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Magistrate continues culvert dispute after homeowners and town disagree over May road work
Summary
A Loxahatchee Groves code‑enforcement hearing over a collapsed culvert at 14090 North Road was continued to Feb. 2, 2026 after competing accounts of whether town roadwork in May 2025 or a collapsed private pipe caused flooding. Both parties’ evidence was entered; town photos of a Nov. 6 road blowout were added to the file.
A special magistrate hearing in the Town of Loxahatchee Groves on Dec. 1, 2025 was recessed and reset to Feb. 2, 2026 in a contested code‑enforcement case over a culvert and roadway collapse at 14090 North Road. Code compliance officer John Suarez presented the town’s notice of violation, citing ULDC provisions governing swales, culverts and an alleged “imminent public health threat.”
The town’s public works superintendent, Craig Lauer, testified he inspected a collapsed pipe beneath the road, described the road surface giving way, and said town crews had to add material and…
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