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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

New ITID Millings Plan To Be Offered At Aug. 16 Meeting

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors will soon hear a staff proposal on a new plan for selecting dirt roads to be covered over with asphalt millings. It is one of several items expected to be on the...

Town’s Troubled Drainage Gates Need Swift Repairs

Public Works Director Larry Peters updated the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, Aug. 1 regarding repairs needed to the town’s drainage system, as well as suggestions for a generator at Loxahatchee Groves Town Hall and easement issues that...

City Of Westlake Eyes $9 Million Budget With No Minto ‘Lifeline’

No longer in its infancy, the seven-year-old City of Westlake must now stand on its own fiscally, with no more handholding from the municipality’s largest developer, Minto Communities USA. Since 2016, when Westlake incorporated, Minto has supplied millions of dollars...

New James Business Park Project Breaks Ground In Westlake

Jamyln Supply, a national e-commerce business specializing in pet and garden/outdoor supplies, has broken ground on the first warehouse/distribution development in the City of Westlake. On Tuesday, Aug. 1, company representatives were joined by Minto Communities Senior Vice President John...

Groves Officials Celebrate Legislative Success With Lobbyists

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council celebrated a successful legislative session with its lobbying team on Tuesday, Aug. 1, reviewing the details of what happened in Tallahassee last spring and making plans for the upcoming legislative year. On hand for the...

Fast-Growing Westlake Sprinting Toward Potential 2026-27 Residential Buildout

Climb into a big green ATV and head out in any direction from Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, which bisects the 4,192-acre City of Westlake, and you’ll find yourself bumping and rocking over land cleared for houses, businesses and a...

Barky Pines Adoption Event At Acreage Community Park

On Saturday July 15, Barky Pines Animal Rescue & Sanctuary held an adoption event at Acreage Community Park. Several dogs were on hand in the hopes of finding their forever homes. In addition, there were various vendors at the...

Indian Trail Staff: Miles Of Dirt Roads Not ‘Financially Viable’

For many people, living on a dirt road is a pain in the… sinuses, and keeping the white, powdery dust off of everything you own is a hassle. For others, it creates a sense of old Florida innocence and...

ITID OKs Preliminary Assessment Increase For Upcoming Year

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors approved a possible $134.71 per acre assessment increase for the upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday, July 25. That means the average ITID property owner would pay $922.11 per acre to cover...

Westlake Council Votes To Keep 2024 Millage Rate Unchanged

The Westlake City Council voted Tuesday, July 11 to hold the line on residential property taxes for the upcoming fiscal year, keeping the tax rate at 5.1 mills, the same as the current year. The decision comes despite the fact...

ITID Supervisors Dissect Park Policy During Workshop

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors met for three-plus hours recently to go over the district’s 11-page parks and recreation policy nearly line by line. The biggest points of discussion at the Wednesday, June 28 session were where...

Westlake’s Council Not HAPPY With Home Assistance Program

The City of Westlake has $2.5 million sitting in its Housing Assistance Purchase Program Yearly (HAPPY) trust fund to help first-time and lower-income homebuyers, and no way to use it. City Manager Kenneth Cassel and council members agree on the...

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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...