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

[DCBaker]

Here are screenshots of the e-mails being talked about.

 

[Brian]

That person did claim without a doubt that Disney did not send letters out.

Thoughts?

I don't believe Disney would be the responsible party for sending the notices; the district would be.

 

[wdwmagic]

Sounds like letters never went out. Assuming that is true, that is highly, highly concerning.

If true, this would seem to be a horrendously costly error, and something that is hard to believe could have happened.

 

[Mr. Stay Puft]

Sounds like letters never went out. Assuming that is true, that is highly, highly concerning.

If Disney sent letters out, surely they sent them using certified mail. Their lawyers couldn't be that incompetent could they?

 

[Kamikaze]

This is very concerning. Downright frightening.

Sounds to me the new board is going to try to force Disney into selling off assets under eminent domain to the state!

Can't and won't happen. They would need to have a use for the land that can't be done with other state owned land.

 

[Stripes]

If Disney sent letters out, surely they sent them using certified mail. Their lawyers couldn't be that incompetent could they?

RCID was responsible for sending them out, not Disney.

 

[afterabme]

If Disney sent letters out, surely they sent them using certified mail. Their lawyers couldn't be that incompetent could they?

That's why you keep the tracking slip. Still an interesting development and not the last time hearing about this.

 

[tissandtully]

If Disney sent letters out, surely they sent them using certified mail. Their lawyers couldn't be that incompetent could they?

Sounds like there's an argument to be made if they actually needed to send them out and to which parties if any

 

[Mr. Stay Puft]

RCID was responsible for sending them out, not Disney.

But RCID has a legal department, they would likely have their lawyers overlook or sign-off on the notices I would think.

 

[durangojim]

Can someone please sum up what the letters issue is all about? I'm having trouble finding it between patients.

 

[wdwmagic]

RCID was responsible for sending them out, not Disney.

But knowing the magnitude of their importance, you would think Disney would have had people ensuring it happened.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

When do these guys go to the bathroom? I've peed like four times since this started.

 

[Kamikaze]

Sounds like letters never went out. Assuming that is true, that is highly, highly concerning.

Legally, the letters only have to go to the parties of the land that's being rezoned. That's only Disney. And maybe the District itself. They didn't change any zoning for land other landowners have.

 

[Riviera Rita]

I'm off, the cat needs feeding and I'll just await Bridget Zeigler's overwrought interview on Wesh2 instead.

 

[Kamikaze]

Can someone please sum up what the letters issue is all about? I'm having trouble finding it between patients.

Legal notification of the Development Agreement is required under FL's Sunshine Law. One of the Districts attorneys stated that it didn't happen.

 

[mmascari]

If Orange and Osceola Counties had to cover everything that Reedy Creek does, it wouldn't be the end of the world. Rather, they would have a similar situation to Universal. SeaWorld, and I-Drive. This means more special districts being created to help fund roads (like the CRA Universal is in) and permitting going through the county rather than the CFTOD/RCID.

So, you're saying if the current special district was eliminated and the counties needed to pay for all the services handled by the current special district, they would be forced to create new special districts to raise the funds necessary to pay for them?

Out with the old, in with the new special districts? I guess.

I assume anyone who will be within a special district gets a say in the creation of the district. Assuming the CRA Universal is in, that Universal had some say in its creation.

So, does anyone really think that if we create a new special district to replace the current one and fund it, that Disney would agree to a worse deal then they have today? Wouldn't today's deal be a floor for what Disney is willing to agree to? Any replacement district requiring Disney to agree to it would need to be better for Disney in some way. Whatever way that is, to remain equal to today would shift some burden to the counties then.

A better theoretical might be, if we magically dissolve the current district and eliminate its current debts. Without creating a new special district, what would happen to the counties then?

 

[Stripes]

But knowing the magnitude of their importance, you would think Disney would have had people ensuring it happened.

Absolutely. And Disney/RCID absolutely knew about this requirement.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Ohhhh…week got a big problem now

 

[lazyboy97o]

Legal notification of the Development Agreement is required under FL's Sunshine Law. One of the Districts attorneys stated that it didn't happen.

it’s required by the law that allows development agreements.

But again, I’m not sure the failure to notify non affected parties gives the District standing. They weren’t harmed by not telling others. There’s also the procedures for action outlined in the original charter that may have technically had precedence over subsequent state law.

 

[tissandtully]

Absolutely. And Disney/RCID absolutely knew about this requirement.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say I don't really trust what the state side says