The group's latest plan would require the help of the county board, whose support is uncertain. Developers are bent on killing the measure, after dealing it a near-fatal blow in the state legislature.
The state wildlife agency entrusted with managing Split Oak Forest decided Wednesday to lift protections shielding the 1,700-acre conservation property, clearing the way for the Central Florida Expressway Authority to build its preferred route for a toll road across the publicly-owned lands. Meeting in Daytona Beach, the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 6-1 to set aside ...
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The embittering controversy over Split Oak Forest is whether to allow a major highway to be built across its southern pinelands in exchange for a developer’s donation of hundreds of adjoining wildlands acres and a road builder’s contribution of millions of dollars for caretaking. This week, the longtime custodian of Split Oak Forest, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, ...
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Defenders of Split Oak Forest insist Orange County can’t agree to anything that harms the conservation land — arguing that should nix a plan for a toll road to slice across 60 acres of the preserve in neighboring Osceola County. More than two dozen Split Oak defenders, some holding signs that read “Save Split Oak” or “Land Swap = Trickery,” urged the board to fight the road and reject a ...
Split Oak Forest has divided two neighboring counties. orlandosentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from orlandosentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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