Highland Glades Water Control District
General Information
Full Legal Name: Highland Glades Water Control District
Public Purpose: Drainage, irrigation, water control, and reclaiming the land and protecting the same from the effects of water, for agricultural and sanitary purposes, and for public convenience and welfare for public utility and benefit.
Boundaries: Begin at the point of intersection of the Township line between Townships forty-two (42) and forty-three (43) with the West bank of the West Palm Beach Canal and run West along said Townships line to the Northwest corner of Section four (4) in Township forty-three (43) South of Range thirty-eight (38) East; thence South along the West lines of Sections four (4), nine (9) sixteen (16) and twenty-one (21) to the Southwest corner of Section twenty-one (21) in said Township forty-three (43) South of Range thirty-eight (38) East; thence West along the North lines of Sections twenty-nine (29) and thirty (30) in said Township to the Northwest corner of said Section thirty (30); thence South along the West lines of Sections thirty (30) and thirty-one (31) in said Township to the Southwest corner of said Section thirty-one (31); thence Southwesterly along the West line of Lot six (6) between Townships forty-three (43) and forty-four (44) in Range thirty-eight (38) to the Southwest corner of said Lot six (6); thence East along the South line of said Lot six (6) to the Northwest corner of Section five (5) in Township forty-four (44) South of Range thirty-eight (38) East; thence South along the West line of Section five (5) and along the West line of Section eight (8) in said Township forty-four (44) South of Range thirty-eight (38) East, to the point of intersection of said West line of Section eight (8) with the North bank of Okeechobee Road Canal; thence in a Northeasterly direction along the North bank of the Okeechobee Road Canal to the Northeast corner of Section four (4) in said Township; thence East along the North lines of Sections three (3), two (2) and one (1) in said Township, to the Northeast corner of said Section one (1) in said Township; thence in a Northeasterly direction along the East line of Lot one (1) between Townships forty-three (43) and forty-four (44) South of Range thirty-eight (38) East to the Northeast corner of said Lot one (1); thence North along the East line of Township forty-three (43) South of Range thirty-eight (38) East to the South bank of the West Palm Beach Canal; thence in a Northwesterly direction along the South bank of the said West Palm Beach Canal to the place of beginning and Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, and 20, Township 43 South, Range 38 East.
Services Provided: Build roads as incidental to the digging of ditches, by leveling the spoil banks of the ditches and canals in said District, and thereafter placing on said roads material excavated from ditches or canals or otherwise obtained and to erect bridges over the ditches, including a bridge or bridges across the Okeechobee Road Canal, as in the judgment of said Board shall be suitable and proper for public use in said District.
Creation Documents: Chapter 2001-309, Laws of Florida
Statutory Authority: Chapter 298, Florida Statutes
Date Established: January 1, 1921
Establishing Entity: Legislature
Public Purpose: Drainage, irrigation, water control, and reclaiming the land and protecting the same from the effects of water, for agricultural and sanitary purposes, and for public convenience and welfare for public utility and benefit.
Boundaries: Begin at the point of intersection of the Township line between Townships forty-two (42) and forty-three (43) with the West bank of the West Palm Beach Canal and run West along said Townships line to the Northwest corner of Section four (4) in Township forty-three (43) South of Range thirty-eight (38) East; thence South along the West lines of Sections four (4), nine (9) sixteen (16) and twenty-one (21) to the Southwest corner of Section twenty-one (21) in said Township forty-three (43) South of Range thirty-eight (38) East; thence West along the North lines of Sections twenty-nine (29) and thirty (30) in said Township to the Northwest corner of said Section thirty (30); thence South along the West lines of Sections thirty (30) and thirty-one (31) in said Township to the Southwest corner of said Section thirty-one (31); thence Southwesterly along the West line of Lot six (6) between Townships forty-three (43) and forty-four (44) in Range thirty-eight (38) to the Southwest corner of said Lot six (6); thence East along the South line of said Lot six (6) to the Northwest corner of Section five (5) in Township forty-four (44) South of Range thirty-eight (38) East; thence South along the West line of Section five (5) and along the West line of Section eight (8) in said Township forty-four (44) South of Range thirty-eight (38) East, to the point of intersection of said West line of Section eight (8) with the North bank of Okeechobee Road Canal; thence in a Northeasterly direction along the North bank of the Okeechobee Road Canal to the Northeast corner of Section four (4) in said Township; thence East along the North lines of Sections three (3), two (2) and one (1) in said Township, to the Northeast corner of said Section one (1) in said Township; thence in a Northeasterly direction along the East line of Lot one (1) between Townships forty-three (43) and forty-four (44) South of Range thirty-eight (38) East to the Northeast corner of said Lot one (1); thence North along the East line of Township forty-three (43) South of Range thirty-eight (38) East to the South bank of the West Palm Beach Canal; thence in a Northwesterly direction along the South bank of the said West Palm Beach Canal to the place of beginning and Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, and 20, Township 43 South, Range 38 East.
Services Provided: Build roads as incidental to the digging of ditches, by leveling the spoil banks of the ditches and canals in said District, and thereafter placing on said roads material excavated from ditches or canals or otherwise obtained and to erect bridges over the ditches, including a bridge or bridges across the Okeechobee Road Canal, as in the judgment of said Board shall be suitable and proper for public use in said District.
Creation Documents: Chapter 2001-309, Laws of Florida
Statutory Authority: Chapter 298, Florida Statutes
Date Established: January 1, 1921
Establishing Entity: Legislature
Contact Information
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 68, Loxahatchee, FL 33470
Email: schoech.law@gmail.com
Telephone: (561) 601-9756
Registered Agent: Charles F. Schoech, Esq., P.O. Box 68, Loxahatchee, FL 33470
Email: schoech.law@gmail.com
Telephone: (561) 601-9756
Registered Agent: Charles F. Schoech, Esq., P.O. Box 68, Loxahatchee, FL 33470
Governing Body Members
Keith Wedgworth, President
P.O. Box 68
Loxahatchee, FL 33470
Term: 3 years
Sommer Foster, Supervisor
P.O. Box 68
Loxahatchee, FL 33470
Term: 3 years
Steve Stiles, Supervisor
P.O. Box 68
Loxahatchee, FL 33470
Term: 3 years
Administrator: Charles F. Schoech, Esq.
P.O. Box 68
Loxahatchee, FL 33470
Term: 3 years
Sommer Foster, Supervisor
P.O. Box 68
Loxahatchee, FL 33470
Term: 3 years
Steve Stiles, Supervisor
P.O. Box 68
Loxahatchee, FL 33470
Term: 3 years
Administrator: Charles F. Schoech, Esq.
Secretary, Treasurer and General Counsel: Charles F. Schoech, Esq.
Engineer: Tim Harper, P.E. Kimly-Horn
Engineer: Tim Harper, P.E. Kimly-Horn
Board Meetings
2026
2026 Meeting Schedule
- Monday, February 9, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING - CANCELED
- Monday, June 8, 2026 ANNUAL LANDOWNERS’ MEETING at 2:00 p.m. - RESCHEDULED JUNE 26
- Monday, June 8, 2026 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING - RESCHEDULED JUNE 26, 2026
- Monday, June 26, 2026 ANNUAL LANDOWNERS’ MEETING at 2:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 26, 2026, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING at 2:00 p.m.
- Monday, October 19, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING - RESCHEDULED TO SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
2025
- 2025 Meeting Schedule
- Monday, February 10, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting - CANCELED
- Monday, June 10, 2025 Annual Landowners Meeting - Agenda
- Monday, June 10, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting - Agenda
- Monday, October 13, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting - CANCELED
Assessments
Statutory Authority: Chapter 170, 197 and 298, Florida Statutes
Financial Information
Budget Hearing: Friday, June 26, 2026, 2:00 P.M., 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Ste. 1200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Fiscal Year Period: October 1 to September 30
Annual Financial Report
Fiscal Year Period: October 1 to September 30
Annual Financial Report
Budgets: