By mvlife on April 6, 2012
Irwin Bornstein, who led Mission Viejo’s financial ship for over two decades, was recently feted by the California Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) association. Irwin served as Assistant City Manager/Director of Administrative Services and retired last June after 23 years of service to the City of Mission Viejo. He recently received the CSMFO Distinguished Service Award, [...]
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By mvlife on February 8, 2012
The City Council on Monday gave the green light to a new program designed to help stimulate the local economy by saving businesses money on commercial building permits. The Commercial Building Permit Fee Program includes a 25 percent discount to commercial permit fees for the period from Feb. 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012. The [...]
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By mvlife on February 3, 2012
Since the City launched the new “Improve Don’t Move” program last month, it has already saved homeowners more than $22,000 in helping them to improve their most valuable assets. So far, the City has processed 131 projects with a total fee waiver of $22,752.52. The “Improve Don’t Move” program, brought forth by Mayor Frank Ury, [...]
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By mvlife on September 29, 2011
The City Council on October 3 will consider refinancing the Mission Viejo “Freeway Center” bonds to save the center’s property owners about 10 percent on their tax bill. The City issued $4.95 million of Special Tax Bonds in 1992 to provide funds to build a storm drain for La Paz Channel, which made the later [...]
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By mvlife on September 23, 2011
Mission Viejo ended fiscal year 2010-11 on a high note with a budgetary surplus originally pegged at $1.7 million. Buoyed by stronger-than-anticipated property tax and sales tax receipts, total revenue topped budget estimates by $1.2 million. By doing more with less, staff reduced costs and saved over $500,000. To boot, staff just learned that sales [...]
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By mvlife on June 28, 2011
The City will receive more than $6.6 million in competitive grant funding from the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for two traffic-easing projects – the widening of Oso Parkway from the I-5 freeway to Country Club Drive and the widening of La Paz Road from Chrisanta Drive to Muirlands. The OCTA Board of Directors approved [...]
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By mvlife on June 4, 2011
Mission Viejo’s proposed two-year budget continues existing City services, includes $14 million in road improvements and maintains $25 million in reserves. The City Manager’s proposed 2011-13 operating and capital budget will be presented to the City Council on Monday. A budget workshop follows on Wednesday, June 15, and the council is expected to adopt the [...]
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By mvlife on June 3, 2011
Cheryl Dyas, who has served as Laguna Niguel’s Director of Finance for the past seven years, has been named Mission Viejo’s new Director of Administrative Services. She will fill the post of Irwin Bornstein, who retires this month after 23 years of service to the City. Cheryl, a Mission Viejo resident, comes to the City [...]
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