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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Acreage Landowners’ Association Hosts Successful Equestrian Clinic

The Acreage Landowners’ Association and Western Equestrian Shows & Trails (WEST), an ALA sub-committee, held its first equestrian event on Saturday, Aug. 15 at the Nicole Hornstein Equestrian Park, with several dozen attendees and horses taking advantage of low-cost veterinary...

Lox Council Reviews Smaller Budget For Upcoming Year

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council held a budget workshop Tuesday, Aug. 18 to review a “back to basics” maintenance plan for fiscal year 2020-21. The proposed budget stood mostly unchanged at $5.5 million, excluding borrowing and capital spending, compared to...

Loxahatchee Groves Council Appoints ULDC Members

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved several appointments to its Unified Land Development Committee on Tuesday, Aug. 18 after tabling the item at its July 7 meeting when opposition arose over some of the proposed appointments. Councilwoman Laura Danowski, who...

Westlake Tentative Budget Includes Funds For Possible ITID Litigation

The Westlake City Council reviewed its proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-21 on Tuesday, Aug. 18 with about $100,000 added in for extra attorney fees to cover the expense of a possible lawsuit with the Indian Trail Improvement District...

Indian Trail Plans To Close Off 140th Avenue Crossover

The Indian Trail Improvement District has announced plans to install a gate at the crossover from 140th Avenue North to 40th Street North into the Town of Loxahatchee Groves, shutting down a little-known access point widely used by local...

Westlake OKs Revised Look, Taco Stands At 7-Eleven Locations

The Westlake City Council approved site plan amendments on Monday, Aug. 10 for both 7-Eleven convenience stores on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, adding taco preparation and sales as an approved use and changing architectural features. Planning Consultant Nilsa Zacarias said...

ITID Files Countersuit To Minto Lawsuit Over 140th Avenue Access

The Indian Trail Improvement District has filed a countersuit to a lawsuit brought by developer Minto and the Seminole Improvement District (SID) demanding that it be allowed to access 140th Avenue North a few blocks north of Persimmon Blvd....

Acreage Groups To Host A Series Of Equine Clinics Starting Aug. 15

The Acreage Landowners’ Association, Western Equestrian Shows & Trails and the Indian Trail Improvement District will host a series of horse owner clinics beginning Saturday, Aug. 15 at the Nicole Hornstein Equestrian Park, located at 14780 Hamlin Blvd. “Western Equestrian...

County Commission Supports Request For Real Estate Office Near Acreage Plaza

The Palm Beach County Commission recently gave preliminary approval to a request that would allow a real estate office to be built on what is currently a residential lot at the southwest corner of Orange Blvd. and Seminole Pratt...

Groves Council Gives Initial Nod To Okeechobee Blvd. Overlay

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, Aug. 4 approved the preliminary reading and transmittal of a comprehensive plan amendment creating an overlay for Okeechobee Blvd. in an effort to control the future design and future uses of the...

Lox Council OKs Changes To Site Plan At Big Dog Ranch Rescue

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved site plan amendments Tuesday, Aug. 4 for Big Dog Ranch Rescue, adding a break room for staff and reducing overall kennel size without increasing the overall square footage of the buildings at the...

County Supports Proposal For More Homes At Arden

The Palm Beach County Commission last week supported a request to allow 420 more residential units in the Arden community as part of its final phase. At a comprehensive plan public hearing held Tuesday, July 28, the commissioners approved transmittal...

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