Agreed. I'd like to see developmental control reigned in a bit in Florida, especially given the urban sprawl happening across the state with little to no regard for the infrastructure, but certainly not to the point that we get to be like CA where you can't break ground on anything in less than 10 years.
I don't think a potential 5th gate would be harmful, per-se. To be sure, in the long run, it would be a net benefit to the Central FL community. After all, how many people are going to come visit Orlando for Epic Universe when it opens? Those tax dollars and revenue to local businesses will be a win. I just think that, when speaking to a 5th gate specifically, that's a way different project in terms of impact and scope than, let's say, a new overpass for the MK resort area.
This is not universally true. The regulations and restrictions vary from place to place.You can erect a fence anywhere you'd like in your backyard without a permit - so long as it's not on the border of the adjacent property.
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Since there are no documented cases of it, yes, I am speculating, as are others who have studied this topic a lot more closely than any of us have.
Overall, I think my objection you your points here are that, while it is perfectly valid to hold the opinion that there should be more government oversight over corporate land development (which I disagree with, but that point of view is reasonable), it is not legitimate to say Disney did something shady by making use of standard agreements and processes that are contemplated by law.
I don’t disagree it’s a different scope. However, I would say a 3rd gate at Universal has a lot more likelihood of impact residents than a 5th gate at WDW. Epic Universe is close to a lot of other property. I don’t know where the 5th gate would go at WDW but it won’t likely be anywhere near as close to other properties as Universal’s new gate. Disney still has the blessing of size which is a curse in a lot of ways too.
Agreed, in fact, I don't fault Disney for taking advantage of potentially beneficial legal avenues contemplated by law, I commend them for doing so. Much in the same way that I laugh in the virtual faces of politicians who scream and yell at "rich people" who take advantage of tax loopholes to reduce their tax liability, which the screaming politicians themselves have the authority to close.
It wasn’t shady. It was actually utilizing the most mundane and boring aspects of contract law and statutes in the state. They even rolled out the law school text book defense of the law of perpetuity with the King Charles clause. While that was headline grabbing and gave some people a chuckle it was actually not all that innovative. It’s kinda ironic that the new board is 80% lawyers and nobody saw this coming. I guess in their defense they were appointed in a shotgun manner with a special session with no time to prepare.
Exactly. Just because the outcome is considered to be significant doesn't mean the means to that outcome were. DeSantis allowed the district to run completely unchecked for more than two weeks and somehow that's Disney's fault.
When reporters report on facts to expose an elected official then sadly the viewing audience at times forms an opinion that the journalists in general are out to get a certain Individual. It adds fuel to the fire when someone lights a match and calls out the media as " enemy of the people" and some fall for and drink the Kool-Aid.
If they are following Ronnie's playbook it is in the text to create your own police force that reports only to you. Good little puppets always ape the master just look at Josh and what's her name behind Bob at the park in the last publicity photos. They ape his body language and even dress to some extent.
They are trying to capture their audience in the way the media does. What you are saying is wishful thinking.
They were none. If you aren’t a landowner within the limits of RCID, which you aren’t. RCID had no effect on the general public aside from saving the taxpayers of Osceola and Orange Counties a boatload of money.
