While neighborhood residents pay some of the highest property taxes in the city, they have almost no say on where that money goes.
Tag: Great Park Board of Directors
Posted inIrvine
Irvine Residents Rail Against Great Park Special Tax While City Council Changes Park Name
Homeowners near the Great Park are on the hook for millions of dollars in special taxes to fund the park’s construction and they want a seat at the discussion table.
Posted inGovernment
Irvine Activist Groups Come Together to Protest City Council Inaction, Secrecy
Protestors are at odds with the council over a series of key issues including the asphalt factory in the north of the city, taxes in the Great Park, and the long debated veterans cemetery.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine Great Park Homeowners Are Paying for Largest Municipal Park in OC History: Now They Want A Voice
After years of paying some of the highest property taxes in Orange County, homeowners in Irvine’s Great Park are asking for an explanation on where all their money is going.
Posted inIrvine, Top Stories
Irvine City Council Denies Great Park Residents a Voice on What Their Special Taxes Build
As residents of the Great Park area have started asking for more representation in the development of Orange County’s largest civic construction project.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine’s City Council Authorized Nearly A Billion Dollars in Great Park Neighborhood Debt With Less Than Five Minutes of Open Discussion
Over the past six years, Irvine City Council members approved nearly $1 Billion in potential bond indebtedness for the Orange County Great Park neighborhoods with less than five minutes of public discussion.
Posted inIrvine
State Looks to Revoke Irvine Great Park Auditors’ Licenses in Beefed up Complaint
Board of Accountancy Executive Officer Patti Bowers beefed up a 2018 complaint against the Great Park auditors in an attempt to have the Board of Accountancy revoke the licenses of the auditors for mismanagement of two park audits.
Posted inIrvine
State Accountancy Board Issues Critical Report of Irvine Great Park Audits
The California Board of Accountancy issued a scathing report on two separate audits of spending and contracts for Irvine’s Great Park and is recommending the accountant firm that performed the audits have its license suspended.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Great Park Board Orders Trimmed-Down Business Plan
The board wants staff to draft a five-year plan that cuts costs and identifies new revenue sources.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories, Transportation
Can the Great Park Be Built Without Redevelopment?
As it has become more likely that the park will lose funding totaling $2.2 billion over 40 years, its leadership has been privately exploring other fundraising ideas. One city councilman wants to have a more public discussion.
