I guess we shall see. If what you say is true the district will block everything and nothing will happen and it will be pretty obvious. I suspect that won’t be the outcome but as I said we shall see. Maybe then Disney just sells the park and exits FL.
Why all the extremes? This isn't productive conversation
That I doubt. They won't sell their cash cow.
I don’t disagree. But is the desire constructive conversation at this point? When anyone expresses an opinion that’s anything other than this is completely horrible and will result in all horrible things they get jumped on and told they are wrong. I think at this point everyone has said all there is to say so we shall see how it all plays out. If/when all this doom and gloom never materializes I’m sure the same people will be back saying they were wrong
It's possible that nothing will be done. That feels very off message from what is being said will be done though. But, it is certainly possible.
The appointees include a number of clearly ideological people that have an axe to grind because of Disney’s positions on topics that have nothing to do with their responsibilities as board members. Unfortunately, these board members are accountable to the governor of Florida (whoever that person may be) and nobody else. The state has roughly 22 million residents, the majority of which could care less about Disney’s troubles.It's possible that nothing will be done. That feels very off message from what is being said will be done though. But, it is certainly possible.
I think that is distinct and different though. It's when people say that it cannot be done that they're told they're wrong and given examples of exactly how the horrible could be done.
There's two different questions at hand.
Will the district be used to control Disney?
Can the district be used to control Disney?
The second is easy, yes the district can be used to control Disney. For all kinds of things completely unrelated to whatever is desired to be controlled.
The first is all opinion. Disney, as far as we can tell so far, is betting that it will not be used to control them, at least not beyond a level they are prepared to accept. Everyone here assuming the same is in good company, they're in agreement with what Disney has publicly said so far.
My opinion is that Disney is wrong, but I've got no problem with someone betting they are right (see above). The language coming from Ron appears to be that he desires significant control. That could be all bluster. My opinion is that it is not all bluster, but maybe it is. Maybe it really is all just campaign lies and not going to backed up by action. That still feels wrong to me.
On any given topic, in every thread on the board, their are posters that agree with Disney and posters that think Disney management is completely wrong. If we eliminated all management posts, the site would be quite slow.
Also of note, the "can the district control Disney" crowd is full of people who are willing to imagine really bad faith interactions and how power can be abused without any constraints.
HI! Long time no see, hoping you're well
Speaking of meetings, for those who didn’t look, the 2023 meeting schedule is also the other item of new business that the Reedy Creek Improvement District Board of Supervisors will be discussing on Wednesday. It seems odd for a bunch of people soon to be out of a job to discuss their future meetings, but it may be something that is somehow required.
If it was binding on the future, it would be hilarious if they set a schedule to meet every day in person from now on.
Remember though that the new board is only compensated through covered expenses and a per diem for meetings. So excess meetings.If it was binding on the future, it would be hilarious if they set a schedule to meet every day in person from now on.
Some of the new board members live a significant distance from RCID headquarters.
The story of the sale of Fox to Disney implies that they were friendly, but not actually 'friends.'
Technically, those shares are his children’s, a big reason why he did the Disney deal was for his own estate planning. It’s possible he has control over their voting rights until he dies.
Are the board meetings open to the public? I’m thinking things could get interesting real quick when the new members start to meet. I wonder if they’ll provide bottled water on their desk so they don’t accidentally get turned gay…
Yes, Board of Supervisors meetings must be scheduled in advance, open to the public and held within the district. The typical meeting place is the Reedy Creek Improvement District building on Hotel Plaza Blvd but this week’s meeting has been moved to the B Resort.
That’s part of what the article I posted was saying:
If the county water made me turn flush with cash I'm all for it.
