Diverse in population on its social and economic strata,
we are all here; trades people, clerks, doctors, teachers,
lawyers and judges, entrepreneurs, business owners,
and even a celebrity or two sharing the trails and
rural lifestyle.
Most of
the time, the majority of us are so engrossed in our
daily lives that we barely notice the changing currents
around us. Fortunately in Orange Park
Acres, there are more than a few who stand
guard and work for the entire community’s
interests.
There are many volunteers
working on trails, on e-trees, in the Women's
League, on committees, or in local politics
that contribute to Orange Park Acres and
Orange County. These folks raise money for
children in need, open their homes to families
and corrals to critters in times of disaster.
They fight to protect our limited open space
and improve development with amazing results.
When there has been
an emergency, when a need has arisen, a great multitude
of Orange Park Acres residents have pulled together and
showed their hands. Whether wind, fire, flood or a questionable
development threatens to damage the community we stand
together and take action.
OPA Community Action
was formed to specifically take on these challenges. We
are ordinary people doing extraordinary things to protect
the rural lifestyle in Orange Park Acres. Our
efforts don’t just benefit local residents but
also the multitudes of people who visit regularly to
experience the broad recreational opportunities the community
is known for. We have more work to do and more challenges
ahead.