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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Indian Trail Board Agrees To Revise Policy On Contracts

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors decided Wednesday, Nov. 14 not to extend existing goods and services contracts after finding that it could save money by putting out competitive bids. Director of Operations & Maintenance Jason Lester explained...

Lady Artisans Host Artfest In The Acreage

The Lady Artisans of Loxahatchee and The Acreage put on their first LALA Artfest on Saturday, Nov. 10 in The Acreage. The event was such a success that organizers Tina Evans and Melanie Scott are planning a second show...

One Incumbent, Two Newcomers Take Seats On Indian Trail Board

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors will have two new members following the results of Tuesday’s election, while the one incumbent on the ballot will return for a new four-year term. According to unofficial returns, in Seat 1,...

Joyce Batcheler Abruptly Resigns From Lox Groves Council

Less than one year into a three-year term, Loxahatchee Groves Councilwoman Joyce Batcheler resigned her position this week. Batcheler submitted a letter of resignation read by Mayor Dave Browning at the Tuesday, Nov. 6 meeting of the Loxahatchee Groves Town...

Lox Council Seeks To Amend Charter’s Law Enforcement Wording

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved the preliminary reading of an ordinance Tuesday that will place a referendum question on the March 2019 municipal election ballot asking to strike a provision in the town’s charter that requires the town...

Arrive Alive Simulation At PBSC Campus Warns Of Driving Dangers

By Chris Levy and Jessica Sorensen Every day, people drive intoxicated more than 300,000 times. Some 3,200 of them are arrested, leading to fines and legal complications costing in excess of $10,000 — and worse, injury or death. These are facts...

Losing A Beloved Horse Can Be A Life-Changing Experience

The past several months have been difficult for 20-year-old Morgan Hamilton, as she managed the end-of-life care for her geriatric horse, Pippin MacDuff, who had reached a nearly unprecedented 42 years of age. The Town-Crier featured Hamilton and her horse...

Three Of Six Indian Trail Candidates Attend ALA-Hosted Forum

The Acreage Landowners’ Association held a forum Thursday, Oct. 25 for the six candidates seeking three seats on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors during next week’s election, but only three of the six candidates attended. Seat 1...

Loxahatchee Groves Town Council To Discuss Replacing Manager

In a Loxahatchee Groves Town Council workshop session Tuesday, Oct. 30 that was supposed to be a discussion of Town Manager Bill Underwood’s contract, Councilman Dave DeMarois asked that at its next meeting, the council make a request for...

Lox Groves Finance Committee Hears Audit Report With Issues

The Loxahatchee Groves Finance Advisory & Audit Committee met on Monday, Oct. 28 to hear a report by the town’s auditor for fiscal year 2017-18 and receive and file the check register and expense detail reports for August 2018...

Horses That Help Holds A Family Fun Day

Horses That Help held a Family Fun Day on Sunday, Oct. 28 in The Acreage. There were plenty of animals to see, pet and hold, while kids enjoyed arts and crafts. Horses That Help provides free horseback riding programs...

Indian Trail Supervisors Defend Recent Assessment Hikes

At the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors meeting last week, ITID President Betty Argue noted that there has been much discussion in the community about the district’s recent assessment increases for the new fiscal year that began...

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