News Coverage

Wellington is changing fast—and there’s a lot to keep up with. This post is a regularly updated list of news articles that document key developments, proposals, land deals, and political shifts across the village. Whether you're a resident, landowner, or just trying to stay informed, this timeline will help you follow what’s happening and where things are headed for our village.

Contractor who built Wellington’s luxury equestrian estates files for bankruptcy, still faces fraud allegations
June 11, 2025
https://therealdeal.com/miami/2025/06/11/wellington-equestrian-estate-builder-files-for-bankruptcy/

Residents say manure station expansion threatens Wellington’s equestrian lifestyle
April 17, 2025
https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/wellington/residents-say-manure-station-expansion-threatens-wellingtons-equestrian-lifestyle

How Wellington is growing: Developer pulls plan for 40 luxury homes in equestrian preserve
March 19, 2025
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/wellington/2025/03/18/frank-mccourt-developer-withdraws-plans-to-build-homes-on-wellington-polo-fields/82409822007/

Developer Withdraws Project For Homes Near National Polo Center
March 7, 2025
https://gotowncrier.com/2025/03/developer-withdraws-project-for-homes-near-polo-center/

Committee Gets Update On Private School At K-Park
March 7, 2025
https://gotowncrier.com/2025/03/committee-gets-update-on-private-school-at-k-park/

Lotis nabs another construction loan for Wellington mixed-use project
March 5, 2025
https://therealdeal.com/miami/2025/03/05/lotis-wellington-project-nabs-28m-construction-loan/

The Wellington showgrounds have been sold
October 22, 2024
https://nancyjaffer.com/the-wellington-showgrounds-have-been-sold-bulletin/

Lennar drops $54M for 172 homesites at Lotis mixed-use project in Wellington
October 10, 2024
https://therealdeal.com/miami/2024/10/10/lennar-buys-172-homesites-at-lotis-wellington-project/

Here's the newest way opponents are trying to stop showground redevelopment in Wellington
July 5, 2024
https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/wellington/heres-the-newest-way-people-are-trying-to-stop-new-showgrounds-from-coming-to-wellington

Mark Bellissimo sues Wellington International's owner to control sale of horse showgrounds
May 10, 2024
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/wellington/2024/05/10/wellington-international-horse-showground-owner-sued-mark-bellissimo-florida/73586552007/

Army Corps of Engineers investigates Wellington developer over preserve
April 5, 2024
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MXsNlrYE1bg

Wellington equestrian, luxury homes project clears likely last hurdle
March 5, 2024
https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/wellington/wellington-equestrian-luxury-homes-project-clears-likely-last-hurdle

Equestrian Board Seeks Changes To Showgrounds Expansion Plan
February 23, 2024
https://gotowncrier.com/2024/02/equestrian-board-seeks-changes-to-showgrounds-expansion-plan/

Dressage Investor Group Comes Forward to Buy Global Dressage Festival Showgrounds
February 6, 2024
https://eurodressage.com/2024/02/06/dressage-investor-group-comes-forward-buy-global-dressage-festival-showgrounds

Wellington Balancing Costs Against Amenities At New Aquatics Complex
January 26, 2024
https://gotowncrier.com/2024/01/wellington-balancing-costs-against-amenities-at-new-aquatics-complex/

British billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty to US insider trading charges
January 25, 2024
https://www.reuters.com/legal/british-billionaire-joe-lewis-intends-plead-guilty-us-charges-lawyer-says-2024-01-24/

Wellington Council conducts final reading on proposed equestrian development
January 23, 2024
http://wptv.com/money/real-estate-news/wellington-equestrian-development-1-23-24

Wellington will hold referendum to annex 257 acres along Southern Blvd., Seminole Pratt Whitney Road
January 20, 2024
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/wellington/2024/01/20/palm-beach-county-landowners-to-vote-to-annex-257-acres-into-wellington/72243428007/

Wellington coalition seeks ousting of mayor, council over Bellissimo vote
January 16, 2024
https://therealdeal.com/miami/2024/01/16/wellington-residents-seek-council-recall-over-bellissimo-vote/

Redefined: A Village and its Priorities
December 30, 2023
https://www.theneighborlyfl.com/p/redefined-a-village-and-its-priorities

How Wellington is growing: Village has offers to turn K-Park into shops, restaurants, homes
December 26, 2023
http://palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/wellington/2023/12/26/wellington-has-two-offers-to-turn-k-park-into-shops-restaurants-homes/71889986007/

Wellington Village Council Advances Equestrian Proposals To Continue Negotiations
December 1, 2023
https://gotowncrier.com/2023/12/wellington-council-advances-equestrian-proposals-to-continue-negotiations/