EeyoreFan#24
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This must fall into that pesky roads and basic infrastructure category they feel is below them. (as representatives of a board responsible for roads and basic infrastructure)
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News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District
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GoofGoof
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Could be worth a few grand depending on family size. Probably not enough to get people to switch jobs, but coupled with 30%+ higher base pay it would put RCID at an extreme advantage when recruiting over other fire departments. Each municipal government has the right to make a decision like this, but there are typically consequences they need to consider. If the pay increase leads to a tax increase then they need to justify it to the taxpayers or risk being voted out. In this case the taxpayers have no say so the board can just bloat the budget without any negative repercussions and to take it a step further, the only person they answer to is the Governor and since Disney is the primary tax payer and the Governor wants to punish Disney, the board actually has every incentive to damage the taxpayer. This is just another example of why the current setup should not be allowed. No taxation without representation. Basic American principle.
Sir_Cliff
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I guess I'm not saying anything new here, but this is really why this whole arrangement should be setting off alarm bells regardless of your view of both actors. You would think in a democracy that the government can't just sweep in, take away the voting rights of individuals or companies in a district, and then spend their tax dollars however they pleased. If it's actually perfectly legal for that to happen, then maybe something should be done about that.
Here's the direct Youtube link for the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board of Supervisors meeting today, scheduled to begin at 9:30am.
Sir_Cliff
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I must say their Facebook page is kind of hilarious as it's full of posts celebrating all the great things the RCID did before it was taken over by DeSantis and rebadged the CFTOD. Raises the question of why this was all necessary if everyone was doing such excellent work.
Goofyernmost
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I’m going to the next meeting to ask if board member attendance is voluntary as I don’t think Bridget’s been there three months in a row now
PREMiERdrum
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I wouldn't use that for a citrus farm. The only acceptable use for that would be as an assignment by a first year design student. But any client who paid for that soulless piece of clipart got ripped off.
PREMiERdrum
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That's an insult to Aldi.
In other news, I love Aldi.
We're a Trader Joe's/Aldi family here.