It’s been a topic of discussion here before. It definitely is something that is not off the table by any means.I wonder how long the cities will continue to exist as separate entities?
The chairman of the board of CFTOD commented that, “
The following day, however, the city councils of Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista surprisingly voted to raise property tax rates in order to continue paying the bills for security services used by Disney. The CFTOD board remains convinced that a multibillion-dollar corporation is more than able to cover this cost. This peculiar, though not wholly unexpected, development makes it that much more apparent why the new CFTOD board is essential as an independent and honest broker. Until the new board was appointed, Disney enjoyed undue influence over many businesses in the district. It further unduly influences city council members, who rent their homes from Disney.“
This is from the letter to the editor in the Orlando Sentinel by the head of the CFTOD Board.
Letters: Disney district chairman says company still holds too much sway here
Other letter-writers discussed how the Trump indictment is a Democratic distraction and the Democrats’ wariness of third parties.
www.orlandosentinel.com
In terms of how long the cities will continue to exist Is an interesting thought exercise.
1. A potential recommendation to dissolve the cities could potentially be included in a report to the legislature. As part of the Legislation, reauthorizing the district, the district is required to submit a report to the legislature on improvements to the district. It just so happens that the district authorized a contract with a professor at George Mason University to help with this report.
2. The residents of the municipality could theoretically vote to dissolve cities or (take this with a grain of salt because I’m not 100% sure of the specifics) the legislature could dissolve the cities.
3. There is a potential third way that could alter the dynamics of the cities, that I am not 100% sure on. All of the current residents of both cities rent the land from Disney. If there were district owned land in the cities that they(CFTOD) decided to build housing on, would those new residents gain voting rights on municipal elections in the cities if they were résumé for at least six months-year?