[quote=joec]One general problem with a lot of communities/municipalities is they need big business to pay taxes. Income taxes goes to the state, property tax to the county…etc…
You always see ways that citys want to get businesses in there since they generate a lot of sales taxes and there is no great planning for other revenues sources.[/quote]
Per the Black Mountain Ranch Subarea Plan, it “designates approximately 29 percent of the community for residential development, 67 percent for parks, and open space, 2 percent for schools, and 2 percent for commercial and employment uses.”
We pay the highest Mello Roos taxes in the area and our Fire Dept. and Sheriff Dept services are currently funded/provided by SD County. The neighboring 4S Ranch community is all County funded – no SD City services. The new schools being are paid for by our Mello Roos taxes – Basically, little or no benefits from City of San Diego services – (Water/Electricity and park services?). Per the plan, City of SD will provide services in the North Village but on a small/limited scale. Seems there is not much need for tax revenue if we receive most of the services from the County. So if we add tax revenue from a store like Target, where will it go? To provide City services to Rancho Peñasquitos (our Community Planner Group for Black Mountain Ranch). This does not make sense – how the City of SD or Rancho Peñasquitos have the best interest of our community if they are not residents in our area or paying Mello Roos taxes?
