Sirwalterraleigh
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Doesn’t that “arrangement” sound eerily like the current dynamic with the Anaheim city council?From the same Variety article:
None of those scenarios is likely to come to pass, nor is the district going to be wiped off the map. Instead, the legislature is on track to create a successor agency that will lack some of the antiquated and unused powers of the original Reedy Creek district, like the ability to build an airport and a nuclear power plant.
This plan has emerged in public records obtained by Variety, and in interviews offered by Ben Watkins, the director of the state’s bond finance division.
As described by Watkins, the key difference would be the state-appointed board seats. Depending on who held the majority, the new board could be anything from a minor annoyance to a major headache. Park visitors and employees, though, might not notice any difference.
Either way, Disney – which has enjoyed sole control over the district for the last 55 years – would be sharing power with the state.
“Disney would take that happily,” predicted one Tallahassee insider.
Disney has its friends in the legislature and employs 38 lobbyists who can try to tilt the deal in its favor.
But if it can’t reach a legislative solution, the alternative is to file a First Amendment lawsuit. That could easily drag on for years, with no guarantee of success.
Oh yeah…fire up the lawyers