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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Lox Groves To Set Up Committee To Study Agritourism Issues

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council agreed Tuesday, Dec. 5 to hit the pause button of an ordinance designed to regulate the off-site impacts of “agricultural and agritourism” uses. Instead, the council will create a short-term agricultural tourism committee to study...

Westlake Council Back To Five Members With Werner Aboard

It’s official, Gary Werner of Key Biscayne Lane is now the Westlake City Council member for Seat 1. He was appointed to the seat on 4-0 vote by the remaining council members at their Tuesday, Dec. 5 meeting to fill...

Big Rigs Edge Forward In Fight To Stay In The Acreage

The wheels of Palm Beach County government are turning slowly for big-rig truckers in The Acreage, but they are turning. On Wednesday, Nov. 29, the Palm Beach County Commission held a zoning hearing and voted 4-3 to move forward with...

Two Council Incumbents Facing Off Against Three Challengers In Lox Groves

Five candidates will be seeking two Loxahatchee Groves Town Council seats in the Tuesday, March 19 municipal election. The candidates were set at the end of the qualifying period at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 21. In the Seat 1 race,...

Barky Pines, Indian Trail Host Tree Dedication At Downers Dog Park

On Saturday, Nov. 18, Barky Pines Animal Rescue & Sanctuary and the Indian Trail Improvement District held a ceremony celebrating the eighth anniversary of Downers Dog Park in The Acreage. The ceremony included a tree planting in memory of...

Breakthru Athletic League Crowns Fall Flag Football Champions

For flag football-playing youngsters living in the western communities, the Breakthru Athletic League provides two flag football seasons a year. The league conducts one in the fall and one in the spring for young flag football enthusiasts who live...

2023 Westlake City Revenues Fell $1 Million Short Of Estimates

Documents shared during the Tuesday, Nov. 7 meeting of the Westlake City Council show that revenue estimates for fiscal year 2023, which ended Sept. 30, were off by more than $1 million — and not for the better. Going into...

Loxahatchee Groves Hosts Vets Day Parade, Ceremony

On Sunday, Nov. 12, Loxahatchee Groves residents came out for a parade and ceremony in honor of local veterans. The parade started off with a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office escort, followed by horse riders. Tractors with flowers and...

Panther Ridge Welcomes A New Arrival

Nestled in Loxahatchee Groves, just off D Road, is a special place called the Panther Ridge Conservation Center. There, you can meet big cats of all kinds, including the newest edition, Kai. Kai is a three-month-old mountain lion, also known...

ITID Plans To Keep Closer Watch On Annexation Maneuvers

The Indian Trail Improvement District is reshuffling responsibilities of several board members to keep a closer eye on neighboring governments that may be looking to annex parts of the district. “A lot of movement will be happening over the next...

Both Westlake Seats Go Unopposed; New Face Will Join Council

There will be no municipal election in the City of Westlake in March 2024 as only one candidate filed for each of the two available seats. Incumbent Councilwoman Charlotte Price Leonard received no opposition in seeking a full, four-year term...

FPL Updates Groves Council On Progress Burying Power Lines

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council heard an update from Florida Power & Light representatives Tuesday, Nov. 7 regarding the recently completed upgrades that buried the power lines in the southern half of the community, and the easement issues that...

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ITID Re-Opens Nicole Hornstein Equestrian Park

On Saturday, March 9, the Indian Trail Improvement District held a grand re-opening ceremony for the district’s Nicole Hornstein...