ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orange County commissioner is pushing for action to protect Split Oak Forest as plans for a 9-mile toll road move forward.
The toll road would connect State Road 417 near Boggy Creek in Orange County to Cyrils Drive in Osceola County — a route that requires the road to be built through a section of the forest.
Last year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted 6-1 accepting a deal to build a toll road through Split Oak Forest…