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More Road And Drainage Improvements Planned For Loxahatchee Groves In 2020

Roads and drainage — rebuilding and repairing Loxahatchee Groves’ infrastructure — will remain at the forefront of the town’s plans for 2020. Getting the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council’s meeting agenda down to a manageable size is also a key goal...

Crisis Response Canines Visits G&M Ranch

Project 425 hosted a national Crisis Response Canines training session on Friday, Dec. 6 at the G&M Ranch in Loxahatchee Groves. Crisis Response Canines is a national nonprofit organization that has dedicated thousands of hours comforting individuals with their...

Lion Country Safari’s Chimps Enjoy Gifts From Santa

The Lion Country Safari chimpanzees got a special visit from Santa on Thursday, Dec. 19. This is the one time of the year guests are allowed out of their cars to have an up-close look at chimps receiving and...

Lox Council OKs Changes To Groves Town Center Master Plan

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved amendments to the master plan for the 90-acre Groves Town Center on Tuesday, Dec. 17 with modifications that had been requested by the council at an earlier meeting. Matthew Barnes, representing the developer, explained...

Lox Council Denies Request For B Road Commercial

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, Dec. 17 rejected a request for a comprehensive plan amendment that would have allowed the owner of an approximately 15-acre parcel on B Road to operate a feed store. The amendment would have...

Roundtable Discussion Focuses On Railroad Crossing Safety After Deadly Corbett Tragedy

State Rep. Matt Willhite (D-District 86) and State Rep. Rick Roth (R-District 85) held a roundtable discussion on Wednesday, Dec. 18 with railroad and transportation officials at Palm Beach County’s Vista Center in the aftermath of an accident at...

Real Estate Office Plan On Sem Pratt Takes Key Step Forward

The Palm Beach County Planning Commission on Friday, Dec. 13 approved the initiation of a land use change that would allow a real estate office on the west side of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road south of Orange Blvd. designed...

West Palm Succeeds In Removing SR 7 Extension From Long-Range Road Plan

In a 9-8 vote that left some members unsure of the way they voted, the Palm Beach County Transportation Planning Agency on Thursday, Dec. 12 removed the long-planned State Road 7 extension from its long-range transportation plan. The Jog Road...

ITID Ends Contract With Acreage Park Builder, Seeks New Firm

In an emergency meeting on Friday, Dec. 13, the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors terminated its contract with Rosso Site Development for the completion of Acreage Community Park’s southern expansion and set Friday, Dec. 27 for a...

Westlake Faces Issues With Scheduling First Council Election

Westlake City Council members learned on Monday, Dec. 9 that the community’s first municipal election may be postponed due to clerical errors and charter issues. Westlake’s sitting council, aside from one member who was appointed later to fill a vacancy,...

Westlake Council OKs Site Plan For Christ Fellowship

At a public hearing on Monday, Dec. 9, the Westlake City Council approved a site plan for Christ Fellowship Church, as well as the initial phases of the International Sports Training Facility (ISTF), a school that will cater to...

Lox Committee Supports Land Use Change For B Road Property

The Loxahatchee Groves Planning & Zoning Committee, meeting as the Local Planning Agency, recommended approval Tuesday, Dec. 10 of a land use amendment that would change the land use of almost 15 acres on the east side of B...

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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...