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A once-contentious tax aimed at preserving land from development in Osceola County is back on the ballot after nearly 20 years — and residents say it’s more controversial than before.County commissioners Monday approved drafting an ordinance for a referendum on the November ballot to continue funding the environmental land conservation program with a 0.25 mill […]
FWC Chairman Rodney Barreto tells News 6 that the commission's agreement to lift conservation easements on protected land within Split Oak Forest will benefit the public in more ways than not.
The road will cut through the bottom 60 acres of Split Oak Forest in Osceola County.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to release conservation land to allow a toll road to be built through Split Oak Forest.
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 ...