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Residents: Rundown Orange County church has become hotbed of drugs, crime

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The Orange County Commission is expected to approve an agreement to revitalize a rundown church property.

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Residents in the area said the old Agape Assembly Baptist Church attracts crime and drugs.

The building sits on Hiawassee Road near Silver Star Road in the Pine Hills neighborhood.

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The county will allow the Experience Christian Center to bring the building up to code.

If that happens, the county will reduce fines and release liens against the property.

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