About the Save Split Oak Campaign
On November 3rd, 2020, Orange County Voters will have the opportunity to vote on Amendment 2, in favor of the conservation and continuation of protections to Save The Split Oak Forest from a Central Florida Expressway toll road to nowhere directly through this important wildlife conservation area.
The Osceola Parkway Extension will bisect the southern part of Split Oak Forest, a nature preserve home to more than 700 species. The parkway was set to proceed after a series of board approvals from Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX), Osceola County and Orange County in December 2019. But now, after District 5 Orange County Commissioner Emily Bonilla asked her fellow commissioners to rescind the vote from the December board meeting, citing a misleading administrative code by CFX, plans for the extension may be put on hold.
Your vote matters now, more than ever! Please contribute to this campaign so further awareness can be spread on this issue and vote YES on Amendment 2 in November 2020!
The Osceola Parkway Extension will bisect the southern part of Split Oak Forest, a nature preserve home to more than 700 species. The parkway was set to proceed after a series of board approvals from Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX), Osceola County and Orange County in December 2019. But now, after District 5 Orange County Commissioner Emily Bonilla asked her fellow commissioners to rescind the vote from the December board meeting, citing a misleading administrative code by CFX, plans for the extension may be put on hold.
Your vote matters now, more than ever! Please contribute to this campaign so further awareness can be spread on this issue and vote YES on Amendment 2 in November 2020!
Hundreds of species are at risk of being pushed out of their natural habitats and many others will die. Split Oak is home to animals like the endangered gopher tortoises, many of which were brought in as mitigation from other developments. In other words, were relocated from other now-developed lands only to be moved again or paved over for this toll road to occur.
Gopher tortoises can survive for up to nine months underground. Imagine being buried under a road for nine months, slowly suffocating to death. This is why need to protect this forest. No living being deserves that level of cruelty.
Other endemic species, like the Florida Scrub Jay, are extremely threatened and need this vital habitat to bring their population back to a healthy number. You can help save these animals by contributing to this mission and helping our campaign get the reach and audience it deserves.
Help everyone in Orange County understand what is at risk if we allow the Central Florida Expressway Authority to use Split Oak as its stomping ground for a new toll road. We do not need more roads to no where. We need to protect the shrinking number of wildlife areas we have left.
Gopher tortoises can survive for up to nine months underground. Imagine being buried under a road for nine months, slowly suffocating to death. This is why need to protect this forest. No living being deserves that level of cruelty.
Other endemic species, like the Florida Scrub Jay, are extremely threatened and need this vital habitat to bring their population back to a healthy number. You can help save these animals by contributing to this mission and helping our campaign get the reach and audience it deserves.
Help everyone in Orange County understand what is at risk if we allow the Central Florida Expressway Authority to use Split Oak as its stomping ground for a new toll road. We do not need more roads to no where. We need to protect the shrinking number of wildlife areas we have left.
download and share our one-pager
AMENDMENT Verbiage
Vote Yes on Amendment 2
PROTECTING SPLIT OAK FOREST BY RESTRICTING BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ AMENDMENT OF RESTRICTIONS AND COVENANTS - Amending the charter by providing charter protections for Split Oak Forest by restricting the Board of County Commissioners’ ability to amend, modify, or revoke the current restrictions and covenants running with the land, which limit the use of Split Oak Forest, in whole or in part, to conservation and the protection of its wildlife, vegetation, and environment as set forth in current agreements and restrictive covenants; and providing exceptions as provided by law.
PROTECTING SPLIT OAK FOREST BY RESTRICTING BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ AMENDMENT OF RESTRICTIONS AND COVENANTS - Amending the charter by providing charter protections for Split Oak Forest by restricting the Board of County Commissioners’ ability to amend, modify, or revoke the current restrictions and covenants running with the land, which limit the use of Split Oak Forest, in whole or in part, to conservation and the protection of its wildlife, vegetation, and environment as set forth in current agreements and restrictive covenants; and providing exceptions as provided by law.