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reedy

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Last month, Florida took over the Reedy Creek board, changed the name, and removed some of their powers.

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Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of reedy gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

adjective

Full of, or edged with, reeds.

adjective

(of a sound or voice) High and thin in tone.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for reedy.

Example sentences

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Last month, Florida took over the Reedy Creek board, changed the name, and removed some of their powers.

2

To his surprise, tweaking the inputs changed its timbre: one moment a gong-like drone, the next a reedy whistle.

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The whole deal worked because Florida and Disney invented a public private partnership based on Reedy Creek.

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Disney also used the political route to establish a private governmen, The Reedy Creek Improvement District.

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DeSantis dissolved the governing entity - Reedy Creek Improvement District - and turned its replacement over to his appointed cronies.

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Part of the pitch to getting the Reedy Creek Act passed, was the plans for E.

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It resembles the reedy habitat theycome from and keeps them safe-ish from urban cats, rats, etc.

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It also says that the Reedy Creek district can re-apply to become an independent district again.

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Today, as a result of DeSantis’ campaign against Disney, the ultimate fate of the Reedy Creek Improvement District is in the courts’ hands.

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Revoking Reedy Creek will put a greater tax burden on the relevant counties.

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Wind, brass, reedy sounds are all possible, some cool undertones can be created, etc etc.

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Curious if it ends up being patterned on Reedy Creek, Florida.

Quote examples

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This area is also adjacent to RDU airport: a lot of the land you can see near "Old Reedy Creek Road" on the map, north of I-40, belongs to the airport, even though it is undeveloped (aside from bandit MTB trails).

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While I appreciate a clear explanation of the legal situation surrounding the Reedy Creek bonds, I am still pretty amazed that the fact of a Governor of a state saying explicitly "we are going to punish a corporation for speaking out about our legislation" has not generated more pushback.

Proper noun examples

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Reedy Creek has the ability to tax at 30mills and currently taxes at 13.67 (1/3 of which goes to paying the debt) the counties are limited to only taxing at a rate up to 10 mills (and are currently at about ~7 mills (Osceola) and ~5 (Orange) so there's a 3.67 shortfall they can't make up and another 3-5 which they currently don't.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use reedy in a sentence?

Last month, Florida took over the Reedy Creek board, changed the name, and removed some of their powers.

What does reedy mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is reedy?

reedy is commonly used as noun, adjective.