special district
noun
: a political subdivision of a state established to provide a single public service (such as water supply or sanitation) within a specific geographic area
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Ziegler wrote that the commission was rejecting the complaints because the fire district is a special district, so the ban on using public funds doesn’t apply.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
There also was a separate fight between Disney and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, which was created in 2023 by DeSantis to replace Disney's 56-year-old special district.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
The company has dropped its appeal that challenged DeSantis’ moves to strip the company of control over a special district that covered its Florida theme park properties.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 June 2024
But dissolution of the special district would have saddled local taxpayers with Disney’s debts and providing public services for the 25,000-acre resort.
—Natasha Chen, CNN, 12 June 2024
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
There also was a separate fight between Disney and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, which was created in 2023 by DeSantis to replace Disney's 56-year-old special district.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
The company has dropped its appeal that challenged DeSantis’ moves to strip the company of control over a special district that covered its Florida theme park properties.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 June 2024
But dissolution of the special district would have saddled local taxpayers with Disney’s debts and providing public services for the 25,000-acre resort.
—Natasha Chen, CNN, 12 June 2024
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“Special district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20district. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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