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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...

Wellington Council Sets Preliminary Tax Rate

The Wellington Village Council gave preliminary approval Tuesday to maintain its property tax rate at 2.5 mills, the same rate as the previous three years. But for the first time in five years, Wellington will see an uptick in its...

Get In Shape At Your Own Pace At Iron Lion Fitness

Don’t let the lion intimidate you; Wellington’s Iron Lion Fitness Studio is a warm and inviting place with a friendly atmosphere. Owners Michael Bates and Seth Kaufmann picked the name and logo, a lion’s head, to symbolize inner strength,...

County Opens New Homeless Resource Center

Palm Beach County celebrated the grand opening and dedication of the county’s new homeless resource center on June 25. The Senator Philip D. Lewis Center, located at 1000 45th Street in West Palm Beach, is the area’s first regional full-service...

Stocked N Loaded To Provide Food At Cruzan

Stocked N Loaded, a gourmet food truck and catering service owned and operated by Chef Dave Rashty, has signed a deal to provide all of the concession food for the 2012 concert series at the Cruzan Amphitheatre, in partnership...

Wellington Seeks Input On 2013 Village Budget

Wellington’s 2013 fiscal year begins Oct. 1, and if you’re a resident, you’re entrusting the village to do more with less — approximately $2 million less proposed funding compared to the 2012 fiscal year. Balancing the budget is a...

Over $9,000 Stolen From Gas Station In Royal Palm

JULY 4 — A gas station employee contacted the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach last Wednesday to report a burglary. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 1:15 a.m., a female entered the closed...

Wellington Could Reconsider PBIEC Master Plan

The Wellington Village Council will determine this month whether to revisit changes to the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center property approved last October by the former council. Current council members will hold a special public hearing at 9 a.m. on...

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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...