Gov DeSantis Fight with Disney Heats Up as Legislation is Filed with Florida
The fight between Disney and Governor Ron DeSantis is starting to heat up in the State of Florida.
In a post on his Facebook Page yesterday he states:
Disney’s sloppy and futile attempt to subvert the will of the Legislature and Floridians was uncovered by our state oversight board and their 11th-hour agreements will be nullified by the Legislature. Disney’s corporate kingdom is over.
Related – Bob Iger says Disney as a Company has Freedom of Speech
The Florida Senate has now filed legislation to stop Disney’s 11th-hour agreements made before the Central Florida Tourism Oversight Board took over the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
The legislation is an amendment to CS/SB 1604: Land Use and Development Regulations. It attempts to void Disney and Reedy Creek Improvement District’s previous agreements made back in February.
It reads:
An independent special district is precluded from complying with the terms of any development agreement, and any other agreement for which the development agreement serves in whole or part as consideration, executed within 3 months preceding the effective date of a law modifying the manner of selecting members of the governing body of the independent special district from election to appointment or from appointment to the election.
The newly elected or appointed governing body of the independent special district shall review within 4 months of taking office any development agreement and any other agreement for which the development agreement serves in whole or part as consideration and, after such review, shall vote on whether to seek readoption of such agreement. This subsection shall apply to any development agreement that is in effect on, or is executed after, the effective date of this section.
This subsection expires July 1, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
Back on April 3rd during the annual meeting of shareholders of The Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger took questions from shareholders. One of the questions had to do with the Reedy Creek Improvement District and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Iger finally addressed Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District and the ongoing rift with the State of Florida. He stated that Disney, as a company has freedom of speech, and it’s petty and anti-business to retaliate against a company’s constitutional right.
Iger said, “We love the state of Florida,” and said he respected and appreciated what the state has done for Disney in the past.
Also during the shareholder meeting, Bob Iger said that Disney World Plans on Investing $17 Billion In Florida’s Economy and Creating 13,000 Jobs.
I have a feeling we are a long way from Disney and the Florida Governor reaching a middle ground in the fight for the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
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