NW 49th Street Phase 3 right-of-way and SW 80th Avenue road projects
Summary
The county is spending over $1.3 million to acquire land for the 80th/70th Avenue widening, and one resident blasted the recurring cost of buying back right-of-way after development.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Sep 1, 2026.
Impact analysis
$1,295,376.80 for this acquisition alone, part of a multi-million-dollar corridor program.
Commuters on the growing west 80th Avenue corridor near the World Equestrian Center.
Property owners whose land is acquired, and taxpayers funding the purchases.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Board of County Commissioners — September 1, 2026
Commissioners authorized acquiring land — by gift, purchase, or eminent domain — for the SW/NW 80th/70th Avenue road project.
Board of County Commissioners — August 4, 2026
The board authorized spending $626,247 to acquire land from the Carrigan family for the NW 49th Street project — well below the owner's $1.049 million appraisal — avoiding a costlier eminent domain trial.
Board of County Commissioners — July 21, 2026
The county is spending over $1.3 million to acquire land for the 80th/70th Avenue widening, and one resident blasted the recurring cost of buying back right-of-way after development.
Board of County Commissioners — July 7, 2026
The county is paying $2.1 million to buy road right-of-way from Forestar and the Ocala Preserve CDD and association for the NW 49th Street Phase 3 project. Forestar builds a six-foot wall along its frontage with its negotiated money, protecting Trilogy-area homes from the widened road.
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