![]() Shari Freidenrich, Orange County’s treasurer-tax collector, “actually was very hospitable and gracious in allowing us to be an advocate and nudge her along with that,” Voigts added. And so it’s really important for municipalities…to make sure that they keep watch of that, when those are supposed to expire, and advocate for” ending the taxation, he said. “And the problem with a lot of agencies – they don’t really let them expire. “ are basically development fees that are added on as taxes over the years,” he said. “I like it when residents get to keep more of their own money,” Voigts told Voice of OC this week. He says it took some advocating on the part of the city to end the extra taxes, but that county officials were receptive and moved to make it happen. Scott Voigts is the mayor of Lake Forest, which now includes Foothill Ranch. “It’s great when the final payments are made by the homeowners, the county reconciles the final numbers and the homeowners actually receive a refund at the conclusion of the ,” county Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, who represents south OC, told Voice of OC. ![]() Now that those projects have been built, the county is ending the taxes and refunding the extra money that was collected beyond what the infrastructure cost. ![]() Those extra taxes funded construction of fire stations, sheriff offices, street upgrades, bridges, transportation corridors, libraries, parks, storm drains, utilities and other public facilities, according to the county. Like This Free Civic News? Support Voice of OC Today. The money comes from special taxes known as Mello-Roos that date back to the 1980s in these communities. Subscribe to Voice of OC's Free Newsletter The Morning Report Today.
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