News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District

[BuzzedPotatoHead89]

So... Is this enough to get Chapek the boot?

If the stock price continues the same downward trajectory through the remainder of the year then perhaps.

Many shareholders and even board members are less concerned about operations than the stock price.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Some of this, such as the waste management and utilities, is handled by Reedy Creek Energy Services, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Those services could continue to be contracted out to the company.

Who the heck knows? This is a war. We have no idea what's going to happen.
But don't worry. The tourists won't be affected, only the locals.

 

[LAKid53]

It’s RCID debt, not Disney debt.

Acquired on behalf of its "client"

 

[Brian]

6-8 minute response time for fire and EMS

I'd imagine that an arrangement would be made with Orange County Fire & Rescue similar to that of the Orange County Sheriff's Office Sector 6, which maintains a permanent presence on WDW property that is solely focused on the WDW property.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I'd imagine that an arrangement would be made with Orange County Fire & Rescue similar to that of the Orange County Sheriff's Office Sector 6, which maintains a permanent presence on WDW property that is solely focused on the WDW property.

At the cost of the taxpayer...

 

[LAKid53]

They would care if you lived in a super secret town that self-funded its own would-be county services.

Reedy Creek isn't super secret. And as a "quasi" government entity, it has to comply with Chapter 286, Government in the Sunshine.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I'd imagine that an arrangement would be made with Orange County Fire & Rescue similar to that of the Orange County Sheriff's Office Sector 6, which maintains a permanent presence on WDW property that is solely focused on the WDW property.

Functionally, nothing would change other than the sign outside the building.

 

[Brian]

Functionally, nothing would change other than the sign outside the building.

Right. The counties aren't going to leave WDW hanging.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Why are people talking about WDW no longer operating in FL?

WDW isn't going anywhere. It doesn't *need* a special district. It'll be fine.

It will, tho, no longer be afraid of the FL government with nothing left to hold over them.

That's sort of freeing, no? To contribute to candidates and PAC more aligned to its business and ethos rather than having to butter both sides of the bread.

I don’t how see how losing their special administrative and tax abilities can be viewed as a “win” for Disney in anyway.

But it’s moot because it’s never gonna Happen.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Functionally, nothing would change other than the sign outside the building.

Right, but all the costs are passed on to the taxpayer. I know, who cares, I am too busy booking my next WDW vacation to care about that..

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Right. The counties aren't going to leave WDW hanging.

Those countries are horribly underfunded even with Disney…you know why?

 

[Brian]

At the cost of the taxpayer...

Those countries are horribly underfunded even with Disney…you know why?

Cause they’re in Florida

I believe that Disney foots most, if not all, of the bill for OCSO Sector 6 operations. That would likely be the case if the counties provide a "dedicated" or targeted force for Fire/EMS to WDW property, which would likely be a necessity.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Wow, has this thread is off the rails! But it does take my mind off talking about the terrible decision to remove RCID.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I believe that Disney foots most, if not all, of the bill for OCSO Sector 6 operations. That would likely be the case if the counties provide a "dedicated" or targeted force for Fire/EMS to WDW property, which would likely be a necessity.

These costs will be passed on to the taxpayers. This is bad!

 

[flynnibus]

Maybe, once the two counties get saddled with the Special District, instead of incorporating them as separate towns, the county can make a special district of them...

Yup... Reedy Creek Improvement District would probably be replaced with County Services Reedy Creek Improvement District

All this fear mongering about people's property taxes is so over the top. Do people even think things through before repeating? Orange County alone is full of special tax districts to do exactly what people are freaking out about here. Funding infrastructure and services. And they have things like the Orange County Flood Control District.. to do the kind of land management RCID was doing, etc.

 

[flynnibus]

Those are assets owned by a legal entity. They won't just "get them". Florida statute doesn't allow government to acquire assets of another entity without some compensation.

The assets I'm talking about are the district's - which are assumed as well by the same provision.

 

[LAKid53]

It will never be implemented in reedy creek…

But If yahoos in any of the hundreds of others across the state feel like they can get at someone…like maybe the villages trying to eliminate their homeowners associations? Then everyone would end up suffering and getting the shaft (easy layup villages joke there)

Florida statute governs HOAs.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Yup... Reedy Creek Improvement District would probably be replaced with County Services Reedy Creek Improvement District

All this fear mongering about people's property taxes is so over the top. Do people even think things through before repeating? Orange County alone is full of special tax districts to do exactly what people are freaking out about here. Funding infrastructure and services. And they have things like the Orange County Flood Control District.. to do the kind of land management RCID was doing, etc.

So you think property taxes will be unaffected by the removal of RCID???
This stinks and it's all over a law that can not be enforced and will probably be overturned and RCID will still be gone.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Yup... Reedy Creek Improvement District would probably be replaced with County Services Reedy Creek Improvement District

All this fear mongering about people's property taxes is so over the top. Do people even think things through before repeating? Orange County alone is full of special tax districts to do exactly what people are freaking out about here. Funding infrastructure and services. And they have things like the Orange County Flood Control District.. to do the kind of land management RCID was doing, etc.

Regardless, the government retaliating against a company because its executives expressed an opinion contrary to their own should concern everyone.

 

[LAKid53]

Yup... Reedy Creek Improvement District would probably be replaced with County Services Reedy Creek Improvement District

All this fear mongering about people's property taxes is so over the top. Do people even think things through before repeating? Orange County alone is full of special tax districts to do exactly what people are freaking out about here. Funding infrastructure and services. And they have things like the Orange County Flood Control District.. to do the kind of land management RCID was doing, etc.

Orange and Osceola County property owners weren't taxed for the services Reedy Creek provided to WDW. You are shifting services performed by a special district to county governments that will have to acquire the revenue by way of taxes to provide those services. Unless the 2 counties basically recreate Reedy Creek, but by referendum.