Four candidates hoping to help chart the path for Orlando’s growth will face off next month for a four-year seat on the City Council.

Incumbent Jim Gray, who has represented the southeastern District 1 since 2012, faces former State Rep. Tom Keen, community activist and real estate broker Sunshine Grund, and Manny Acosta, an insurance agent. All four have served in the military.

Top of mind for voters is improving traffic flow on roads in the city’s fastest-growing area, the most notorious of which is the six-lane Narcoossee Road that spans Orange and Osceola counties with a portion in city-controlled Lake Nona.

Gray, an Air Force veteran, blames the traffic crunch on explosive growth beyond the city limits in Osceola County, as well as Lake Nona’s growing reputation as an employment ce

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