Orange County commissioners place rural boundary amendment on the November ballot.

Orange County’s Board of Commissioners meeting was packed Tuesday afternoon. Some of them wanted to preserve the county’s rural land. Others wanted to see the land develop into urban housing. Nearly all of them wanted the choice to go to the November ballot.

Orange County Commissioners unanimously passed a vote on Tuesday afternoon that would give them the authority to approve more urban development on the rural boundary or remove property. A majority vote plus one would be necessary to act.

The proposed county charter amendment came in response to the City of Orlando’s move earlier this year when it annexed a large part of the land in southeast Orange County. The land included the Stanton Energy Plant and a portion of Tavistock’s Sunbridge Developmen

Tuesday’s proposed amendment drew in 84 residents who arrived for public comment.




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