In a unanimous 5-0 vote, Lake County commissioners refused to extend a state-mandated development order for another five years.

That means the estimated $1-billion commercial/residential project must go through bureaucratic hoops again and spend additional funds to obtain a new development order if they want to pursue the project.

Through their Orlando attorney, Cecelia Bonifay, landowners Willoughby Cox, a retired banker, and Karick Price, a former citrus grove owner in North and South Florida, said they would fight Lake County's ruling in court.

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