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Residents urge Orange County commissioners to block toll road through Split Oak, end ICE IGSA
Summary
About 40 public speakers pressed the county Jan. 13 to protect Split Oak Forest from a proposed Central Florida Expressway Authority toll road and to withdraw from the county's ICE intergovernmental service agreement, with several asking the commission to file suit. Commissioners acknowledged the concerns and said related items would be considered later on the agenda.
Hundreds of residents and environmental advocates filled the Orange County commission chamber on Jan. 13 to press elected officials to stop a proposed Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) toll road and to end county cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Speakers during a nearly three-hour public-comment period said new toll-road proposals and interlocal deals would undermine conservation and the will of voters. “We ask that you uphold the voter-approved charter, enforce the 1994 interlocal agreement, and direct staff to hire an eminent-domain defense attorney,” asked Bob…
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