Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signaled he plans to ask state officials to exert control over special local government powers once held by Disney World — a fresh sign that last year’s fight over talking about LGBTQ issues in Florida’s schools is far from over.
Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Disputes over “improvement districts” rarely attract notice. But the fight over this particular district has garnered national headlines as it is widely viewed as a proxy war between DeSantis and Disney following the company’s outspoken objections to the controversial Parental Rights in Education Act — dubbed the “don’t say gay” bill by opponents.
DeSantis made it into a culture-war issue, calling the company “woke Disney” and saying it had “crossed the line.” Reedy Creek was created more than 50 years ago at the behest of Walt Disney, who envisioned building a “city of tomorrow” on citrus groves in Florida that would include housing and other businesses that would, in part, support his ambitious theme park plans. Residents would be able to vote on how Reedy Creek operated.
Disney’s near-total control of the 25,000 acres surrounding its Florida theme parks has rankled some local officials for years, but the company’s powerful lobbying influence in Tallahassee insulated it from proposals that would force it to allow more local oversight.Fine said more details will come out when a bill is proposed in the coming weeks ahead of the state’s legislative session in March.
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