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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Westlake Seeks To Resolve Attorney And Manager Differences

The Westlake City Council held a special meeting on Monday, Nov. 2 to evaluate its city manager and city attorney and discuss differences that have arisen over the responsibilities of the city’s legal and administrative departments, as well as...

Rules Regulating RVs Moves Forward In Loxahatchee Groves

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved the preliminary reading Tuesday, Nov. 3 of an ordinance allowing recreational vehicles to be parked on private property. The ordinance had been introduced at the council’s previous meeting but was postponed to allow several...

Veterans Day Parade Nov. 15 In Loxahatchee Groves

A Veterans Day parade and honor service will be held in the Town of Loxahatchee Groves on Sunday, Nov. 15, with the parade beginning at 9:45 a.m., ending with the service at Loxahatchee Groves Town Hall at 11 a.m. Organized...

Keith Jordano Wins Race For Seat On Indian Trail Board

Longtime Acreage businessman Keith Jordano soundly defeated Realtor and Acreage Landowners’ Association Board Member Richard Heinl in the race for Seat 2 on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors. Seat 2 was the only ITID race on the...

Indian Trail To Host Fishing Event At The M-1 Compound

The Indian Trail Improvement District will hold another “Keep it Reel” catch-and-release fishing event at the M-1 impoundment in the northwest part of The Acreage on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. This will be the third...

Acreage Resident Launches First South Florida Company Mass Producing Masks

Acreage resident Mike Erickson, a former Indian Trail Improvement District supervisor and owner of the Riviera Beach-based Canvas Designers, has branched into the personal protective equipment (PPE) industry with the manufacture of consumer and medical-grade masks. The plant, called New...

Nonprofit Horses That Help Hosts Yard & Tack Sale

Horses That Help held a yard and tack sale on Saturday, Oct. 17 and Sunday, Oct. 18 in The Acreage. Guests also got to feed and pet some of the animals, including geese, ducks, rabbits, goats, horses, pigs and...

Groves Council Gives Initial OK To New RV Ordinance

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved the preliminary reading of an ordinance on Tuesday, Oct. 20 that would regulate recreational vehicles on private property. Although the wording of the ordinance raised some discussion, council members felt that the ordinance was...

Loxahatchee Groves Council Hires Aquatic Weed Control Contractor

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council agreed Tuesday, Oct. 20 to piggyback with the South Florida Water Management District on a contract with Lake & Wetland Management for aquatic weed control in town canals. The council opted to go with Lake...

Westlake Approves Use Of Golf Carts On Some Roads And Paths

The Westlake City Council has granted final approval to an ordinance that will allow golf carts on designated roadways, rural parkways and multimodal paths in the community. At the Monday, Oct. 12 meeting, City Attorney Pam Booker explained that a...

Deputies, But No Lights Or Restrooms At Citrus Grove Halloween

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors has approved four deputies to be on duty Halloween night along Citrus Grove Blvd. and at Acreage Community Park. Last month, the board decided not to lend support this year to the...

Glades Region Unveils New Postcard Perfect Welcome Sign

County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay unveiled a new “Welcome to the Everglades Agricultural Area” sign on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The sign, located at 20 Mile Bend, is the gateway to the Glades in western Palm Beach County. The Everglades Agricultural Area...

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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...