Lake Pickett North: A Citizen Advocacy Success Story

The Orange County Board of County Commissioners voted on November 15, 2016, to deny a massive proposed development outside of the Urban Services Area, providing a major victory both for the environment and for the citizen advocates who led the charge. 1000 Friends of Florida Policy and Planning Director Thomas Hawkins provides an overview of the Lake Pickett project, Kelly Semrad of Save Orange County discusses the community organizing behind the victory, while Orange County Commissioner-Elect Emily Bonilla covers how widespread opposition to the proposal led to political change. Seminole County Commissioner Lee Constantine addresses the challenges of intergovernmental coordination in the post-DRI era.