The five-member board of the Central Florida Oversight District voted unanimously to file a lawsuit in state court.
Yes, we will seek justice in our own backyard.
The agreement gives the company extensive sway over what gets built on its property and the land surrounding it.
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Disney filed its lawsuit on Wednesday, shortly after the oversight district moved to invalidate the development agreement.
A spokesperson for Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Disney is seeking a federal judges affirmation that the development agreement cannot be voided.
He appointed its five members, who were quickly confirmed by the state Senate.
Another board member, Ron Peri, said that nothing could have prepared me for this.
What I encountered was gross misrepresentation in the press.
They actually said that I believed that if you drank tap water, it would make you gay.
I never said that.
I dont believe it certainly, he said.
Peri wasreferring to a CNN reportthat cited a January 2022 Zoom discussion that was posted to YouTube.
In the video, according to CNN, he shared the conspiracy theory.
Ive been mocked by CNN, by Forbes, Peri said.
…I have encountered all of these things.
Even Stephen Colbert has done two sessions on me.
He added, Everyone hears through the filter of the press.
You are not hearing what the reality is.
The reality is that there did need to be a change.
