HomeMy WebLinkAboutFW [External]Tuscany Hills Mello-Roos tax (CDF 90-2)(1)From: Jason Simpson Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 5:19 PM To: Shane Spicer Subject: FW: [External]Tuscany Hills Mello-Roos tax (CDF 90-2) Jason Simpson City Manager PH:951-674-3124 x204 From: Joe Nelson <jnelson@scng.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 5:18 PM To: Timothy J. Sheridan <tsheridan@Lake-Elsinore.org> Cc: Jovanny Huerta <jhuerta@Lake-Elsinore.org>; Jason Simpson <jsimpson@Lake-Elsinore.org> Subject: Re: [External]Tuscany Hills Mello-Roos tax (CDF 90-2) Well, are you going to respond to my questions too? Please respond. Thank you! Joe Nelson Investigative Reporter Southern California News Groups 951-533-9103 On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 4:49 PM Timothy J. Sheridan <tsheridan@lake-elsinore.org> wrote: Hello Mr. Nelson - Thank you for your email. As you indicated, Mr. Kilro y reached out about CDF issue. He
did so on November 8, 2024. I responded to him that very day. I told him that I would look
into the matter and respond back. On Thursday, Novemb er 14, 2024, I reached out to him
again and said that I was still awaiting information on the issue. This morning, he emailed
me again. I responded and indicated that we were still working on it. A little while ago, i received the answer and I will be responding to him immediately. Thank you- Timothy J Sheridan Council Member, District 3 City of Lake Elsinore On Nov 20, 2024, at 6:58 PM, Joe Nelson <jnelson@scng.com> wrote: Message from external sender. Use Caution. Good afternoon! I am a reporter for the Southern California News Group. I write mainly for
The Press Enterprise, San Bernardino Sun and Inland Valle y Daily Bulletin. I spoke to Mr. Pat Kilroy, a Tuscany Hills resident, t oday. He said his latest
property tax bill included a fee of $2,163.38 for the CFD 90-2 Mello-Roos tax
levied by the city in 2007 for infrastructure improvements in the Tuscany Hills housing tract. According to the city's annual report, this tax
matured on Oct. 1, 2024. But on June 25, 2024, the C ity Council approved a
tax levy of $885,115.10 on 424 Tuscany Hills' residen ts. However, according
to the city annual report's debt service schedule, i t shows no payments
were due on this tax after Oct. 1, 2024, as it came to maturity. Mr. Kilroy said he reached out and spoke to Councilmember Timothy Sheridan and the City Clerk about two weeks ago on thi s issue, but hasn't
been provided any update on what the city is doing or plans to do in
following up on his inquiry. He said he plans to atten d Tuesday's City
Council meeting to address this, and is circulating a letter to neighborhood residents informing them of the issue and Tuesday's Council meeting. Questions: Can you please let me know how the city is addressing Mr. Kilroy's inquiry? Was a mistake by the city and its staff made? If so, will the City Council need to rescind this action taken on June 25? If so, when?
How much of this tax has the city already collected fro m these affected
residents? Will they be refunded whatever they may hav e paid? My dDeadline is 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21. Thank you for your assistance! Sincerely, Joe Nelson Investigative Reporter Southern California News Groups 951-533-9103