![]() So what options does the state have for untangling the mess? “If that district goes away and they no longer pay for those public safety costs and it then has to fall to the counties’ other budgets, that’s a net sum loss for the rest of the taxpayers of Orange County - when we already have significant pressure on our county budget to provide for public safety,” Demings said. ![]() In the current fiscal year, Bay Lake is paying nearly $11 million to the sheriff’s office, and Lake Buena Vista is poised to pay nearly $3 million. Demings, the former county sheriff, noted that the district reimburses the sheriff’s office for any services rendered, including for the two tiny municipalities controlled by Disney that were created at the same time as Reedy Creek, Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings told reporters last week that if Reedy Creek were to be entirely dissolved it would be “catastrophic” for his county’s budget. Randolph calls the measure the “no lawyer left behind act,” and predicts that there will be many lawsuits, including one from bondholders, alleging the state illegally impaired the contract. “Under no circumstances will Disney not pay its debts,” DeSantis said.
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