๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ โ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ
Letโs be clear: Board President Steve Ferry is trying to fix problems the community didnโt create โ problems that trace back to decisions made under former GM Kevin Loewen, who has since been indicted for concealing improper financial ties to DTA, the same tax firm behind CFD 2019-01.
In the shadow of that recent indictment, what could possibly motivate the board majority to shut down Ferryโs effort to shine light on the Loewen-era CFDs โ and ensure public funds and public trust arenโt casualties of past misconduct?
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๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ โ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐๐ค ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข, ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฐ๐๐ง โ ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค ๐
๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒโ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Why did CFD 2019-01 grant permanent developer exemptions from paying for public services โ without the proportionality findings required by Gov. Code ยง66001(b)?
A public records request produced no such analysis.
And rather than allow discussion, Hannaman moved for the board majority to block it โ even pre-voting to block it again if placed on the November agenda.
๐๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง?
โข CFD originally marketed as CFD 2019-01 โSaratogaโ
โข Later rebranded to CFD 2019-01 โPublic Servicesโ
โข Approved under a GM later indicted for undisclosed financial
ties to the districtโs tax consultant, DTA, who engineered it
โข Developer property exempted forever from (maintenance) service costs throughout El Dorado Hills
โข No proportionality study produced
โข Ferry pushes for answers โ and suddenly the agenda gets stripped
Transparency threatened the status quo. So the status quo tried to silence transparency.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒโ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ
If the former GMโs undisclosed financial ties led to public-cost shifts that benefit private interests, we need to know โ and it needs to be fixed.
If developers were given permanent carve-outs without legal justification, we need to know โ and it can be fixed.
If only one board member is trying to protect taxpayers from legacy misconduct, we need to stand with him.
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
1. Demand the proportionality study โ or the admission it doesnโt exist
2. Require this item return to the agenda for public discussion
3. Support leaders who are cleaning up past issues, not covering them up!
The Loewen indictment blew open the door. Ferry is trying to walk through it โ and some donโt want him to fix what was done.
However, I bet the community doesโฆ
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Posted 11.04.2025