Thursday, July 10, 2025

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

State Road 7 Extension Under Attack, Again

The State Road 7 extension plans to Northlake Blvd. are again under potential attack by the City of West Palm Beach, which has offered to pay the Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District (NPBCID) about $3 million to clean...

Arden FunFest Celebrates First Phase Completion

The Arden community hosted its first Summer FunFest on Saturday, June 16 to celebrate the completion of its first phase of construction. The free event was open to the public, and guests were able to enjoy free food and...

Lox Groves Council Frowns On Church Expansion Proposal

Community of Hope Church’s plans for expansion to as much as 114,000 square feet were dashed by the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council, sitting as the Local Planning Agency, in a public hearing on Tuesday. Council members turned down the...

Large RV Campground Idea Sparks Interest Of Groves Council

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council recommended Tuesday that a consultant proceed with plans for a recreational vehicle and short-term rental park east of C Road between Tangerine Drive and Collecting Canal Road. At the workshop session, several residents living near...

Project 425 Hosts ‘Old Spooks And Spies’ Reunion

Project 425 hosted the Southeast Asia Army Security Agency Veteran Reunion on Friday, June 15 at the G&M Ranch in Loxahatchee Groves. The “Old Spooks and Spies” reunion group was comprised of Army top secret crypto communication specialists, radio...

Westlake Breaks Ground On $15 Million Amenity Complex

With Westlake still in its infancy, Minto Communities has started construction on the amenities portion of the master-planned residential community. On Tuesday, June 5, company officials held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the occasion. “This is the beginning of a...

Minto Sells 400-Acre Westlake Site To FPL For New Solar Plant

Westlake, Palm Beach County’s newest master-planned community, will soon include the county’s first large utility-scale solar plant. Recently, Florida Power & Light received site plan approval from the City of Westlake to develop a 400-acre solar energy center on the...

As Referendum Looms, LGWCD Criticized For Flooding Inaction

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors held what might have been its last meeting as an independent district on Monday, preparing to hand over control to the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council if that becomes a reality. Dependency...

Groves Council Clears The Way For Road Paving Referendum

The Loxahatchee Town Council approved the preliminary reading of a proposed ordinance last week that would amend the town charter to allow long-term borrowing in order for residents who want paving to share the cost of improving their roads. At...

Lox Groves Solid Waste Plan Gets OK; Manure Wording Out

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday passed the preliminary reading of a solid waste ordinance after removing all references regarding the removal of livestock waste. More than a dozen members of the equestrian community attended the meeting, loudly protesting...

Groves Residents Speak Out On District Dependency, Roads

At a workshop hosted Tuesday by the Town of Loxahatchee Groves, residents packed into Loxahatchee Groves Town Hall to discuss the upcoming referendum on whether or not the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District should become dependent to the Town...

Loxahatchee Groves CERT Group Busy Revamping Procedures

The Loxahatchee Groves Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is revamping its procedures to fit in with many changes that have gone on around it over the past 12 years. The all-volunteer CERT group has historically been the first responder to...

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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...