The Royal Palm Beach Village Council took its first look at a 2012-13 budget Thursday that would hold the tax rate unchanged at 1.92 mills while improving services for residents.
At a tax rate of 1.92 mills, the owner of...
Longtime Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Gary Nikolits is up for re-election this year, facing a challenge from Boca Raton businessman Robert Weinroth.
The Property Appraiser’s Office assesses property values, using state law and complex codes to place a value...
The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council last week approved paying $150,000 to the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District to help finance road maintenance so the district can avoid an assessment increase this year.
Councilman Jim Rockett dissented in the 3-1 vote...
The Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association hosted a “Show and Tell” program Thursday, June 28 featuring snippets of life in the rural community.
LGLA President Marge Herzog started it off, displaying models of a railroad that had been planned for Loxahatchee...
The Wellington Village Council decided last week to get more input from the Wellington Equestrian Preserve Committee regarding changes to how local farms manage horse manure and other livestock waste.
The changes were meant to help Wellington meet federal Environmental...
The Royal Palm Beach Village Council gave final approval last week to an ordinance allowing the creation of a warehouse larger than 400,000 square feet.
The approval at the council’s June 28 meeting clears the way for the Aldi grocery...
The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission last week recommended denial of a request to grant village staff authority to approve signage for national logos.
The request came as part of a June 26 discussion regarding signage for a...
Property crime in Wellington is down, but vehicle collisions continue to be a problem, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office District 8 Capt. Jay Hart told the Wellington Village Council at its meeting Tuesday, June 26.
In his report, Hart (shown...
Palm Beach County Clerk & Comptroller Sharon Bock is finishing up her second term in office but has worked for the clerk’s office since 1998. In her bid for a third term, Bock is being challenged by foreclosure activist...
This summer, Wellington children interested in basketball will have an opportunity to learn from the best as the Wellington Wolves Travel Basketball Association will offer free clinics starting in August.
“We take a month off and host these fundamental clinics,”...
Putting animals first, Luv My Puppies — formerly Palm Beach Puppies — is under new ownership. Joan and Ron Slack bought the Wellington pet boutique in April and have transformed the shop.
“We want to be the place where people...
Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue personnel responded to the Wellington Marketplace last Sunday morning regarding a gas leak.
According to a PBCFR report, someone called to report a gas leak from the rear of a commercial structure located at the intersection...
