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Westlake

Westlake’s Education & Youth Advisory Board Gets Reprieve

Westlake residents came out in person and online Tuesday, Sept. 5 to voice their disapproval of a plan to eliminate the community’s Education & Youth Advisory Board. Occurring during a marathon meeting of the Westlake City Council that lasted nearly...

Westlake A Step Closer To Second-Straight Year Of Trimming Tax Rate

The Westlake City Council adopted a tentative property tax rate of 5.0 mills for the 2024 fiscal year at its first budget hearing Tuesday, Sept. 5. The rate represents a small decrease from the city’s 2023 tax rate of 5.1...

Westlake Recognizes PBSC 90th Anniversary With Proclamation

Palm Beach State College received a special proclamation recognizing its 90th anniversary from the City of Westlake during a Westlake City Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Accepting the honor on behalf of the college from Westlake Mayor JohnPaul O’Connor...

City Of Westlake Eyes $9 Million Budget With No Minto ‘Lifeline’

No longer in its infancy, the seven-year-old City of Westlake must now stand on its own fiscally, with no more handholding from the municipality’s largest developer, Minto Communities USA. Since 2016, when Westlake incorporated, Minto has supplied millions of dollars...

New James Business Park Project Breaks Ground In Westlake

Jamyln Supply, a national e-commerce business specializing in pet and garden/outdoor supplies, has broken ground on the first warehouse/distribution development in the City of Westlake. On Tuesday, Aug. 1, company representatives were joined by Minto Communities Senior Vice President John...

Fast-Growing Westlake Sprinting Toward Potential 2026-27 Residential Buildout

Climb into a big green ATV and head out in any direction from Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, which bisects the 4,192-acre City of Westlake, and you’ll find yourself bumping and rocking over land cleared for houses, businesses and a...

Westlake Council Votes To Keep 2024 Millage Rate Unchanged

The Westlake City Council voted Tuesday, July 11 to hold the line on residential property taxes for the upcoming fiscal year, keeping the tax rate at 5.1 mills, the same as the current year. The decision comes despite the fact...

Westlake’s Council Not HAPPY With Home Assistance Program

The City of Westlake has $2.5 million sitting in its Housing Assistance Purchase Program Yearly (HAPPY) trust fund to help first-time and lower-income homebuyers, and no way to use it. City Manager Kenneth Cassel and council members agree on the...

Minto Releases New Homesites In The Woodlands Of Westlake

Minto Communities has released new homesites for its Indigo Collection of home designs at the Woodlands of Westlake, the newest single-family neighborhood available for sale in the Westlake master-planned community. The collection offers eleven floorplans that will be built on...

New Westlake Publix Expected To Be Driver For Further Growth

The large and long-awaited Publix supermarket, which includes a pharmacy and liquor store, is open in the Westlake Plaza on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, but growth in the City of Westlake isn’t taking a breather. At the Westlake City Council’s...

Magazine Ranks Minto Communities Among Top 50 Builders In U.S.

For the second time in as many months, Minto Communities USA has been recognized among the top 100 builders in the U.S. Minto ranked 45th on Builder magazine’s 2023 annual Builder 100 list — up from the 55th position...

Developer Minto Introduces Two New Single-Family Floor Plans At Westlake

Minto Communities USA, the master developer and primary builder in Westlake, is introducing two smaller floor plans that will give homebuyers on a budget a lower-cost option for a single-family home. Both plans will be released for sale June...

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Duck Donuts Announces Grand Opening Date Of RPB Location Jan. 18

Duck Donuts, known for serving warm, delicious and made to order donuts, recently announced the grand opening of its Royal...