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Westlake

Westlake Mayor: Storms Won’t Slow Down Growth In The Area

Homeowners in the City of Westlake suffered only minor damage from the powerful EF-3 tornado that passed just to the east on Wednesday, Oct. 9 as Hurricane Milton came ashore on Florida’s west coast. “We were incredibly blessed,” Mayor JohnPaul...

Vice Mayor: Westlake Budget ‘In Good Shape’ After Millage Cut

The City of Westlake’s 2025 budget and millage rate are official after a Tuesday, Sept. 11 final budget hearing. Both passed 5-0. While the overall budget will increase $2,364,000 over 2024, the community’s fast-growing residential homes sales, a steady increase...

Westlake Sweeping Streets Of Unwanted Trucks, Other Vehicles

For nearly two years, big-rig truckers in The Acreage have been fighting to be allowed to park their 18-wheelers at their homes. Now the City of Westlake is saying, don’t leave them here. On Tuesday, Sept. 3, the Westlake City...

Westlake Named Among Top 50 U.S. Master-Planned Communities

Minto Communities USA recently announced that its award-winning community, Westlake, has once again been recognized among the top 50 master-planned communities in the United States. Westlake has climbed the ranks on the RCLCO Real Estate Consulting mid-2024 listing, moving...

Registration Opens For Westlake’s 5K Run/Walk

The City of Westlake has begun preparations for its second annual 5K Run/Walk & Carnival Games, set for Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at 8 a.m. on Kingfisher Blvd. Registration for the event kicked off this week. Registration windows and rates...

Westlake Tax Rate Coming Down; SID Assessments Going Up

Many Westlake property owners will get a decrease in their 2025 municipal taxes if planned millage rate reductions hold up during upcoming budget hearings. At the second workshop of the budget season on Tuesday, Aug. 6, the Westlake City Council...

Starbucks Arrives In Westlake

On Thursday, July 25, the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County celebrated a ribbon cutting for the new Starbucks in the City of Westlake. (Above) Central Palm Beach...

Central Chamber Welcomes KFC To Westlake Community

The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed new member KFC of Westlake. The restaurant opened its doors for business on July 12. The chamber held the official ribbon cutting on Wednesday, July 24. Special thanks for...

New Westlake Fitness Trail Is Now Open

Minto Communities USA, developer and lead builder in the Westlake community, has completed the construction of a 39-acre linear park that is now open to residents and the public. The Westlake Fitness Trail features a one-mile asphalt path carved around...

Westlake OKs New Sexual Predator Restrictions Over Opposition

Despite an onslaught of e-mails directed at members of the Westlake City Council, and the city manager, a new, stricter sexual predator ordinance was codified on its second reading at a Tuesday, July 16 special meeting called for just...

UPDATE: Westlake Makes New Sexual Predator Restrictions Official

At a special meeting of the Westlake City Council on Tuesday, July 16, council members voted 3-0 to codify a change to the city’s sexual offender and sexual predator ordinance by approving its second reading. Mainly the change extends from...

FourthFest Event Brings Family Fun To Westlake

The City of Westlake held its annual FourthFest celebration on Thursday, July 4. The fun-filled day included kids’ activities, bounce houses, food trucks and local vendors. Live musical entertainment included Juna N Joey and headliner Wonderama. The evening ended with a...

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In Pictures: Tornado Damage In Acreage/Loxahatchee

Photos by the Town-Crier and others on tornado damage and recovery efforts in the Acreage/Loxahatchee area. See related story...