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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The following transaction was handled by Maury L. Carter & Associates, Inc.:

“The Orange County School District is moving forward with two school sites to serve families in the area.

Earlier this year, it agreed to spend $25 million on property at Daryl Carter and Palm Parkway for a 2,776-student high school to relieve crowding at Dr. Phillips and Freedom high schools when completed in 2022.”

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Mary Shanklin / Associated Press | Published 6:26 p.m. ET Aug. 27, 2017 Updated 6:26 p.m. ET Aug. 27, 2017

ORLANDO — The Orlando tourist strip known most for attracting conventioneers and thrill-seeking visitors — International Drive — is getting another identity.

In recent years, thousands of full-time residents have moved into apartments built on the southern end of the 11-mile corridor, which has been renowned for industry gatherings,shopping, and attractions. Plans call for thousands more renters — and schools.

“It’s kind of the rebranding of I-Drive right now,” said Luann Brooks, executive director ofthe I-Drive Business Improvement District. “We’ve turned into a live and work environment,which has never been seen here before.”

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Orlando’s tourist core sees full-time residents moving in