Editor’s note 7/22/25: Channel 12 has also covered West End Crossing since the publication of this ALA article. See “‘A big problem for us’: Acreage residents rage over gas station plan.”

These days, preserving and protecting The Acreage/Loxahatchee way of life feels like a battle of David versus Goliath.

That’s why the Acreage Landowners Association (ALA) wants residents to know their recent efforts to counter the proposed West End Crossing plaza have not gone unnoticed.

Most recently, the Palm Beach Post covered it in an article titled “‘We don’t need another gas station’: Acreage group determined to block commercial project” (which is also available for free via MSN and Yahoo).

This comes on the heels of coverage by outlets such as WPTV and the Town-Crier.

“I appreciate that the local media is watching our efforts to quell the urban sprawl,” ALA president Bob Morgan said. “We are an agricultural and equestrian community that does not require any commercially zoned property when millions of square feet of commercial development has already been approved in the surrounding municipalities.”

If you are a resident of this community who opposes over-development, make sure to visit www.ala-petition.com and sign the ALA’s West End Crossing petition.

Then send the petition link to your neighbors and local friends and relatives in case they haven’t signed it yet.

We are running out of time to defend our community because the Palm Beach County commissioners are currently scheduled to vote on West End Crossing on Aug. 28.

West End Crossing vs. the Acreage Neighborhood Plan

West End Crossing is slated for the southeast corner of Northlake Boulevard and Seminole Pratt Whitney Road.

It’s not without upside, to be fair, but the bottom line is that the proposal defies multiple aspects of the Acreage Neighborhood Plan. That includes:

• Section L10, which states: “Palm Beach County should protect the aquifer and residents, by prohibiting the permitting of petroleum facilities (ie. fuel stations, auto/truck repair, junk/salvage yards, paint shops, etc…) within The Acreage Unified Planning Area.”
• Section L9, which states:
  • “… a minimum of one hundred (100) feet (inclusive of all easements) shall be used as a vegetative setback (buffer) from property zoned AR (Agricultural Residential) …”
  • “Parking shall not be allowed within the 100 foot setback.”
  • “Commercially zoned property shall … have a minimum of ten (10) acres …”
  • “Commercial property shall be located at the intersection of two (2) County arterials (roads) …”
• Section L3, which states: “Retain the existing Future Land Use Classification of RR10 (Rural Residential) as shown on the Palm Beach County Future Land Use Atlas throughout The Acreage Unified Planning Area.”
• Section L4, which states: “Retain the existing zoning classification of AR (Agricultural Residential) throughout The Acreage Unified Planning Area.”

Section L10 does allow for gas stations that are limited to four pumps (eight nozzles) and lack walk-in retail space, but only “on existing commercial sites subject to Acreage Land Owners Association approval.”

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