Florida state GOP Sen. Blaise Ingoglia introduced an amendment to nullify an agreement the former Reedy Creek Improvement District board made with Disney. The agreement aimed to undercut the state takeover of the central Florida district.
The introduced amendment comes a day after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans to revoke the last-minute agreement with what he called"a strong one-two punch" on Monday. DeSantis pledged to use legislative action and nullification by the board based on one of the"legal infirmities" in the agreement to achieve his goal.
"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 election," the amendment says.
"I know this governor well, so I have a couple of words for Disney. You are not going to win this fight. This governor will. And one word of advice to Disney corporation going forward: Just let it go. Let it go. That's it," Ingoglia said.
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