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Magistrate continues Snell Trail culvert case and reaffirms fines for fill/outdoor storage case

Town of Loxahatchee Groves Special Magistrate · January 6, 2026
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Summary

The magistrate granted a continuance for the Snell Trail culvert repair case to allow the owner to complete work and set a status/fine assessment hearing for Feb. 2; for 2241 A Road the magistrate reaffirmed an outstanding $150-per-day fine and administrative costs.

The special magistrate handled multiple remaining enforcement items before adjourning. For the culvert and swale maintenance case at 14817 Snell (CE25-28), property owner Peter Martz reported a contractor quote and said he expected work to be completed; the magistrate accepted service, granted a continuance, set a Friday compliance date (Jan. 30) and reset a status/fine assessment hearing for Feb. 2, 2026. The magistrate maintained the prior fine amount of $2.50 per day and waived administrative costs for today.

In case CE25040001 (2241 A Road), the respondents did not appear. The magistrate found legal service and evidence in the case file showing fill, outdoor storage and continued prohibited use; she assessed a continuing fine of $150 per day until compliance and reaffirmed unpaid administrative costs from prior hearings as well as awarding administrative costs for today's hearing in the amount cited in the record ($234.05).

The magistrate instructed town staff to include case files and cost recovery sheets in the orders she will sign, and she scheduled the relevant fine-assessment hearings as listed on the town calendar.