The group has until Aug. 1 to convince Osceola Circuit Court Judge Roger McDonald that elected officials in Osceola County erred in May by selecting Orlando-based Xentury City Development Co. to build a $100 million, 500,000-sf convention center away from its core business district.

The hotel/motel group's June 28 lawsuit contends Landmark Organization of Austin, the No. 2-ranked candidate, should have been picked for the project because the Texas developer's proposed site at Osceola Parkway and State Road 535 is three miles nearer to the plaintiffs' properties than the Xentury location on Osceola Parkway and International Drive South.

Xentury City and Landmark are not parties to the suit.

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