Friday, July 4, 2025

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Outsiders Drill Team Practices For Upcoming Event

Outsiders Drill Team members held a practice on Monday, July 27 at Old Cypress in Loxahatchee Groves. Riders practiced several choreographed maneuvers to music, such as the pinwheel and the whip. The local drill team is getting ready for...

ITID Board Approves Final Adjustments For Park Expansion

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, July 22 held what might be the last weekly board meeting on the completion of Acreage Community Park’s southern extension. The board, which hired a new contractor last December after...

ITID Working With County To Create More Neighborhood-Friendly Roads

The Indian Trail Improvement District has been working with Palm Beach County to improve Coconut Blvd., Orange Blvd., 60th Street North and Royal Palm Beach Blvd. in a manner that will not make those roads throughways for pass-through traffic...

Lox Council Reduces 2020-21 Budget, Holds Taxes Steady

In a workshop meeting Tuesday, July 21, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council looked at a mostly unchanged fiscal year 2020-21 budget proposal of $5.5 million, excluding borrowing and capital spending, compared to $5.8 million in the current year. The ad...

Westlake Council Leaves Tax Rate Unchanged For Next Year

The Westlake City Council approved a preliminary Truth in Millage (TRIM) property tax rate of 5.125 mills for next fiscal year, the same as the current year, at its meeting Monday, July 13. City Manager Ken Cassel said the growing...

ITID Board Adopts A Budget Of $13.9 Million For 2020-21

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors adopted its budget of $13.9 million for fiscal year 2020-21 on Wednesday, July 15, along with an assessment roll that will remain flat for most residents. Finance Director Jose Cabrera said that...

Groves Council Approves Road Projects, Including D Road At Big Dog Ranch Rescue

A divided Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved several change orders for improving drainage on North D Road east of Big Dog Ranch Rescue and other road improvements last week after council members debated the overall improvement of roads in...

Groves Council Adopts Unchanged Property Tax, Assessment Rates

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, July 7 approved the same TRIM (Truth in Millage) rates for next year as the current year, anticipating higher revenue from increased property values to be offset by increased costs due to...

Battle Over Westlake Access To 140th Avenue Headed To Court

A battle between the growing Westlake community and the Indian Trail Improvement District over road access appears headed to court. Developer Minto and the Seminole Improvement District (SID) have filed suit after ITID barricaded a farm road from Westlake...

New Shooting Range Near The Acreage Open With Limitations

Portions of the new Palm Beach County Shooting Sports Park north of The Acreage are now open under CDC restrictions due to COVID-19 precautions, according to officials at a Palm Beach County Commission meeting on Tuesday, July 7. The shooting...

Lox Council Approves Study Of Town Rights Of Way

In a 3-2 vote on Tuesday, July 7, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved the development of a footprint survey of streets and lettered roads to establish a right-of-way grid for the community. Engineering consultant Randy Wertepny said the proposed...

Argue Secures New ITID Term After Jacobs Withdraws

Incumbent Betty Argue has secured a new four-year term on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors now that former Supervisor Carol Jacobs, who was challenging Argue for Seat 4, has withdrawn from the race. Meanwhile, Keith Jordano and...

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