peter11435
Well-Known Member
If all of these other reasons have anything to do with it then why hasn’t the governor or legislature bothered to mention any of them throughout any of this?Of course they do. They always did. Trying to dumb down this argument to a simple question on what the government did feels comfortable because it's easier to defend, but it was ALWAYS more nuanced than that. Always.
Disney could have spoke up and worked to stop the legislation being proposed last year but they didn't. They could already be in court fighting this, but they are not. There is a lot they could have done but choose not to, for all of the reasons out there that made maintaining control of RCID indefensible.
They will most likely fight the development agreement in court and draw this out as long as they can, but make no mistake: their position as a corporation fighting the government makes them enemies on all sides, and it's not a position they want to be in. They will find a way out, even if that means settling with the government, as quickly as possible.
And even if no one admits it, it will have an impact on the type of content that Disney starts releasing.
Further, why didn’t they address this perceived issue. Because as it stands the districts ability to utilize municipal bonds has not been altered. Neither has the process which would still allow the district to claim bonds for district infrastructure potentially ahead of other municipalities that may want it for affordable housing.