Orange County lawmakers Friday backed a longshot proposal that could essentially return to the Walt Disney Co. control of a special taxing district that was revamped after Gov. Ron DeSantis got into a feud with the entertainment giant.In a voice vote, members of the Democrat-dominated Orange County legislative delegation supported a proposed House bill that seeks another redo of the former Reedy Creek Improvement District. The proposal would repeal a law passed last year that renamed the Reedy Creek district as the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and gave DeSantis authority to appoint the district’s board.
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Orange County’s legislative delegation advanced a measure Friday seeking to repeal changes made to Disney World’s special government district in a Gov. Ron DeSantis-led overhaul, a proposal that will face a tough path in the Republican-dominated Legislature. State Sen. Linda Stewart said the state takeover of the Reedy Creek Improvement District has created “chaos” with a wave of veteran .