The board was replaced by the state legislature via a law signed the governor. And no, I can’t think of any special districts that had a board comprised solely of representatives of a private corporation with full control of building codes, tax assessments, eminent domain powers, authorization to build nuclear power plants, etc. that have been replaced by board members appointed by an elected governor. Probably a first.
The State of Florida as it began and the way it is now ain't the same animal.
Sounds like your money is on Disney. Their streaming service is a mixed bag. Losses are shrinking but some subscribers are dropping. The business is challenging. My grandchildren like Disneyland, watch Disney +, and the 6 year old enjoyed the Little Mermaid movie last weekend. They’ve been stripped of control over the special district but their properties there are not suffering as a result. They’re just miffed in Burbank.
No one asked about that. You intentionally didn’t answer the question that was asked.
As usual, citation required.
You. Cannot. Unilaterally. Nullify. A. Legal. Contract. Between. Two. Consenting. Parties.
Reread what I wrote. I said Disney is being treated no differently than any other business in the state. They are not happy about it.
And they were being treated more favorably because of the business they provide to the state....until they publicly spoke out against the government.
And yet they did. The action of the Disney board has been voided. Disney is hoping to reverse that via the courts. They will argue the Contact Clause applies, while the state of FL maintains there the was no valid contract. And as noted in the WSJ article, it is very difficult to win a CC claim. In fact, SCOTUS hasn’t struck down a state law under the CC in over 45 years.
You mean businesses that get to tax themselves, exempt themselves from state and municipal building codes, exercise eminent domain, and are pre-authorized to build nuclear power plants on their property? Nope. Can’t think of a single one.
boomboom failed to address this for very specific reasons.
You cannot unilaterally legally void a valid contract between two parties, ESPECIALLY if you are the government.
He runs from facts he doesn’t like. It must be amazing for him to live in fantasyland.
Sorry DesantisAuto but your friends at Disney no longer enjoy the special privileges that came with controlling the special district.
And yet the action HAS been voided. You can root for them in court. Precedent doesn’t favor the Mouse but maybe they’ll get lucky.
He's DerpyLite.
Sorry y’all don’t like the answers to the questions but it is what it is. Disney no longer enjoys the special privileges of controlling the district and the actions of the previous board have been voided. It was a very unique set of privileges. Good luck in court.
Quiet down, DietDerp.
So you are telling me no other business in Florida was given the power of a special district? Are you sure about that? None of the other huge businesses that operate in Florida do so in primarily the same manner as Disney did? I say primarily because each was given a little different deal, with different powers by the state. But they are many that do operate their own special districts. So you are in error. Disney doesn't like what has been done by De Santis and the state legislature. Would you if you were in their place? Of course not. But because a government takes an action doesn't make it right or proper. And as has been noted several times, Florida politicians are trying to subvert contract laws, laws that are enshrined in the U.S. as well as the Florida constitution.
Let's revisit this after the courts have ruled, m'kay?
Sure. Meanwhile the board of the Central Florida Tourism & Oversight District continues overseeing the district.
