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Taxpayers Sue DeSantis to Block Repeal of Reedy Creek
The first of multiple expected lawsuits challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R-FL) repeal of the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID) was filed in a federal court in Central Florida on Tuesday.
The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida by four taxpayers in the counties affected by the dissolution of the special taxing district that governs the Walt Disney Company’s approximately 25,000 acre parcel, to be effective on June 1, 2023, according to the bill DeSantis signed last month during a less-than-one-week special session. In addition to DeSantis, the lawsuit names Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee and Florida Department of Revenue Director Jim Zingale as defendants...
The title of this article is a little misleading. Four taxpayers are suing DeSantis and his co-conspirators. Hopefully this lights a firefor other taxpayers impacted by the Disney revenge.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/taxpayers-sue-desantis-to-block-repeal-of-reedy-creek-that-would-stick-counties-with-1-billion-bond-debt-more-lawsuits-expected-soon/ar-AAWVbYy?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=6bd9f84f3d954641bc90688aca5f3738