The Florida Legislature has passed a bill to dissolve a private government controlled by Disney that provides municipal-like services for its 27,000 acres in the Sunshine State
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — — The Florida Legislature has passed a bill to dissolvethat provides municipal-like services for its 27,000 acres in the Sunshine State.
The measure does allow for the districts to be reestablished, leaving an avenue for Disney and lawmakers to renegotiate their deal between now and June 2023. “If that district goes away, and they no longer pay for those public safety costs, and it then has to fall to the county’s other budgets, that is a net sum loss to the rest of the taxpayers of Orange County,” Demings said.in 1967 as part of its plans to build an expansive East Coast theme park that would include a futuristic city.
The district had $169 million in revenues and $178 million in expenditures in the current budget year.in Florida, as well as the rest of the country. The Walt Disney Co. and its affiliates made more than $20 million in political contributions to both Republicans and Democrats in the 2020 campaign cycle, the most recent year for which figures are available, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks such spending.
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