What is infuriating development foes is that Groveland--25 mileswest of Downtown Orlando--had the audacity to use $10,000 of statefunds for a study that concludes the town's growth mechanism forthe next 20 years lies in land annexation from the nearby GreenSwamp.

Equally galling to environmentalists is that only 1,000 acres ofthe 2,000 acres planned for annexation could be developable. Thebalance is wetlands where endangered species and vegetation areprotected by law.

"It's a long shot, but if I were a betting person, I would betthe town will win in some fashion, maybe not getting all it wantsbut probably a smaller annexation portion," Dean Fritchen, seniorassociate, Arvida Realty Services Commercial Division, Winter Park,FL, tells GlobeSt.com. "You have to keep in mind that Gov. (Jeb)Bush and his Cabinet officials are perceived as stronglypro-development."