This is the proposal being brought to the Board of County Commissioners from Staff regarding the storage of large commercial vehicles. The meeting is planned for 08/30/2023 @ 9:30 AM. Be sure to attend in person if you are able to. It is requested that you wear red if you are in support of the project. Live streaming should be available at https://discover.pbcgov.org/pages/ch20live.aspx

Meeting address: 301 N. Olive Rd WPB, FL 33401

It seems to be a busy week for our community, some good, some not so good, as in this plan. Palm Beach Gardens Council will be holding a meeting on 05/04/2023 @ 6 PM for the second reading of the involuntary annexation of several properties along Northlake Blvd, reaching as far as Grapeview Blvd. The meeting will be held at 10500 N Military Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33410. Please attend this meeting to voice your opinion on the continued encroachment into our community. PBG plans to take additional land along Northlake into the Acreage, some that is already approved for commercial and could be part of our municipality if and when the State ever allows us our American right to vote. Although the Feasibility Study showed we would have been self-sustainable before this commercial property having been built, this would have added additional income if we do incorporate. Let your voices be heard if at all possible.

If you wish to comment on this, please do so on the web site under Community Updates, locate the thread, and click “REPLY”. Your replies via email do not get posted on the site for others to see. Thank you.

PLEASE NOTE: The project for a total of 3,897 homes has already been approved by Palm Beach County, there is nothing we can do about this. However, by supporting the proposed plan, it will eliminate 1,285 if we show County we support this. For more details, go to https://boldsolutionspbc3.com/

CONTACT PERSON(S)

Lesli Franco- (954-592-9108)

Arielle Roth- (239-691-0074)

LOCATION

Governmental Center

301 N Olive Ave

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

ARRIVAL

The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m., but our proposal is the sixth item on the agenda. Expect a few hours’ wait, perhaps even after lunch, before you speak. We encourage everyone to be there by 11am if possible.

Arrive with ample time to park, walk to the Governmental Center and pass through two security check points. If you experience an emergency or are running late, please contact our team for instructions.

When you arrive, please check in with Arielle Roth or Lesli Franco to receive your comment card for submission. All comment cards must be submitted before the agenda item is heard.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Order of Presentation:

• Our team will present to the Commission.
• Then, County staff will present.
• County Commissioners will direct questions to GL Homes and County staff.
• The agenda item will be opened for public comment (community speakers and Comment Card entries). If you are speaking, this will be your moment to support the project.

PARKING LOCATIONS

We recommend parking in the Governmental Center 4th Street Parking Lot, the Governmental Center Parking Garage or in metered street parking.

• Governmental Center 4th Street Parking Lot ($1/half hour)- enter on 4th street between N Dixie and N Olive
• Governmental Center Parking Garage ($1/half hour)- enter on N Dixie or N Olive, between 4th and 3rd street
• Metered street parking ($1/hour; pay by coins, card, or Parkmobile app)

WHAT TO BRING

Plan to bring anything you might need while in the chambers (e.g., phone charger, spare battery, water, snacks, etc.).

Please bring a printed version of your talking points or save the document to your phone for easy reference.

NEARBY COFFEE/LUNCH LOCATIONS

• Clematis Cafe (open 8am-4pm) – 319 Clematis St #101
• Dolce Cafe (open 9am-3pm) – 517 N Olive Ave
• Starbucks (open 5am-11pm) – 226 Clematis St.
• Subway (open 8am-9pm) – 122 N Dixie Hwy

Arielle Roth | Senior Account Executive  O’CONNELL | GOLDBERG  phone: 954.964.9098 | cell: 239.691.0074  aroth@oandgpr.com | www.oandgpr.com

Hello fellow neighbors of the Acreage/Loxahatchee,

It brings us great sorrow to have to bring you this news. After almost three years of hard work, hundreds of hours away from our families, we are disappointed that once again, our request to have a referendum on determining our own future, has been denied by our own State Government. 

No sooner than it being discovered that our bill was dead, The City of Palm Beach Gardens came in for the first of what will be many swoops chewing away at our community from the Northeast. They have notified the County that they will be involuntary annexing the pre-approved commercial properties from the West of Bay Hill Estates to Grapeview Blvd on the South side of Northlake. There are 16 landowners of the property being annexed, 10 of them agree to annexation while the other 6 do not want it. 

Other annexation news, certain Town Council members of the Town of Loxahatchee Groves have made it known over the past couple of years, that they wish to annex in a portion of land at Southern that was included in our proposed boundaries. The City of Wellington is also planning future annexations to our South and West, including portions of land that are in our proposed incorporation boundaries. 

All of our VoteLox group has been working hard to try to give our community a voice. We see the writing on the wall. It will be death by a million cuts to our community, but people say we are fear mongering. As long as we sit back and do nothing, developers, surrounding municipalities, the County and the State, will continue to pluck us apart. The State is helping us be torn apart, divided….piece by piece, by not allowing us to vote and decide what we want for ourselves. 

Although this is the second slap in the face by our local and State government, we will be reviewing the possibilities for a path forward. We cannot allow our community to be swallowed up even though some think and want you to believe “nothing is changing” or “leave it as it is”. Things are changing right before our very eyes and have been for several years. Our only agenda has been to give our community the right to decide for ourselves.  Shame on those that continue to spread misinformation about our efforts. We will continue to provide the facts and information as much as possible. Be sure you register your email address on our home page here for future updates. We will not give up to obtain our American right to vote.

Good afternoon Acreage/Lox residents. I wanted to post this ASAP in order to get the word out that Palm Beach Gardens is continuing to encroach into our neighborhood. They have submitted notice to Palm Beach County informing them of their plans to involuntarily annex the north and south side of Northlake Blvd from Bay Hill Estates to Grapeview Blvd., south to Hamlin Blvd. These areas are mostly zoned commercial and would be revenue for our community if/when our community ever decides to self-govern. This is not going to stop. More info to come as it becomes available.

Regards,
Bob Morgan, President
Acreage Landowners Association

Legal notice of Bill being filed for a referendum on incorporation of the Village of Loxahatchee – 01-24-2023

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/public-notices/notice/01/24/2023/notice-of-intention-to-apply-for-passage-2023-01-24-palm-beach-post-florida-03c7c0

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR PASSAGE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is hereby given of the intent to apply to the 2023 Session(s) of the Florida Legislature for passage of:
An act relating to Palm Beach County; creating and establishing the Village of Loxahatchee; providing a charter; providing legislative intent; providing boundaries; providing municipal powers; providing for a council-manager form of government and composition and election of the council; providing for eligibility, terms, duties, compensation, and reimbursement of expenses of council members; providing for a mayor and vice mayor; providing scheduling requirements of council meetings; prohibiting interference with village employees; providing for filling of vacancies and forfeiture of office; providing for the appointment of a village manager and village attorney and the qualifications, removal, powers, and duties thereof; providing for the establishment of village departments, agencies, personnel, and boards; providing for an annual independent audit; providing that the State is not liable for financial shortfalls of the village; providing for nonpartisan elections and matters relating thereto; providing for the recall of council members; providing for initiative and referenda; providing for a code of ethics; providing for future amendments to the charter; providing for severability; providing a village transition schedule and procedures for the first election; providing for first-year expenses; providing for adoption of comprehensive plans and land development regulations; providing for accelerated entitlement to state-shared revenues; providing for entitlement to all local revenue sources allowed by general law; providing for the sharing of communications services tax revenues; providing for receipt and distribution of local option gas tax revenues; providing for continuation of the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Municipal Service Taxing Unit; providing for continuation of the Palm Beach County Library Taxing District; providing for law enforcement; providing for the continuation of the Indian Trail Improvement District and for the transfer of certain District assets and liabilities; providing for waiver of specified eligibility provisions; requiring a referendum; providing effective dates.

Lou Colantuoni, Robert Morgan and Elizabeth Accomando
VoteLox Citizens Group
DATED this 20th day of January, 2023.
8349629 1/24/23

Hello neighbors! We hope this newsletter post finds you well. We wanted to provide an update on a few items concerning the Self-Government/Incorporation effort. 1. On 01/12/2023, the Palm Beach Local Delegation unanimously voted YES on the bill which will allow the right to vote on Incorporation. This was the first step and a big hurdle! 2. The next step is Tallahassee. There will be at least 2 committees that will inspect and review the submitted documents, the proposed Charter and Feasibility Study. This will take place during the legislative session which starts in March. If it passes through committees, it will then go to the House floor for reading and vote twice and then to the Senate for their vote. If the bill passes both legislative bodies, it will then be presented to the Governor for his review and final decision at the end of the legislative session.  We, The Citizens Group, are planning on representation in Tallahassee during the committee meetings and session. We will post the dates these should be taking place when we receive them, they are usually very short notice. (3 business days) 3. Donations – We would like to ask for the community’s support by donating to our cause. Even if it is just $1.00 per household, it would greatly help with the mounting costs for advertising and outreach. If you would like to show your support by donating, you can visit our donation page at https://buy.stripe.com/4gwcOGbDl7C85Ik6oo  4. Committees – We are inviting residents to participate in committees we are creating. Committees include Planning/Zoning, Code Enforcement, Finance, and Communications (advertising/Wordpress knowledge). If you are interested in becoming involved with shaping our future, please go to the Committee Registration page at https://votelox2022.com/get-involved/ . We will be reaching out to those that register very soon to begin organizing the groups. More info can be found on the web page. We hope to see you there!Lastly, If you would like to continue to receive email updates, we ask that you subscribe for updates on the homepage here. Any and all updates on the VoteLox website will email you immediately. We want to ensure as many residents as possible are being notified of the progress and any feedback we may need from you. We would like to thank those that have supported us, as well as those that have donated to our effort. We really appreciate it! Feel free to reach out to us at info@votelox.com with any questions or comments you may have or you may comment below.

Best regards, The Citizens Group; Lou Calantuoni Bob Morgan Elizabeth Accomando

For the win!!! Never ever been involved with politics before but after a 3 year battle fighting for the right to vote on saving our rural agricultural community, we got a unanimous decision from our local delegation to move forward to Tallahassee in hopes they vote YES to give us the right to vote for Self-Governing. Great job Representative Rick Roth, Lou Calantuoni, Elizabeth Accomando!!!! It’s been one helluva battle!

Seeking volunteers to be engaged in helping protect and preserve The Acreage/Loxahatchee. Please review the list of topics at the link below. Your time and input is very valuable to the future of our community. Please share with your friends, family and social media pages!

Committee Registration – https://votelox2022.com/get-involved/

Also, a reminder for our upcoming meeting to be held at the Acreage Library on 01/10/2023 @ 6:30 PM where we will be discussing the VERY IMPORTANT meeting on 01/12/2023 (more info on that below) as well as discussing financials if we incorporate. The agenda can be viewed/downloaded here.

The Delegates meeting is our most important meeting and our community needs your presence at the Local Delegation’s local bill and public hearing. The delegates need to hear your voice to let them know you request your right to vote. That meeting will be held in Jupiter, Thursday, 01/12/2023 @ 1:30 PM at the Els Center of Excellence, 18370 Limestone Creek Rd, Jupiter FL 33458. Please note this meeting location and time is decided by the Delegates, no one else. We have no control of this. We hope to see you there!

01/12/2023 Delegates meeting in Jupiter – URGENT!
Please note – The Delegates decide where and when meetings are held. Last year it was in Belle Glade.

Hello neighbors! The community needs you to show up to the meeting and show your support for the local bill sponsored by Rep. Rick Roth. This bill, if passed, will allow us to move forward towards a possible right to vote. Please come out and tell the local delegates that you want the right to vote; to determine your future!

Whether you are able to attend the meeting or not, please fill out the petition to demand your right to vote! The petition can be found here. https://votelox2022.com/petition/

PLEASE NOTE!!!! This is NOT a vote FOR or AGAINST establishing a self-government (incorporation), this is ONLY to obtain our right as US citizens to request that right which would take place in the future. Whether you are for or against incorporation, the Local Delegation should not be denying that right from us.