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BREAKING NEWS: Council Won’t Re-Open PBIEC Plan

CLICK HERE FOR THE EXTENDED VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE After nearly 15 hours of debate and deliberation over the status of the approved master plan governing the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, members of the Wellington Village Council decided unanimously...

Community Center On Agenda At Council Workshop

The Wellington Village Council will discuss final issues regarding the rebuilding of the Wellington Community Center at a workshop Monday, July 16, before the project goes out to bid. The 2 p.m. meeting will give council members a chance to...

RPB Council Reviews $32 Million 2013 Budget

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council heard a formal presentation on the village’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year Thursday, July 5. The proposed property tax rate will be unchanged at 1.92 mills to help finance a total $32 million...

Wellington Out Of Hunt For 2018 Equestrian Games

Equestrian Sport Productions, organizers of the Wellington Equestrian Festival, withdrew their bid this week to host the 2018 World Equestrian Games. Wellington was one of five communities under consideration to host the games, regarded as the world championships of the...

Commissioners Keep Property Tax Rate Unchanged

The Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday set its maximum property tax rate for the next fiscal year at 4.7815 mills, the same rate as the current year. That rate would generate $599.6 million, which is $1.7 million, or 0.28...

Wording In Livestock Ordinance Still Concerns ALA

Palm Beach County planners attended a joint meeting of the Acreage Landowners’ Association and Indian Trail Improvement District on Monday, July 9 at the ITID office to explain a newly drafted livestock ordinance. The office was packed with Acreage residents...

LGWCD OKs Payment For Paving Despite Overrun

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District approved the final engineering invoice Monday for its recent road-paving project. The invoice included $5,670 for additional inspections that arose after some residents complained about the size and uniformity of the speed humps. “Due...

Indian Trail Inks Policy Addressing Fuel Spills

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors approved a fuel spill policy Wednesday that was developed by staff at their direction after a recent oil spill prompted a scare in The Acreage. On April 25, a piece of equipment...

Final Remaining Equestrian Village Approval Revoked

A divided Wellington Village Council on Tuesday revoked the commercial dressage arena designation given earlier this year to the controversial Equestrian Village site by the former council. In a move that Vice Mayor Howard Coates said will create “uncertainty for...

RPB Postpones Discussion Of IG Funding Grant

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council postponed authorization last week for an interlocal grant requested by the Palm Beach County Commission to provide financing for the Office of the Inspector General. The village and other municipalities have been providing payments...

ITID Wins Approval For $200,000 Park Grant

The Indian Trail Improvement District announced this week that an application for a $200,000 grant for phase one of the Acreage Community Park expansion has been approved by the Florida Land & Water Conservation Fund and will be sent...

Wellington Seniors Finally Get Their Committee

After years of requests from Wellington seniors to have an official voice in village matters, on Tuesday the Wellington Village Council unanimously approved the creation of a Senior Advisory Committee. At the same time, council members directed staff members to...

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Helen Marie Harvey – Published Dec. 13, 2024

Helen Marie Harvey, a cherished matriarch and devoted community member, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2024, in Royal...