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[Brian]

A bigger risk than keeping Garcia and Gilzean on the board as active disruptors? I don't agree with their decision to stall the federal lawsuit, but I understand why they the status quo as a risk to growth over the next few years.

Not to nitpick, but Gilzean was district administrator, not a board member.

 

[pdude81]

Not to nitpick, but Gilzean was district administrator, not a board member.

You're right. This has been going on so long I just lumped all the antagonists together.

 

[mkt]

Control of what? A new development agreement, which has to lock in what already exists, still hasn’t even been presented for public review.

The new agreement will be functionally the same as the one Disney was sued over.

 

[Brian]

You're right. This has been going on so long I just lumped all the antagonists together.

That's understandable for sure. I just felt inclined to make the distinction due to the ongoing conversation, as the district administrator is selected by the board, while the board is selected by the governor.

 

[lazyboy97o]

The new agreement will be functionally the same as the one Disney was sued over.

The settlement acknowledged the “need” to change the comprehensive plan, which undermines this idea. So too does the lack of an agreement, as the 2032 Comprehensive Plan wasn’t that different than the again in force 2020 Comprehensive Plan.

 

[Unbanshee]

That's understandable for sure. I just felt inclined to make the distinction due to the ongoing conversation, as the district administrator is selected by the board, while the board is selected by the governor.

Both are effectively picked by the Governor, just not technically. Look no further than the communications "strategy" with the replacement of Gilzean of the Governor's office getting out ahead of every single step of the process

 

[mkt]

The settlement acknowledged the “need” to change the comprehensive plan, which undermines this idea. So too does the lack of an agreement, as the 2032 Comprehensive Plan wasn’t that different than the again in force 2020 Comprehensive Plan.

You're right.

The new document will be different.

It will be "different" in the way that Chris Gaines was "different" from Garth Brooks or how the drummer from Nirvana is "different" from the singer of the Foo Fighters.

 

[Stripes]

Has Disney/CFTOD continued to replace the purple direction signage with the new blue color scheme since CFTOD took over?

 

[castlecake2.0]

Has Disney/CFTOD continued to replace the purple direction signage with the new blue color scheme since CFTOD took over?

Yes

 

[flyakite]

 

[MR.Dis]

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Does this mean a new agreement has been reached with Disney? I am trying to read between the lines on just what this is saying.

 

[peter11435]

Does this mean a new agreement has been reached with Disney? I am trying to read between the lines on just what this is saying.

No. But it’s the start of the process

 

[DCBaker]

The agenda and documents for the CFTOD Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday, May 22 is now available at the link below.

https://www.oversightdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/May-22-2024-BOS-Packet.pdf

Here's what included for RESOLUTION NO. 661 (begins on page 270 in the PDF):

 

[Goofyernmost]

Whereas, I have no degree in legal jargon, can someone please splain what that all means and did it have any fundamental changes to how it has always been run in the past as per ss. 123.4567-8910, G.F.

 

[GoneViral]

Imagine if anyone in this thread had said six months ago that the CFTOD would propose $100 million to fix WDW roads. They would have been laughed out of here.

 

[JoeCamel]

Imagine if anyone in this thread had said six months ago that the CFTOD would propose $100 million to fix WDW roads. They would have been laughed out of here.

Who's 100M is it?

 

[DCBaker]

Who's 100M is it?

Here's what was in the BoS packet:

 

[Brian]

Here's what was in the BoS packet:
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Widening Western Way? Yes, please! That road is a nightmare between 4-6pm, thanks to the s***storm known as I-4!

 

[maxairmike]

Widening Western Way? Yes, please! That road is a nightmare between 4-6pm, thanks to the s***storm known as I-4!

As long as they're widening all the way from BVD to Avalon (mainly to match lane alignments since the Sawgrass/Flemings connection is finally being fast tracked) and working with CFX to finally signalize the 429 interchange, anything less than that is like putting a normal size bandaid on a multi-inch gash. I think they also need to look at an alternative to the standard intersection for BVD and Western Way given the volume of traffic there, but that's probably more of a multi-phase project like World Drive, as it would likely involve modifications to the World Drive/BVD interchange alignment and flow, as well as the Coronado intersection in what I envision as a "good" solution.

 

[vikescaper]

As long as they're widening all the way from BVD to Avalon (mainly to match lane alignments since the Sawgrass/Flemings connection is finally being fast tracked) and working with CFX to finally signalize the 429 interchange, anything less than that is like putting a normal size bandaid on a multi-inch gash. I think they also need to look at an alternative to the standard intersection for BVD and Western Way given the volume of traffic there, but that's probably more of a multi-phase project like World Drive, as it would likely involve modifications to the World Drive/BVD interchange alignment and flow, as well as the Coronado intersection in what I envision as a "good" solution.

I could see them doing something similar to what they did to the BVD and Hotel Plaza Blvd intersection years ago. They changed the alignment so Hotel Plaza Blvd flows directly into BVD.