HomeMy WebLinkAboutRe [External]Tuscany Hills Mello-Roos tax (CDF 90-2)(1)From: Timothy J. Sheridan Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 5:31 PM To: Joe Nelson Cc: Jovanny Huerta; Jason Simpson Subject: Re: [External]Tuscany Hills Mello-Roos tax (CDF 90-2) Categories: Avast: Safe Hello Mr. Nelson- I intend to do so and before your deadline tomorrow. However, I am awaiting additional
information so that I can fully understand what happened before I do so. With that said, and because I have now informed Mr. Kilr oy, I can also say that he was
correct. There are a number of homeowners who will b e receiving revised tax bills and
refunds if the homeowners in question have already paid the tax bill. As noted above, as soon as I receive a briefing on the m atter, I will respond back. Thank you- Timothy J Sheridan Council Member, District 3 City of Lake Elsinore On Nov 20, 2024, at 8:18 PM, Joe Nelson <jnelson@scng.com> wrote: 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, November 14, 2024, I reached out to him again and said that I
was still awaiting information on the issue. This morn ing, 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 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-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 City Council approved a tax levy of $885,115.10 on 424 Tuscany Hills' residents. However, according to the city annual report's debt service schedule, it shows no payments were due on t his 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 this 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 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 Council need to rescind this ac tion taken on June 25? If so, when? How much of this tax has the city already collected from 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