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Avalon Park Group Commits to Open 250-Acre Regional Park in East Orange County in 2027 Ask almost anyone why they chose to call East Orange County home, and the answers are usually the same: the schools, the community and the people. East Orange County is a place where people feel a deep sense of belonging and safety.
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Over the past 25 years, East Orange County has become one of Central Florida’s great success stories. Families have planted roots, businesses have invested, and together, we have built a community where people are proud to call home.
not dependent on any financial commitment from Orange County. “This park will not ask for Tourist Development Tax dollars, and it will not ask Orange County taxpayers to fund it,” said Kahli. “Those funds have their own purposes and their own pressures. What East Orange County needs is a model that delivers without competing for money that is already spoken for.”
But great communities are never finished. They continue investing in what comes next. Now, we believe it is time for the next chapter.
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Avalon Park Group is committing to creating an approximately 250-acre regional park and athletic complex that will serve East Orange County for generations to come. The goal is to make several athletic fields available to the community as early as next year by working with state, regional and local entities to ensure timely completion.
Instead, this park’s success is based on the 30-year track record of Avalon Park Group’s multifaceted portfolio of companies that call Orange County home and through the more than $20 million in property taxes its community, Avalon Park Orlando, pays every year.
“This community has always accomplished its biggest goals by working together,” said Beat Kahli, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Avalon Park Group. “The partnerships that helped create outstanding schools and thriving communities can also create a regional park that serves families for “For 20 years, a regional park has been promised generations.” and planned, but never delivered,” said Kahli. One of the best examples of this type of arrangement “It is time for a different model, and Avalon Park is the schools in Avalon Park. Through partnerships Group is ready to lead the effort to bring this vision among Orange County Public Schools, local to reality.” government, Avalon Park Group, educators, and families, every one of Avalon Park’s schools That long-term vision reaches far beyond athletic has earned an A rating, with two recognized as fields. While soccer, football, volleyball, cricket, baseball and more will be available, Avalon Park National Blue Ribbon Schools. Group believes that walking trails, playgrounds, Traditionally, parks and athletic complexes are wellness amenities, and community gathering built with public financing, as in Seminole County, spaces are all part of the conversation. City of Apopka, Orange County and elsewhere. As local governments struggle with increased costs (Cont. on Page 4) and accusations of wasteful spending, this plan is