Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings says the county is looking to hire outside attorneys to fight efforts by the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) to take county-owned land for a proposed toll road through eminent domain.
CFX plans to build State Road 534, a 14-mile toll road designed to relieve congestion on Narcoossee Road.
A little over a mile would cut through Split Oak Forest, a protected conservation area.
It would also cross through a portion of Eagles Roost Park, an Orange County-owned park adjacent to the preserve.
CFX said the road would provide traffic relief in a rapidly growing area of southeast Orange County, particularly Narcoossee Road…