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Lee Bird asked if Disney will be required to file an “environmental impact” statement, and Needels said PEC has hired legal assistance to deal with those issues.
Peter Kreyling asked what Disney finds attractive about the Haymarket site.
Disney likes a remote site where they can have “total control,” Needels replied.
William Young asked what the impact of Disney’s “artificial history” will be on sites portraying “real history.”
Needels said he had appeared on a black-owned radio station and many callers were concerned about how Disney will portray slavery.
He said that the first step for Disney will be a meeting next week (Dec. 2D of the Prince William Board of Supervisors where they will consider a request from Disney for a reduction in application fees and a proposal to add a category for theme park to the zoning ordinance. He predicted that both proposals will be approved. Then, he said the next step will be for Disney to apply for zoning for a theme park. He said it will probably be early January before that happens, very shortly before the General Assembly meets. “Their plan is not to let us know what their plan is,” he said.
Needels and Ms. Babcock urged people to get the word out and to give financial support to the campaign. “If it has to go to litigation, it will be a multi-million dollar project,” he said.
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