Florida Governor Ron DeSanatis' Central Florida Tourism Oversight District plans to cut more than $3 million from its road maintenance at Walt Disney World in a proposed budget for financial year 2024.
The proposed budget sees spending on roadway repair and maintenance fall from $16,610,892 in 2023, to $13,456,790 in 2024, a decrease of $3,154,102. In a note on the budget, CFTOD says the major variance is due to "less paving rehab."
During a late-August Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board meeting, administrator Glen Gilzean reported spending plans for the district's legal battle with Walt Disney World.
According to Gilzean, CFTOD has spent almost $2 million so far, with an additional budget of $4.5 million allocated for the financial year 2024.
The CFTOD board sued Disney in a Florida state court in May 2023, following Disney's federal lawsuit against CFTOD board members and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Disney claims in its lawsuit filed in a federal court that there has been "A targeted campaign of government retaliation-orchestrated at every step by Governor DeSantis as punishment for Disney's protected speech now threatens Disney's business operations, jeopardizes its economic future in the region, and violates its constitutional rights."
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