HomeMy WebLinkAboutFW [External]Tuscany Hills Mello-Roos tax (CDF 90-2)From: Jovanny Huerta Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 5:21 PM To: Jason Simpson; Shannon Buckley Subject: FW: [External]Tuscany Hills Mello-Roos tax (CDF 90-2) Categories: Avast: Safe I need some guidance on this. ]ÉätÇÇç e|äxÜt [âxÜàt City Of Lake Elsinore Public Information Officer | Special Events Manager jhuerta@lake-Elsinore.org PH (951) 674-3124 Ext: 267 From: Joe Nelson <jnelson@scng.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 3:56 PM To: Jovanny Huerta <jhuerta@Lake-Elsinore.org> Cc: Timothy J. Sheridan <tsheridan@Lake-Elsinore.org> Subject: [External]Tuscany Hills Mello-Roos tax (CDF 90-2) 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 Valley 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-R oos tax levied by the city in 2007 for
infrastructure improvements in the Tuscany Hills hous ing tract. According to the
city's annual report, this tax matured on Oct. 1, 2024. But on June 25, 2024, the City Council approved a tax levy of $885,115.10 on 424 Tus cany Hills' residents. However,
according to the city annual report's debt service sch edule, it 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 Councilmemb er Timothy Sheridan and the City
Clerk about two weeks ago on this issue, but hasn't be en provided any update on what the
city is doing or plans to do in following up on his inquiry. He said he plans to attend
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 C ouncil 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 have 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