Thursday, December 26, 2024

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Lox Council Inks PBSO Contract With Slimmed-Down Increase

After weeks of saber rattling on both sides, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, June 4 after the PBSO agreed to lower its requested increase...

Indian Trail Board Continues To Study Carol Street Culvert Issue

Residents of Santa Rosa Groves and nearby Sunny Urban Meadows with culvert concerns again filled the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors chambers on Wednesday, June 5. Supervisors were pressed to replace the culvert that was removed from the...

Argue Seeking Third ITID Term; Two More Enter Seat 2 Race

With some 36 hours to go before the end of the qualifying period, five candidates have entered the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors Seat 2 race. Meanwhile, two-term incumbent Supervisor Betty Argue has filed for re-election to Seat...

Tax Collector’s Office In Westlake Presented Landscape Design Award

On Monday, May 20, Palm Beach County Tax Collector Anne Gannon received the Unsolicited Landscape Design Award from the Wellington Garden Club, in conjunction with Florida Federation of Garden Clubs - District X, on behalf of the Constitutional Tax...

Westlake Opens Four Models In New Townhome Neighborhood

Minto Communities USA, developer of the popular Westlake master-planned community, has opened four furnished models for its new townhome neighborhood, the Terraces of Westlake, starting in the mid-$300s. “Homebuyers have a rare opportunity to purchase a new construction home in...

Music & Fun At Minto’s WestlakeFest Community Event

Developer Minto Communities USA hosted WestlakeFest, a free community-wide event, on Saturday, June 1. The event marked the grand opening of Minto’s new Courtyard Collection townhome models at the Terraces and included a live concert by Dwayne Dopsie and...

Seminole Ridge Celebrates Graduating Class Of 2024

More than 550 members of the Seminole Ridge High School Class of 2024 celebrated the culmination of their high school years at a graduation ceremony held Thursday, May 23 at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center. They’re off to...

Westlake Mayor Floats Idea For Helipad/Vertiport At New Park

Westlake Mayor JohnPaul O’Connor thinks he may have landed on an idea that could take off. At a Tuesday, May 21 joint meeting of the Westlake City Council and the Seminole Improvement District (SID) Board of Supervisors, O’Connor suggested a...

Filing Underway For Two Seats On The Indian Trail Board

Four candidates have already turned in paperwork to run for two seats on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors in the upcoming election season, with a little more than two weeks left to qualify for the ballot. In...

City Of Westlake Plans $10 Million Budget For Fiscal Year 2025

Members of the Westlake City Council heard at their Tuesday, May 21 budget workshop that staff is proposing a $10,303,700 budget for fiscal year 2025. The budget — called “very preliminary” by City Manager Kenneth Cassel — contains a 15.4...

SRHS Boys Volleyball Falls At State Finals After Historic Season

This year’s Seminole Ridge High School boys volleyball team has set the bar high for future editions of the team. Under the guidance of head coach Scott Barnwell, the Hawks won every game at home and reached the district...

ITID Seeks A Way To Replace Carol Street Culvert

Santa Rosa Groves residents packed the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday, May 15 to express their concern over the recent removal of a culvert at the south end of Carol Street. The removal of the culvert...

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