Orlando Council to weigh in on huge land annexation request

Orlando City Council is slated to hear on Monday a first reading of an ordinance that, if granted, would grow the boundaries of the city proper by 52,454 acres. That’s more than 68% of the city’s land area according to the city’s growth management plan. Since then, the Orlando City Council has approved annexations of additional land from unincorporated Orange County: like earlier this year, when the county fought City Council’s unanimous decision to annex more than 6,000 acres along State Road 528.

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