![More than three decades ago, state and local leaders vowed to forever protect and preserve the Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area in Orange and Osceola counties. But in May, state and local officials voted to run a roll road through the property. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
More than three decades ago, state and local leaders vowed to forever protect and preserve the Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area in Orange and Osceola counties. But in May, state and local officials voted to run a roll road through the property. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SplitOakSign.jpg?w=435)
Columnist Scott Maxwell says the decision to plow a toll road through Split Oak preserve – land specifically set aside protection – shows Florida is still a place that values buck-chasing over promise-keeping and preservation.
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