CFX offers land purchases/easements for Orange County conservation parcels; board debates pre-suit options County attorneys said the Central Florida Expressway Authority delivered four written offers for Orange County parcels — including fee-simple and perpetual easement requests that would affect conservation lands. Staff outlined appraisal and litigation options; commissioners debated pre-suit mediation and other steps but did not reach a unanimous, final strategy.

Orange County commissioners are at a crossroads as they weigh the future of conservation lands against the Central Florida Expressway Authority's offers for acquisition—will they choose collaboration or confrontation?

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Commission agrees to pursue Trust for Public Land's technical assistance to study infrastructure sales-tax options for conservation After a presentation from the Trust for Public Land, commissioners agreed to request technical assistance to study a possible infrastructure sales-tax or bond measure that could fund a permanent Green Place/conservation program and other capital needs. TPL outlined options, polling, and estimated cost for feasibility research.

Orange County is on the brink of a transformative conservation initiative, with plans to explore funding through a sales tax or bond measure that could secure green spaces for generations to come.

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