a grand opening ribbon cutting for the new location at 15339 Southern Blvd. in Loxahatchee Groves. The local community was invited out for the day-long...
Members of the Westlake City Council and the Seminole Improvement District (SID) Board of Supervisors have settled on a framework for a regional park they intend to construct along the west side of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road.
“It looks phenomenal,”...
When a teenaged John Carter was working alongside his tile-setter father in the early 1980s, Seminole Pratt Whitney Road was still a narrow, two-lane road to nowhere. Just south of the M Canal, Callery-Judge Grove spread out on either...
The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a spending plan for the next fiscal year on Tuesday, Sept. 19, leaving the tax rate unchanged at 3.0 mills, although some last-minute changes were necessary to get the unanimous vote needed.
Finance Director...
The Westlake City Council gave final passage to its budget for fiscal year 2024 on Wednesday, Sept. 20 after needing a re-vote to ensure that residents got their promised millage rate reduction.
Council members voted 3-0 at their second budget...
Several hot-button issues were scheduled for the Wednesday, Sept. 20 meeting of the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors. Those issues include:
Hearing from representatives of GL Homes regarding a so-called “agreement for water operations” that is part of...
Minto Communities USA, the master developer and leading homebuilder in the Westlake community, recently announced its newest single-family neighborhood, the Pines of Westlake. Minto released the first homesites for sale on Sept. 11, and based on early interest, buyer...
The Indian Trail Improvement District could become a haven for long-haul truckers and others pulling heavy loads under a plan proposed by District 6 Palm Beach County Commissioner Sara Baxter.
The Acreage area “is one of the few places where...
Westlake residents came out in person and online Tuesday, Sept. 5 to voice their disapproval of a plan to eliminate the community’s Education & Youth Advisory Board.
Occurring during a marathon meeting of the Westlake City Council that lasted nearly...
The Westlake City Council adopted a tentative property tax rate of 5.0 mills for the 2024 fiscal year at its first budget hearing Tuesday, Sept. 5.
The rate represents a small decrease from the city’s 2023 tax rate of 5.1...
