{"id":557363,"date":"2023-02-28T03:26:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T00:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/disney-loses-control-of-special-district-to-florida-gov-ron-desantis\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28T03:26:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T00:26:41","slug":"disney-loses-control-of-special-district-to-florida-gov-ron-desantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/disney-loses-control-of-special-district-to-florida-gov-ron-desantis\/","title":{"rendered":"#Disney Loses Control Of Special District to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f5838d3309\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f5838d3309\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/disney-loses-control-of-special-district-to-florida-gov-ron-desantis\/#Disney_Loses_Control_Of_Special_District_to_Florida_Gov_Ron_DeSantis\" >Disney Loses Control Of Special District to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disney_Loses_Control_Of_Special_District_to_Florida_Gov_Ron_DeSantis\"><\/span>Disney Loses Control Of Special District to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Gov. Ron DeSantis has assumed control of the board that oversees development at Walt Disney World, seizing leverage over the state\u2019s largest employer and retaliating against the entertainment giant for opposing the so-called \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cToday, the corporate kingdom finally comes to an end,\u201d he said Monday at a bill signing ceremony on Disney property. \u201cThere\u2019s a new sheriff in town, and accountability will be the order of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Under the law, effective im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely, DeSantis has the authority to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>oint every member of the special tax district\u2019s five-member governing body subject to approval by the state Senate. At the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference, DeSantis said Florida attorney Martin Garcia will serve as chairman. The board will include Brian Aungst Jr., a lawyer and son of a former Republican mayor of one of Florida\u2019s largest cities, Christian Ziegler Bridget Ziegler, a conservative school board member and wife of the Florida Republican party chairman, Ron Peri, CEO of The Gathering USA Ministry, and attorney Michael Sasso, he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Still, Disney gets to keep most of the perks that\u2019s allowed the company to self-govern the land on its sprawling theme park resort for over 50 years. It retains almost all of its debt obligations and exemptions from a host of regulations, taxes and fees in addition to powers allowing it to act much like its own government, including the issuance of bonds and the ability to provide infrastructure services on its land.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Disney didn\u2019t immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The feud between Florida lawmakers and Disney started when the company pushed back on the Parental Rights in Education Law, which prohibits instruction on gender sexuality through the third grade. Disney initially stayed silent on the legislation, but later opposed it under pressure from employees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In response, Florida lawmakers last year passed a bill dissolving independent special districts that were created prior to 1968. While the state has hundreds of special districts, most were set up after that date. Another bill was introduced in February reshaping the district\u2019s leadership structure and changing the name of Disney\u2019s Reedy Creek Improvement District to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The passage of the law is a part of DeSantis\u2019 crusade seeking to overhaul the education establishment as he positions himself for a presidential run next year. The law is intended to corner Disney into keeping quiet on cultural issues, like gender identity and sexual orientation, or risk having him disrupt company operations. That pressure could extend to Disney\u2019s content decisions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cI think that all of these board members very much would like to see the type of entertainment that all families can appreciate,\u201d DeSantis said at the news conference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Other issues brought up during the announcement included increasing pay for emergency services personnel, forcing Disney to pay more for transportation projects and \u201cwoke\u201d policies from the company, like vaccine mandates for employees and masking requirements for children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The governor also said that the law eliminates Disney\u2019s exemptions from the Florida building and fire prevention codes as well as state regulatory reviews in addition to ensuring that the company pays its \u201cfair share of taxes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThis bill will impose Florida law on this area, just like it\u2019s imposed on Universal Studios and SeaWorld and all these other places,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd so this is what accountability looks like. This is what standing up for Florida taxpayers and the rule of law looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, a Democrat from Orlando, in a statement stressed that Disney\u2019s special tax district \u2014 and the advantages that come along with it \u2014 weren\u2019t dissolved despite statements from DeSantis indicating otherwise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cAll this bill does is rename Reedy Creek and allow Governor DeSantis to appoint hostile conservative cronies to a new board,\u201d she said. \u201cDisney still maintains the same tax breaks \u2014 but their First Amendment rights have been suppressed, and it sends a message to any private individual or company that if you don\u2019t purport to what the Governor wants, then you\u2019ll be punished.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    A similar version of events played out in January when the governor overhauled the leadership at the New College of Florida,\u00a0a small liberal arts school in the state. Pointing to low enrollment and test scores, he installed six new conservative members to the college\u2019s board of trustee. They then voted to replace the president.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Former vice president Mike Pence said on CNBC\u2019s <em>Squawk Box<\/em> last week that DeSantis may have overreached.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cDisney stepped into the fray. They lost, but then the taxing authority \u2014 that was beyond the scope of what I, as a conservative, limited-government Republican \u2014 would be prepared to do,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Disney, a former DeSantis donor, remains one of the state\u2019s largest employers. After it was granted a $578 million tax break, the company announced it would move 2,000 jobs from California to Florida, though plans were<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The new board is set to meet on March 8.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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