News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District

[Nevermore525]

Criticism of the prior Reedy Creek structure is fair even though I think time has shown that it was a structure that worked pretty well. However, I don’t understand criticism of the prior structure while ignoring the structure of the new board. The new structure has no mechanism in place to maintain accountability to taxpayers, which in my opinion is much, much worse than the prior structure.

Also in general the board membership composition was more diverse as RCID vs the current as CFTOD. For a board whose primary function is to ensure adequate utility and infrastructure services it imo looks better when the composition is this:

-Lawyer (Larry Hames)
-Architect (Max Brito)
-Engineer (Leilla Jammal)
-Former Gov’t Relations for Disney (Jane Adams)
-Traffic Management Specialist US DOT (Donald Greer)

Vs the current form as appointed:

-Lawyer (Martin Garcia)
-Lawyer (Charbal Barakat)
-Pastor/Electrical Engineer (Ron Peri)
-School Board Member/Activist (Bridget Ziegler)
-Lawyer (Brian Aungst Jr.)

 

[MagicHappens1971]

I spent weeks back in the spring researching and replying and posting on this thread. I've given up in the past few months. It's a waste of keystrokes to try to reason with the many people on this thread .

 

[The Mom]

Posters who continue to argue with and about other posters will not be allowed to post. Fair warning.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

-Traffic Management Specialist US DOT (Donald Greer)

This is a major point - Reedy Creek did an excellent job designing roads to move lots of cars and busses in, out, and around the WDW property. The recently built flyovers and bus only lanes are a great example.

Having only lawyers is never a good thing lol.
(Not sure why a pastor or school board member would be on the board?)

 

[jinx8402]

This is a major point - Reedy Creek did an excellent job designing roads to move lots of cars and busses in, out, and around the WDW property. The recently built flyovers and bus only lanes are a great example.

Having only lawyers is never a good thing lol.
(Not sure why a pastor or school board member would be on the board?)

The whole point was never to run the district better. It was to punish Disney and keeping them "in line".

 

[Andrew C]

Not sure why a pastor

He was an electrical engineer and worked in the business space prior to becoming a pastor. Whether or not that "qualifies" him is of course still up for debate. And we have gone down the road of some of his previous statement as a pastor...

 

[BuddyThomas]

Posters who continue to argue with and about other posters will not be allowed to post. Fair warning.

If people are not permitted to discuss political matters on this board (which has been made crystal clear), perhaps it is time to lock this thread, which is 100% political.

 

[celluloid]

If people are not permitted to discuss political matters on this board (which has been made crystal clear), perhaps it is time to lock this thread, which is 100% political.

There is a difference between policy news and arguing every point.

 

[BuddyThomas]

There is a difference between policy news and arguing every point.

I wasn’t talking to you.

 

[celluloid]

I wasn’t talking to you.

Well, that is kind of a snappy response. I was just pointing out that the issue Mom was pointing out was people are arguing in this thread. Not the sharing of the news to be discussed. You read kind of hostile with this.

It is a public discussion board, so I did not think I required an invite.

 

[BuddyThomas]

Well, that is kind of a snappy response. I was just pointing out that the issue Mom was pointing out was people are arguing in this thread. Not the sharing of the news to be discussed.

It is a public discussion board, so I did not think I required an invite.

I’m not arguing with anyone. I just had a question for mother.

 

[celluloid]

I’m not arguing with anyone. I just had a question for mother.

And since you posted it publicly, I thought I might help elaborate on the difference of what she is talking about to what you are proposing.

Apologies.

 

[Chi84]

It seems this argument has spilled over from the box office thread.

The folks in this thread generally can figure out what talk about politics is not allowed.

 

[The Mom]

I’m not arguing with anyone. I just had a question for mother.

The reason behind the creation of a new board and lawsuit is political. BUT, the discussion of the lawsuit/board can be done without being political. It would be impossible to ignore the whole RCID/WDW situation on a WDW forum, but it is possible to discuss it without constantly bringing up and arguing about the factors leading up to what is happening right now.

The same old arguments do not have to be rehashed on a daily basis, but people do want updates.

 

[wdwmagic]

CFTOD DEFENDANTS’ REPLY IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS OR ABSTAIN

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flnd.463456/gov.uscourts.flnd.463456.81.0.pdf

 

[wdwmagic]

STATE DEFENDANTS’ REPLY iN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flnd.463456/gov.uscourts.flnd.463456.82.0.pdf

 

[Surferboy567]

Is it a coincidence for these documents to be releasing just as the earnings call is about to begin?

 

[DCBaker]

CFTOD DEFENDANTS’ REPLY IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS OR ABSTAIN

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flnd.463456/gov.uscourts.flnd.463456.81.0.pdf

The CFTOD also issued a press release.

Press Release: Oversight District Files Brief to Abstain or Dismiss Disney Case

www.rcid.org

 

[flynnibus]

like we said.. this is gonna go on for yeaaars.

 

[JoeCamel]

like we said.. this is gonna go on for yeaaars.

And cost bundles....