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

[Kamikaze]

WOW they just noped right out of that meeting. I assume they got the news they were being sued during the closed session.

 

[Figgy1]

You can read the full complaint here -

DocumentCloud

www.documentcloud.org

I'm impressed with how Disney has handled the PR aspect of this over the past couple of weeks and how they were able to put forward what's in the suit in layman's terms

 

[Kamikaze]

DeSantis wins 2022 Florida governor’s race by largest margin in 40 years. I live in Florida and every one I know loves the Governor and the job he is doing.​

I very much doubt people in Ft Lauderdale like him very much right now.

 

[DubyooDeeDubyoo]

I never understood why they felt they needed two incorporated cities in RCID, which is something that goes back to Walt's plans but has seemed mostly ceremonial for 50 years. Although as far as I know the councils/mayorship of them is yet more CM Government.

 

[Kamikaze]

You can read the full complaint here -

DocumentCloud

www.documentcloud.org

77 page initial filing. LMAO

 

[mightynine]

As Lizzo says, it's about damn time.

 

[Figgy1]

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Disney sued in Federal Court. Had Disney waited for FL to sue the suit would have started in FL state courts first.

Disney filed suite a few minutes, was it even 30 minutes, after the board voided the agreements.

I'm sure it was ready to go once the intentions of Florida and the cough board were known

 

[LAKid53]

The state is in the process of sending an additional $15M+ to New College to make up for lost donations when Desantis pulled essentially the same stunt to their governing board. Never doubt the FL state government's ability to funnel tax dollars to their buddies.

New College is a state university. It gets state appropriations. However this would be the state paying the legal bill of a local government. That's going to require a specific appropriation.

 

[esskay]

Guessing Disney's now got enough evidence. I presume they held off as long as they did to allow the new board to make enough mistakes and over reach to help their case. Disney's seemingly done a pretty decent job of staying as quiet and reserved as possible so far.

 

[Kamikaze]

As Tychus Findlay says, it's about damn time.

FTFY

 

[Figgy1]

New College is a state university. It gets state appropriations. However this would be the state paying the legal bill of a local government. That's going to require a specific appropriation.

Any news on the budget yet?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Wow, this is all well laid-out! It's very damning accusations agains the state as well. Finally they are standing up.

Did you doubt they had better lawyers?

Of the Orange County (not that one), Maryland, Manhattan ilk?

All Disney did after they organized their strategy…and they’ve had plenty of time…was wait and see if Ronnie would walk into the trap or think better of it and back off…

That’s all that happened here

Anyone want a churro on me?

 

[LAKid53]

Well when the board is looking for any possible way to interfere, these are the types of things that happen. Along with swimming pool water samples of course.

All this will become evidence in Disney's brief.

 

[Figgy1]

Guessing Disney's now got enough evidence. I presume they held off as long as they did to allow the new board to make enough mistakes and over reach to help their case. Disney's seemingly done a pretty decent job of staying as quiet and reserved as possible so far.

I believe the legal term is "Giving oneself enough rope to hang oneself with"

 

[Tha Realest]

You can read the full complaint here -

DocumentCloud

www.documentcloud.org

Pages 39-42 describe in extent the public hearings that occurred.

They do not allege they, or any other property owner, received a mailing noticing these hearings.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I'm impressed with how Disney has handled the PR aspect of this over the past couple of weeks and how they were able to put forward what's in the suit in layman's terms

Well this is where having Iger and his decades of association with Hollywood “fixer” attorneys helps…

…but he can go now

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I believe the legal term is "Giving oneself enough rope to hang oneself with"

…in technical terms…yes

 

[LAKid53]

Didn't this all escalate when Chapek (eventually) spoke out against the bill? There was no intention to go after Reedy Creek before that, right?

So then isn't this the issue that they view voicing a differing opinion as "picking a fight"?

Bingo

 

[mmascari]

You can read the full complaint here -

It's 77 pages long. How long until someone here speed reads it, analyzes all the points, and gives us the cliff notes summary?

(Some of us have other work we should be doing.)

 

[Figgy1]

Did you doubt they had better lawyers?

Of the Orange County (not that one), Maryland, Manhattan ilk?

All Disney did after they organized their strategy…and they’ve had plenty of time…was wait and see if Ronnie would walk into the trap or think better of it and back off…

That’s all that happened here

Anyone want a churro on me?

Sorry no but a Lapu Lapu tomorrow on Lapu Lapu day would be appreciated