Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Will Tear Down Local Church To Build Soccer Stadium
“The city of Orlando will be exercising its powers of eminent domain to demolish a 30-year-old church and build a soccer stadium in its place.
“There are no other options, we’ve also worked with them, identified properties they could move their church to that are existing properties. We have worked in every way possible,” said Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer.
City officials offered $1.5 million for the property on Orlando’s Church St., over twice the appraised value. The city can’t go any higher, Dyer maintains.”
Geller, Allison. Opposing Views 24 January 2014.