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News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District
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That's interesting since it was never tied to taxpayer money before. So here come the additional bills to Florida taxpayers, on top of desantis' presidential campaign and travel expenses which have been hidden from the people who are paying for them, all while he isn't working as governor.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Well… he doesn’t have a boss… but he know someone who did… and they said they can’t do that
Let me know when you try out your idea to your boss.
The previous benefits or the stipend? Both are paid from District revenues. Which are tax assessments on District property owners.
Do you understand that every time the district says “taxpayer” they are referring to the taxpayers of the district, and the vast majority of those tax payers are the Walt Disney World company? It is not the taxpayers of the state of Florida. This is how they are misrepresenting the situation in the media and people don’t know any better, or don’t take the time to actually pay attention to the details.
Figgy1
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By tax payers do you mean at least 90% Disney and a few others on property. This doesn't affect Florida or even the counties. Do you also realize Disney pays double taxes because they pay to both the county and to the district. THNX to Disney the local taxpayers on the counties get a break because the district does the jobs the counties normally would?
Here's what the CFTOD has released on the proposed research project that was listed in the Board of Supervisors meeting agenda.
CENTRAL FLORIDA TOURISM OVERSIGHT DISTRICT ENGAGES ESTEEMED LAW PROFESSOR DONALD J. KOCHAN
Kochan will assess the history, legality, and practices of the District and advise on democratic governance, constitutional limitations, and land use law going forward
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL (August 23, 2023) – The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) has engaged renowned law professor Donald J. Kochan to undertake a detailed legal and economic study of the practices of the former Reedy Creek Improvement District and similar governance regimes with privileges granted to specific corporate entities. His report will analyze Florida, federal, and constitutional law, and make recommendations on the use of legislative and municipal authority to ensure that special interests do not benefit at the expense of the public in the future.
An eminent constitutional scholar who also specializes in property and administrative law, Professor Kochan is the Executive Director of the Law & Economics Center at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. He has earned a multitude of legal awards and citations and published numerous books and articles on land use, regulation, property rights, environmental law, and related subjects.
“We could not be advised by a better or more qualified expert than Professor Kochan,” announced Martin Garcia, Chairman of the CFTOD Board. “And the work is critical. For over 56 years, Disney had their own governmentally controlled kingdom which, while sparking economic growth for central Florida, also produced many negative outcomes for the taxpayers, employees, and citizens of Orange and Osceola Counties.”
Garcia explained, “In the past six months, our Board has adopted new policies and practices to fix some of the glaring issues. To discover and solve more latent problems, the Board is turning to Professor Kochan to elucidate some of the economic and legal implications the old structure created and provide recommendations to further reform the District to make it more responsive to the citizens of central Florida.”
www.rcid.org
CENTRAL FLORIDA TOURISM OVERSIGHT DISTRICT ENGAGES ESTEEMED LAW PROFESSOR DONALD J. KOCHAN
Kochan will assess the history, legality, and practices of the District and advise on democratic governance, constitutional limitations, and land use law going forward
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL (August 23, 2023) – The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) has engaged renowned law professor Donald J. Kochan to undertake a detailed legal and economic study of the practices of the former Reedy Creek Improvement District and similar governance regimes with privileges granted to specific corporate entities. His report will analyze Florida, federal, and constitutional law, and make recommendations on the use of legislative and municipal authority to ensure that special interests do not benefit at the expense of the public in the future.
An eminent constitutional scholar who also specializes in property and administrative law, Professor Kochan is the Executive Director of the Law & Economics Center at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. He has earned a multitude of legal awards and citations and published numerous books and articles on land use, regulation, property rights, environmental law, and related subjects.
“We could not be advised by a better or more qualified expert than Professor Kochan,” announced Martin Garcia, Chairman of the CFTOD Board. “And the work is critical. For over 56 years, Disney had their own governmentally controlled kingdom which, while sparking economic growth for central Florida, also produced many negative outcomes for the taxpayers, employees, and citizens of Orange and Osceola Counties.”
Garcia explained, “In the past six months, our Board has adopted new policies and practices to fix some of the glaring issues. To discover and solve more latent problems, the Board is turning to Professor Kochan to elucidate some of the economic and legal implications the old structure created and provide recommendations to further reform the District to make it more responsive to the citizens of central Florida.”
CENTRAL FLORIDA TOURISM OVERSIGHT DISTRICT ENGAGES ESTEEMED LAW PROFESSOR DONALD J. KOCHAN - Central Florida Tourism Oversight District
CENTRAL FLORIDA TOURISM OVERSIGHT DISTRICT ENGAGES ESTEEMED LAW PROFESSOR DONALD J. KOCHAN Kochan will assess the history, legality, and practices of the District and advise on democratic governance, constitutional limitations, […]
www.rcid.org
OvertheHorizon
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Seems to me that commissioning such a study should have been done by the Governor/Legislature BEFORE the legislation replacing RCID with CFTOD.
mikejs78
Premium Member
Was that said at the meeting?
Yes, three showed up to vent their displeasure.
The fire fighters are ANGRY and that is not a group of people you want to PO
Disney World firefighters speak out against DeSantis' CFTOD stripping employees and retirees of their Disney annual pass benefits
Disney World firefighters speak out against DeSantis' CFTOD stripping employees and retirees of their Disney annual pass benefits
Disney World firefighters speak out against DeSantis' CFTOD stripping employees and retirees of their Disney annual pass benefits
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OvertheHorizon
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Do we know what the differences are between the final contract for the fire fighters and the one that they initially accepted? (I apologize if that's been posted already. Hard to keep up with a 1000+ page thread.)
Splash4eva
Well-Known Member
Benefits are taken away from employees ALL the time. Would you like list of things ive lost over the last 5 years along with the increased cost of the benefits portion i have to cover? I assure you they are ALL necessary as opposed to this which is a “luxurY” perk of working. I promise you my cost are way more than what these people have lost in theme park tickets…. 1st world problems i guess for them
This benefit cuts clearly hits very close to home. People who work in the district are no longer able to visit the place that they are so much a part of. As some of the speakers said earlier, the only reason they are working there is for the Disney AP benefit.
lazyboy97o
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I’m not the one constantly telling people they should “step up” and just deal with it whenever benefits are cut.