The Florida Department of Transportation (“FDOT”)  is conducting a study to evaluate alignments for a proposed asphalt multi-use trail facility that will link the Van Fleet Trail to the South Lake Trail Phase I (Clermont/Minneola Trail). Known as South Lake Trail Phases III and IV, the alignment of this new trail facility may largely follow the abandoned Seaboard Coastal Railroad corridor. The trail will extend from the Van Fleet Trail in Sumter County, to the western terminus of South Lake Trail Phase I at West Beach on the southwestern shore of Lake Minneola in Clermont in Lake County, a distance of approximately 14 miles. Phase III begins at 2nd Street and ends at Silver Eagle Road. FDOT has budgeted over $5 million for the anticipated eminent domain takings. Eminent domain acquisition is expected to commence in late 2018 and finish in 2023. Construction is scheduled to begin Summer 2024.

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Maguire Lassman Silberngael, P.A., a Florida law firm that represents property owners faced with the potential acquisition of their property through eminent domain, has access to governmental Right-of-Way maps. If you own property in a proposed project corridor and you have any questions or concerns regarding same or general eminent domain law, please contact Maguire Lassman Silbernagel, P.A.’s office by email at Ben@Maguire-EminentDomain.com or by telephone at (407)-228-9522.