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I haven't read through all of this yet but after skimming it appears that Universal is getting a special tax district not long after Disney's was.... Well, I don't even know what to call that mess. It seems that this could be a "less-isolated" situation than Reedy Creek was but it's still enough to raise an eyebrow at.

EDIT: More information here that takes away most of the hype at the end: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2023/10/11/orange-county-approves-special-district-tied-to-universal-s-epic-universe

The district will be limited in power and will not be able to adopt its own land development or building codes. It also doesn’t have its own police powers.

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