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

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Batman'sParents

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The part about relying on a singular source isn't wrong. It's the right thing to pursue economic diversification with economic industries. A good economy has a healthy mix of different industries. But Orlando/Central FL is a different case. Tourism and tourism services are the bread and butter of the region. There are different sub-contractors for all of these parks that work in different industries. By providing a stable frame of regulation for these economic powerhouses, everyone benefits. Undoing a stable frame of governance makes it less likely for investment...
 
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Batman'sParents

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Impact fees and WDW aren't a new issue. In the 1980s Orange County and WDW got into a feud over WDW not paying impact fees, particularly over the development of MGM/HS. Eventually, they all settled and WDW ended up paying a one-time fee, sort of as a replacement for the impact fee.

www.orlandosentinel.com

DISNEY, ORANGE GETTING NOWHERE ON IMPACT FEES

After four months of talks, Orange County has given Walt Disney World a proposal that requires Disney to start paying for the impact of its growth. The offer is intended to end a dispute over the e…
www.orlandosentinel.com www.orlandosentinel.com

However, businesses in the district pay two sets of taxes to the district/cities and their counties. So, it is possible whatever they would have paid in impact fees has been made up by the dual level of taxation.
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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The Mom

The Mom

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I agree that it is difficult to walk the line between discussing a situation caused by politics, and expressing outright political views - including insulting politicians.

But many members have been able to walk that line. If posters think it is too hard, they should just not post anything.
 
joshwill

joshwill

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The Mom said:
I agree that it is difficult to walk the line between discussing a situation caused by politics, and expressing outright political views - including insulting politicians.

But many members have been able to walk that line. If posters think it is too hard, they should just not post anything.
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im really curious as to how my post crossed the line? all i did was comment that the subject of the thread itself was a political one? i did not comment on either side of the issue
 
BatStang2000

BatStang2000

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From the Terms Of Service for WDWMagic:
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joshwill

joshwill

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BatStang2000 said:
From the Terms Of Service for WDWMagic:
If you have a problem with or question about a moderator’s decision, contact the moderator privately or submit a message through the contact system. Posts or topics discussing moderator actions will be removed.
and,
We reserve the rights to remove or modify any Content posted for any reason without explanation.
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Can you point me in the direction of this TOS. I’d like to see it for myself
 

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