On February 21st, nine years after its creation, the inactive Midtown Orlando Community Development District will be dissolved at the County Commission meeting. Its goal was to create "a timely, efficient, effective, responsive and economic way to deliver community development services to the subject land and... provide for the orderly growth of unincorporated Orange County" on a 171 acre piece of land between the Beeline and Walt Disney World.
On June 11, 2008, Buena Vista Corporation petitioned Orange County to establish the Midtown Orlando Community Development District for approximately 171.40 acres of land. See the map at the bottom of this post for the exact location.
The quasi-public district was to contain a mixed-use community including the following:
The district had many powers including "the power to finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire, construct, reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate, and maintain systems, facilities and basic infrastructure within, and outside of, the boundaries of the District." It's described on former Vice-Chairman Rich Bradely's bio page as "part of the legislative oversight group for the 257-acre, billion dollar upscale mixed use tourist development project near the Walt Disney World Resort."
On June 11, 2008, Buena Vista Corporation petitioned Orange County to establish the Midtown Orlando Community Development District for approximately 171.40 acres of land. See the map at the bottom of this post for the exact location.
The quasi-public district was to contain a mixed-use community including the following:
- 605,342 square feet of commercial retail and office space
- 3,441 hotel rooms
- 20,000 square feet for a laundry facility
- The infrastructure necessary to support such land uses.
- 2,877 construction jobs
- 1,366 permanent jobs
- $35 million in on-going annual salaries
- $5.8 million generated in annual property taxes
The district had many powers including "the power to finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire, construct, reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate, and maintain systems, facilities and basic infrastructure within, and outside of, the boundaries of the District." It's described on former Vice-Chairman Rich Bradely's bio page as "part of the legislative oversight group for the 257-acre, billion dollar upscale mixed use tourist development project near the Walt Disney World Resort."
On August 23, 2016 the Board of Supervisors of the District unanimously adopted Resolution 2016-02 declaring the District inactive. By law, the entity which created the now-inactive special district is required to dissolve it by repealing its enabling laws. The public hearing on this is February 21, 2017.
Below are renderings and slides from the original August 19, 2008 public hearing.
Below are renderings and slides from the original August 19, 2008 public hearing.
