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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

County OKs Shift Of $3 Million For Artificial Turf Field And More At Acreage Park

The Palm Beach County Commission made it official Tuesday, Feb. 7, approving $3 million for the construction of an artificial turf, regulation-size football field and other improvements at Acreage Community Park. District 6 Commissioner Sara Baxter “was very quick to...

Lox Council Seeks Design Changes At Medical Office

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council had high praise Tuesday, Feb. 7 for most parts of a plan regarding a new medical office building in the community but expressed concerns about whether the project’s overall design elements fit with the...

Westlake Hires Magistrate To Get Tough On Code Violators

The Westlake City Council moved to put teeth in the community’s code enforcement regime on Tuesday, Feb. 7, voting to hire a special magistrate to adjudicate persistent violations. Attorney Alex L. Braunstein of Fox Rothschild in West Palm Beach was...

Groundbreaking Marks Start Of Retail Complex In Westlake

Construction is officially underway on a new retail/restaurant complex in the City of Westlake. On Tuesday, Jan. 31, Minto Communities joined Konover South, MEC Construction and city leaders to break ground on the Shoppes of Westlake Landings, which is...

Pro-Incorporation Group Moving Ahead After Clearing First Legislative Hurdle

Now that the bid for an Acreage-area incorporation referendum has passed its first big hurdle, pro-incorporation supporters are wasting no time preparing for a possible November vote. “Due to time constraints, we’re already asking residents to sign up for certain...

Baxter Tells ITID She Plans Code Enforcement Town Hall

Indian Trail Improvement District supervisors did not hesitate to grill newly elected Palm Beach County Commissioner Sara Baxter when she came before them Wednesday, Jan. 25 in what was billed as “get-to-know-you session.” Baxter, an Acreage resident and a newcomer...

Literacy AmeriCorps Participants Help Out At Panther Ridge

Panther Ridge Conservation Center in Loxahatchee Groves recently received some extra help from the members of Literacy AmeriCorps, a program connected to the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County. The members, who have committed to a year of service, were...

Acreage Truckers Face Long Haul In Zoning Battle With County

Palm Beach County commissioners got an earful at a recent meeting from big-rig truckers and others who believe their property rights in The Acreage, and their livelihoods, are being threatened by overzealous code enforcement. Faced with packed commission chambers, and...

Lox Council Rejects Taking Developer Cash In Lieu Of Roadwork

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council rejected a proposal Tuesday, Jan. 17 to take a payment of $90,000 from the developer of a new self-storage facility in lieu of promised roadway improvements to nearby Tangerine Drive. Instead, the council agreed to...

Acreage Incorporation Bill Advances To Tallahassee

A local bill to allow Indian Trail Improvement District residents to vote on whether to incorporate as a municipality was unanimously approved by state legislators attending the Thursday, Jan. 12 gathering of the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation at...

Westlake To Explore Joining Minto-SID Suit Against ITID

The City of Westlake is considering going to court after the Westlake City Council heard at their Tuesday, Jan. 3 meeting that Indian Trail Improvement District officials planned to push a measure at this week’s gathering of the Palm...

Groves Council Begins State-Mandated Review Of Comp Plan

At a Loxahatchee Groves Town Council workshop meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 3, the council discussed a schedule for the review of its state-mandated Evaluation and Appraisal Review (EAR), which updates the elements of the town’s comprehensive plan. At the meeting,...

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Taxable Value Increases Ease Budgets For Area Municipalities

Taxable property values are rising 7 percent or more in Wellington, Royal Palm Beach and neighboring communities in the...