(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Florida’s Attorney General ordered former board members of the Reedy Creek Improvement District to hand over any communications they had with the Walt Disney Company.
The former board of the district attempted to transfer its legal powers to the company in the midst of a move by the state of Florida to take those powers away, the Daily Wire reported.
The old Reedy Creek board announced the transfer of power on Feb. 8, the day before the Florida House voted to remove and replace them by a group approved by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The board is currently under the power of the Walt Disney Company, and the internally-approved group makes use of a property law called “rule against perpetuities” to extend the deadline of their reign.
Florida’s AG announced the claiming of the records via a letter to the board.
“I write to advise you of the attached public records request, which the Office of the Attorney General submitted to the entity formerly known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District (the “District”) under Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes,” the letter states.
“It is likely, if not certain, that you possess records responsive to this request, which would include emails and text messages sent on personal devices or accounts if they were ‘made or received pursuant to law or ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official business by’ the District. See § 119.011(12), Fla. Stat.”
The letter was sent to several individuals on and associated with the board, requesting copies of all texts, emails and other correspondence regarding the sudden changes.
The new board supervisors hosted their first meeting this month, where they discovered the conditions of the new agreement.
“We’re going to have to deal with it and correct it,” board member Brian Aungst said. “It’s a subversion of the will of the voters and the Legislature and the governor. It completely circumvents the authority of this board to govern.”
