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Community activists Save Orange County share lessons from the latest war with developers over the Econlockhatchee River

To beat powerful and well-funded opponents, they had to be persistent

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Editorial: Last week, Florida s defenders claimed big wins

For local environmentalists and growth-management advocates, last week was a tumble of triumphs: The Orange County Commission’s wee-hours rejection of the latest attempt to plunk hundreds of homes on former ranchland in the basin of the sensitive, imperiled Econlockhatchee River. News that the state is closing in on the purchase and preservation of another ranch on the Seminole County portion .

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Editorial: Last week, Florida s defenders claimed big wins – Orlando Sentinel

Editorial: Last week, Florida s defenders claimed big wins – Orlando Sentinel
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Early-morning vote derails mega-development in east Orange

Early-morning vote derails mega-development in east Orange
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Rural east Orange residents triumph over development again

Residents in rural east Orange County celebrated Wednesday the dramatic early morning defeat of the latest mega-development proposing to build hundreds of homes on a former cattle ranch in the environmentally sensitive Econ River basin. Many, wearing their red “Stop Urban Sprawl” t-shirts from previous fights, endured a marathon Orange County commission meeting Tuesday to cheer the 4-3 vote .

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