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

[kong1802]

And what unfair corporate advantage does Reedy Creek give Disney? Please enlighten us.

You already know....

They haven't paid any taxes ever. They are the only special district in the entire universe. They have never inspected anything ever. They get to write all of their own laws. They can do anything they want whenever they want and its JUsT NOt FaIR

 

[mmascari]

I thought that project was a joint venture with a 3rd party who maintains the facility. So they’d have to override that contract too….but why stop now.

Are they following rules now? Is that suddenly a restriction?

Assuming they still own the land (which it looks like), the could buy out any partner contracts for the facility. Unless (and this is very possible) the partner is actually Disney and they refuse to renegotiate the contract or let them buy their way out.

I mean, it would be incredibly wasteful and expensive to dismantle the solar field and turn it into housing or a prison. But, when you're trying to show it the "woke" man, is any expense to much?


PS: I knew a mall that closed and they were bulldozing the entire mall. However, Lord and Taylor owned their anchor store and didn't want to close or sell. They bulldozed the rest of the mall around them and it was a very sad stand along poor performing Lord and Taylor for a long time. Holding up all other development. Lack of a buy out clause and a stubborn contract partner can create strange outcomes.

 

[tissandtully]

I thought that project was a joint venture with a 3rd party who maintains the facility. So they’d have to override that contract too….but why stop now.

Pretty sure Duke Energy runs it

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Keep it up and you might have positive points by 2043.

So just in time for the opening of the Beyond Big Thunder area!

 

[lentesta]

The same language was in the original Reedy Creek Act, which was the governing act of the District, and by the language in the act, superceded existing FL law on the matter.

This section of the original RCID Act? Note the timeline and venue for disputes.

 

[Lilofan]

You already know....

They haven't paid any taxes ever. They are the only special district in the entire universe. They have never inspected anything ever. They get to write all of their own laws. They can do anything they want whenever they want and its JUsT NOt FaIR

What I don't get is why from 1967 until DeSantis came into power did none of the other FL governors had an issue about Reedy Creek?

 

[kong1802]

What I don't get is why from 1967 until DeSantis came into power did none of the other FL governors had an issue about Reedy Creek?

BecAUsE It WAs UNdEr thE RaDAr

 

[fgmnt]

What I don't get is why from 1967 until DeSantis came into power did none of the other FL governors had an issue about Reedy Creek?

You’re getting dangerously close to the realm of critical thinking.

 

[GoofGoof]

Pretty sure Duke Energy runs it

yes, according to this Duke operates the facility and sells the power to RCID through a power purchase agreement.

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[StantonZ]

Forgetting about "who's right, who's wrong", after reading the governor's comments in the Orlando paper this morning, all I could think of was: I can't believe how disrespectful he is being to a company that has brought so much to central Florida.

 

[peter11435]

I live in Miami and visit Disney World multiple times a year and I had never even heard of Reedy Creek until last year.

You’re not alone. Neither did DeSantis.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

How was having a building code before one was required by the state an unfair advantage?

If RCID didn't give Disney an advantage, why would Disney care about losing it?

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Interesting to see that 'Disney' is the #2 trending topic on Twitter in the USA right now, and it's mainly people laughing at DeSantis for threatening to build a prison at Walt Disney World and talking about the general insanity of the whole situation.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Interesting to see that 'Disney' is the #2 trending topic on Twitter in the USA right now, and it's mainly people laughing at DeSantis for threatening to build a prison at Walt Disney World and talking about the general insanity of the whole situation.

Oh for the love of Pete he didn't threaten to build a prison.

 

[Dranth]

If RCID didn't give Disney an advantage, why would Disney care about losing it?

If this is about Disney having an unfair advantage why aren't they unwinding the special district over time to allow outstanding debts to be paid off without adding any more? They could have done that without any issue.

 

[mkt]

This is nothing new. Insurance companies commonly drop folks for making claims.

This isn't what's happening in Florida.

Insurers are leaving the state altogether and dropping EVERY insured in the state. Citizens, the state run insurer of LAST RESORT is now the only option for a shockingly large number of residents.

 

[tissandtully]

This isn't what's happening in Florida.

Insurers are leaving the state altogether and dropping EVERY insured in the state. Citizens, the state run insurer of LAST RESORT is now the only option for a shockingly large number of residents.

I have Citizens because I'm on the gulf coast in St. Pete and they are doing mandatory inspections of every policy to try to find reasons to remove previous discounts and to drop coverage.

 

[Stripes]

It's awfully specific, though. What's your rationale behind why Disney would have the upper hand?

The court will consider the context of the statute, which is to clarify that subsequent state and federal laws and regulations can override the development agreement. Now it’s not directly stated in the statute but it’s implied that those laws must have a legitimate public purpose. For example, let’s say a city entered into a development agreement which permitted a developer to construct a daycare facility next to a public dump. The state later passes a law banning daycare facilities from being built within a half mile of a dump. That is the purpose of the statute. It is essentially there to solidify the contracts clause test.

Further, if the legislature specifically target this development agreement, Disney could also allege a class-of-one Equal Protection violation.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Oh for the love of Pete he didn't threaten to build a prison.

Why did he even float the possibility?

 

[Chi84]

If RCID didn't give Disney an advantage, why would Disney care about losing it?

Of course it gave Disney advantages. That’s why special districts are created.

https://ir.law.fsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1123&context=lr