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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Indian Trail Budget For Upcoming Year Focuses On Operations And Maintenance

Indian Trail Improvement District Executive Director Burgess Hanson presented the proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-21 at a public hearing on Tuesday, June 30 following a workshop with the ITID Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, June 24. The total expenditures...

PBSO Identifies Body Found Last Month In The Acreage

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating the death of Bradley Todd, whose body was found last month in The Acreage. On Friday, May 29 at 12:35 p.m., Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene of...

ITID Board Approves Change Order For Landscaping Work At Park

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors approved a change order of up to $75,000 toward the completion of Acreage Community Park’s southern expansion on Wednesday, June 24 to replace dead or dying trees and other foliage at...

County Commission To Consider Update To Five-Year Road Program July 14

The Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday, June 16 agreed to advertise for a public hearing on Tuesday, July 14 regarding amendments to the county’s five-year road program. A mid-year modification to the five-year road program is required to be...

Four Candidates File To Seek Two Indian Trail Board Seats

Two candidates have qualified for each of the two open seats on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors. Since only two candidates qualified for each seat, there will not be a primary election, and the races will...

Lox Groves Council Discusses Road And Canal Priorities

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council met for a workshop session on Tuesday, June 16 to discuss priorities for roads, canals and drainage — and how to fund them. There was little disagreement on priorities, but the big question was how...

PBSO Seeks Witnesses To Fatal Crash That Killed Two In Lox Groves

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is seeking witnesses who might have information about a deadly crash that killed two people at approximately 6:10 a.m. on the morning of Friday, June 12 in Loxahatchee Groves. A 2002 Chevy Tahoe carrying...

ITID Lobbyist Paints Bleak Picture For Future State Revenues

Indian Trail Improvement District legislative lobbyist David Ramba told the ITID Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, June 10 that Florida faces a serious revenue shortfall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which will make getting money for projects difficult. The money...

Lox Council Agrees To Keep ‘Thing-A-Ma-Digger’ For Now

“Thing-A-Ma-Digger,” Loxahatchee Groves’ long-arm-reach excavator, inherited from the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District and largely unused for several years, got a new lease on life last week when the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council decided to put off selling what...

Westlake Council OKs Building For Palm Beach County Tax Collector

The Westlake City Council approved plans for a one-story, 23,775-square-foot building for the Palm Beach County Tax Collector’s Office on Monday, June 8. The new government building will be on 4.63 acres east of the new fire-rescue station. “It will house...

Westlake Approves Plat For 424 Homes Off Persimmon Blvd.

The Westlake City Council approved a plat Monday, June 8 for a single-family residential development of about 424 units on 116 acres on the south side of Persimmon Blvd. east of Green Lane. The Groves of Westlake, also known as...

Cars For A Cure Parade At Palms West Hospital

Pediatric patients at Palms West Hospital were in for a surprise on Saturday, June 6 when a fleet of vintage cars paraded the hospital grounds. Former patients and their families were also invited for the “drive-by event” held in...

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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...