Sirwalterraleigh
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You mean bonds from the reedy creek improvement district?
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News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District
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Property owners in RCID own property in Reedy Creek
You mean bonds from the reedy creek improvement district?
Disney is paying Reedy Creek to not only maintain the roads it owns - which are the ones leading into each park - but Buena Vista, Osceola Parkway, Western Way, etc.
Sirwalterraleigh
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Oh I’m aware
GoofGoof
Premium Member
This is the problem with the Governor’s “plan” he alluded to with no actual details. In order to strip Disney of control he wants the state to appoint the supervisors and essentially take over the district but it’s simply not legal. Even if they could change that law through an act of the legislature (and it may be in the state constitution which would require an amendment) it would then have to apply across the board to all local governments and would surely be wildly unpopular. I made a Star Wars joke earlier in the thread comparing this situation to the Emperor dissolving the Imperial Senate, that’s some crazy, half baked plan.
My take on this piece of legislation? It was rushed through without reviewing the other statutes that would impact any attempts to dissolve or restructure a special district of this size. It not only has operational problems, but financing ones.
I haven't been able to find any OPPAGA analysis of the legislation. OPPAGA - the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability - is the research unit of the Florida Legislature. Normally it would be tasked with analysing the impact of a bill of this nature and that report would be available to the public. But then, the Legislature doesn't care for its own research unit, especially when their findings recommend against proposed legislation.
I haven't been able to find any OPPAGA analysis of the legislation. OPPAGA - the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability - is the research unit of the Florida Legislature. Normally it would be tasked with analysing the impact of a bill of this nature and that report would be available to the public. But then, the Legislature doesn't care for its own research unit, especially when their findings recommend against proposed legislation.
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lazyboy97o
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@lentesta posted this earlier. OPPAGA did look at the Reedy Creek Improvement District back in 2004.
They would have done an analysis for this bill. Or should have. That one is 18 years old.
Brian
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I agree with you that the legislation was rushed.
There was analysis of this legislation done by the professional staff of the Committee on Community Affairs, which discusses its impact. The analyst gives the legislation a rating of "favorable."
GoofGoof
Premium Member
It’s an interesting read. Funny how the concern back then was losing Disney as the primary land owner. Times they have changed. I also find it ironic that they highlighted the risk of turning over the board and losing years of collective experience but the plan that’s been alluded to now is to gut the board and replace them with yes men appointed by the Governor. So much for valuing experience.
peter11435
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Did you actually read this? It’s laughable to call this a professional analysis. It also really doesn’t discuss the impact at all.
Brian
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Yes, I read it. You should note that I made no statement in my post as to the professionalism of the analysis, nor the degree to which all impacts of the legislation were covered.
thehowiet
Wilson King of Prussia
Laughable is correct indeed. I’ve been laughing since I read that post/doc. One of my favorite parts:
The bill will have an indeterminate fiscal impact on those local general purpose governments that will assume the assets and indebtedness of an independent special district dissolved by the bill.
Disstevefan1
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There are three things in life you can depend on; Death, Taxes and Deleted posts.
Too bad this one will get deleted too
Too bad this one will get deleted too
Brian
Well-Known Member
If I were given merely, at best, 24 hours to determine and analyze fiscal impact, I'd write the same thing too.
peter11435
Well-Known Member
Apparently this qualifies as a professional assessment discussing the impact of the bill.
peter11435
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I wouldn’t put my name on an analysis and attach a favorable rating to a bill that I’ve only had two days to investigate and research. Especially when it’s clear from this assessment that very little research or investigation was actually done.
Brian
Well-Known Member
Nor would I, but the poor soul tasked with writing this, in extremely limited time, likely wanted to keep his job.
JoeCamel
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No ethics in a position that requires them? who hired this clown
UNCgolf
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Since this was written by the staff of a Senate committee, I'm not sure it was nonpartisan analysis.
I believe most legislative committee staff is hired by the leaders of the committee; it's not a long-term nonpartisan position. Or at least that's generally how it works in the US Congress, as far as I know. I doubt Florida is any different.
I believe most legislative committee staff is hired by the leaders of the committee; it's not a long-term nonpartisan position. Or at least that's generally how it works in the US Congress, as far as I know. I doubt Florida is any different.
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