Seminole County agrees to buy horse farm, may build soccer fields | Orlando Sentinel

By Martin E. Comas | mcomas@orlandosentinel.com | Orlando Sentinel | UPDATED: November 27, 2024 at 10:16 AM EST

Seminole County commissioners have agreed to buy a horse farm of nearly 45 acres adjacent to Sylvan Lake Park to protect the land from development, with the aim of adding more athletic fields to a popular sports complex next door.

“The opportunity to purchase the property is now. It’s either going to be sold to us or sold to development, one of the two,” said Commissioner Andria Herr, after joining her four fellow commissioners this month to purchase the WB Equestrian facility for nearly $9.6 million.

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