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Orange County Great Park

Irvine City Council Denies Great Park Residents a Voice on What Their Special Taxes Build

Orange County Great Park
By Noah Biesiada | July 27, 2020

As residents of the Great Park area have started asking for more representation in the development of Orange County’s largest civic construction project.

Irvine City Council Criticizes Great Park Developer For Lack of Transparency

Christina Shea
By Noah Biesiada | May 28, 2020

In a unanimous vote, the council requested more regular updates from Five Point Holdings, their partner in developing the Park, stating that their current communication was failing to inform the council and the public.

City of Irvine Attacks Voice of OC Great Park Reporting With Multiple Public Letters At Taxpayer Expense

Irvine
By Noah Biesiada | May 14, 2020

After a Voice of OC investigation looked into how local Irvine homeowners are financing one of Orange County’s most iconic regional public works projects, city officials sent out several public critiques, both directly to homeowners and on the city website.

Wild Rivers Officially Returning To Orange County Great Park

Irvine
By Noah Biesiada | April 29, 2020

Nearly a decade after the water park closed in 2011, the Irvine City Council voted to approve a new lease agreement for the Orange County attraction.

Irvine’s City Council Authorized Nearly A Billion Dollars in Great Park Neighborhood Debt With Less Than Five Minutes of Open Discussion

Orange County Great Park
By Noah Biesiada | April 28, 2020

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.

Irvine City Council Expands Bond Indebtedness For Great Park Neighborhoods

Orange County Great Park
By Noah Biesiada | March 12, 2020

Irvine City Council members voted to establish a new tax district in the Orange County Great Park on Tuesday night, expanding the total potential bond amount in the park neighborhoods to just over $1.1 billion.

Irvine’s Great Park Residents Often Times Don’t Know What Their Special Taxes Fund

Orange County Great Park
By Noah Biesiada | March 11, 2020

While residents in the Great Park Neighborhoods are paying millions of dollars every year towards the development of infrastructure in the Park, many don’t know where their tax dollars are going.

Irvine’s Great Park Fails Transparency Test

Countywide
By Noah Biesiada | March 10, 2020

While city officials have touted the Park as the most transparent project of its type, questions still remain about how public money is being spent to develop Orange County’s largest public works project.

Irvine Council Prepares To Authorize More Debt For Future Great Park Homeowners

Orange County Great Park
By Noah Biesiada | March 10, 2020

Irvine’s city council members tonight will vote to consider whether to establish a new tax district in the Orange County Great Park, pushing the total amount of potential bonds to over one billion dollars if approved by the council.

The Great Park Tax: How Irvine Homeowners are Paying for the City’s Big Dreams

Orange County Great Park
By Noah Biesiada | March 6, 2020

Homeowners in Irvine’s Great Park neighborhoods are currently on the hook for over half a billion dollars in debt to build Orange County’s most iconic public works project, and the total cost for the project could come out at as much as $2 billion according to projections.

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