Surferboy567
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I agree, but felt it was worth noting here.
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News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District
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Slpy3270
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Disney losing RCID would be the best thing to happen for them financially. They'll no longer have to be saddled with millions of debt as they can just simply hand the debt over to the counties. Disney holds all the cards and people with a brain know it.
Guess what that means for taxpayers, though....
Guess what that means for taxpayers, though....
JohnD
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They're discussing eliminating all districts created prior to 1968, which includes public libraries, water management, fire management, etc
Link: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-desantis-reedy-creek-20220419-lmg3xqqxfnbl7jkl6uxq7tzixi-story.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Breaking News&utm_content=3701650376561
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Includes the Reedy Creek Improvement District: Here is the House Bill (Senate Bill is identical): https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sect...umentType=Bill&BillNumber=0003C&Session=2022C
Expect amendments from somebody (I won't presume either party at this point) to exempt WDW.
Brian
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At least with this current legislature, there has been a trend where virtually every bill with the ardent support of the governor, like this one, will pass. The only question at this point seems to be if Disney will back off their pledge to stop donations to Florida politicians and try to buy enough "nay" votes to save RCID.
lazyboy97o
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Talk about blatant hypocrisy and favoritism. “These things are bad! Except these ones!”They're discussing eliminating all districts created prior to 1968, which includes public libraries, water management, fire management, etc
Link: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/pol...paign=Breaking News&utm_content=3701650376561
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“‘I am announcing today that we are expanding the call of what they are going to be considering this week,’ DeSantis said in The Villages. ‘And so yes, they will be considering their congressional map. But they also will be considering termination of all special districts that were enacted in Florida prior to 1968. And that includes the Reedy Creek Improvement District.’”
Yep, that was the point - to showcase what they're eliminating, just to spite Disney.
Slpy3270
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At this point I don't think they care. Disney holds all the cards repeal or no repeal. Hell investors don't seem to care.
Isn’t The Villages also a special district? Why would he announce it there? I feel this is all just a scare/authority tactic. And if it comes to pass and I was in charge I’d move every possible role out of the state that didn’t need to be here.
Surferboy567
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Out of curiosity, how many of these districts exist? Besides RCID?
Disstevefan1
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The removal of RCID will only hurt WDW, their guests, and anyone who was working for RCID. I don’t think the removal will help the state or it’s residents in any way.
This is just another jab in the fight between Disney and DeSantis.
Ironically, there will be no winners.
This is just another jab in the fight between Disney and DeSantis.
Ironically, there will be no winners.
JohnD
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Depends on when The Villages was created. Count on amendments which will carve out exemptions. Look for an amendment that exempts the RCID. Also look for that amendment to be blocked.
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JohnD
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To follow the Special Session, here are some helpful links:
- Online Sunshine (FL House and Senate): http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Welcome/index.cfm
- All bills (Key bills are 3C and 4C for Special Districts and 5C and 6C for Social Media): https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/bills.aspx
- FL House Schedule: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/HouseSchedule/houseschedule.aspx
- FL Senate Schedule: https://www.flsenate.gov/
lazyboy97o
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Yes, The Villages is composed of multiple Community Development Districts with many of the same powers that Reedy Creek Improvement District holds. The difference is when they were created but it highlights the blatant hypocrisy of this issue. The Villages tends to vote Republican.
Idiots. All of them.
I have a feeling that if RCID goes away, Disney will divest its holdings in Florida. Just a feeling, but I think they've been positioning themselves to sell off the parks and hotels in Florida for quite a while.
Ayla
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Funny how the removal of special districts doesn't include The Villages.
