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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Groves Council Delays Approval Of Okeechobee Overlay To Sept. 21

After a year’s work, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, Aug. 3 postponed the final reading of the planned Okeechobee Blvd. overlay ordinance to add details that were discussed at the meeting. The final reading will now be...

Lox Council Approves PBSO Contract 3-2, Directing Staff To Have PBSO Talks

At the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 3, Councilwoman Phillis Maniglia called for the review of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office contract with the goal of finding possible cost savings. Maniglia pulled an addendum to the...

ITID President Holds Online Q&A About Incorporation Process

Indian Trail Improvement District President Betty Argue held an online question-and-answer session on Monday, Aug. 2 for anyone with questions about the feasibility studies currently underway regarding the possible incorporation of the district. After approval by the Florida Legislature, the...

County Commission Supports Arden, Coconut Palm Applications

The Palm Beach County Commission approved the transmittal of two privately proposed amendments Wednesday, July 28 regarding the Arden development off Southern Blvd. and the planned Coconut Palm Plaza on Northlake Blvd. Arden is a planned unit development on the...

Westlake Stands Pat On Taxes With $1.37 Million From Minto

With the infusion of $1.37 million from Minto Communities USA, the City of Westlake plans to hold the line on residential property taxes at 5.126 mills for the upcoming fiscal year. That is the same rate as when the...

PBC Allows GL Homes Rep On Indian Trail Incorporation Study

The Palm Beach County Commission agreed at a zoning hearing Thursday, July 22 to make amendments to a restrictive covenant between the 4,872-acre Indian Trails Grove, owned by GL Homes, and the Indian Trail Improvement District, allowing GL Homes...

ITID Board Supports First Phase Of Community Center

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors gave direction at its meeting Wednesday, July 21 on what to do with about $3 million that is available from Palm Beach County’s half-cent sales surtax planned for a community center...

Seminole Ridge Football Squad Readies For Upcoming Season

The Seminole Ridge High School football team recently got a head start on its preparations for the upcoming football season. On July 20-21, the Hawks, under the direction of head coach Rick Casko, participated in a two-day clinic with...

ITID Incorporation Feasibility Studies Now Underway

Hearings are underway by the Indian Trail Improvement District’s Feasibility and Charter Review Committee and will continue through August to work through the details of a possible incorporation of ITID into a municipality. The committee was authorized this year by...

ITID Board OKs Staff Working On Gate Connecting M-1 Impoundment To Corbett

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors agreed Wednesday, July 21 for district staff to continue working with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission to move a gate separating the M-1 Impoundment and the J.W. Corbett Wildlife...

Dolphins Sod Farm Presents New Face For Organization

The new representatives of the Miami Dolphins Sod Farm met with the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, July 20 to resolve any issues that might have arisen prior to new management, particularly the number of trucks entering and...

Groves Council Gives Nod To 25 MPH Speed Limit For Town Roads

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gave preliminary approval Tuesday, July 20 to an ordinance that would set the speed limit at 25 miles per hour on all town roads, except Southern and Okeechobee boulevards. Mayor Robert Shorr asked if Folsom...

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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...