There will be a David vs. Goliath environmental showdown Thursday at the Orange County Courthouse. Residents in the Mercy Drive area and environmentalists on one side will face off against Orlando City Hall and a developer on the other side. Evergreen Park across from construction site Residents in the Evergreen Park community and environmentalists say the massive Princeton Oaks warehouse development under construction on W.D. Judge Drive will harm the health of residents and the pristine Wekiva River. The construction project, which is currently underway was approved by the Orlando City Commission even though that wooded is the source of water feeding into the Wekiva and the land is supposed to be protected by state law, according to Dr. W. Jones, an environmental scientist who lives in Evergreen Park. Dr. Jones said her neighbors and environmentalists want the construction removed and the site returned to its natural condition as a habit for wild animals and head...

Why did the little kids cross the road? To get to Orlando’s Northwest Community Center. Adult helps children cross W.D. Judge Drive What those little kids and their parents don’t know, is that soon they will be dodging more than 700 tractor-trailer rigs daily. How’s that? Because in their infinite wisdom, the Orlando City Council unanimously approved construction of the massive Princeton Oaks warehouse complex on W.D. Judge Drive, just down the block from the popular Northwest Community Center. Neighbors oppose the development because it will disrupt their peaceful community and is hurting the environment and the Wekiva River because the developers have ripped down more than 1,500 trees. Northwest Community Center W.D. Judge Drive is a two-lane thoroughfare that is commonly used as a cut through between John Young Parkway and Mercy Drive. In addition, there are local motorists going to an apartment complex on W.D. Judge and the Evergreen Park single-fam...