Where does your property tax go?

[Rizon]

Mine is in my mortgage, but I just got my breakdown:

5.9% ... Mello Roos
0.1% ... Water Levy Land (?)
0.3% ... Mosquito control
0.9% ... Emergency Medical
22.5% ... Sewers
2.1% ... Stormwaters
1.1% ... Streets LT (?)
0.5% ... Hiking Trails
63.0% ... Countywide Tax **
0.3% ... BART
0.4% ... Local Parks
2.6% ... State Parks
0.3% ... Comm Coll (?)

**
COUNTY GENERAL 14.71059 %
COUNTY LIBRARY 1.54235 %
COUNTY FIRE 13.03631 %
COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL 0.18097 %
FLOOD CONTROL ZONE 0.73017 %
COUNTY WATER AGENCY 0.03685 %
COUNTY RESERVOIR 0.01673 %
COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL 0.16112 %
COUNTY HOSPITAL 0.17689 %
COUNTY WATER 0.48972 %
BART 0.65264 %
BAY AREA AIR MGMNT 0.19024 %
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS 3.10291 %
CITY 10.58409 %
COUNTY SUPT SCHOOLS 0.99090 %
K-12 SCHOOLS 14.57743 %
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 31.81231 %
COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1 4.83727 %
COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2 2.17051 %

[CAsterling]

What may I inquire is '5.9% ... Mello Roos' ?????

[Cringer]

22.5% for sewers.

That's must be because the pipeline has to go all the way to Antartica.

or

That's a lot of poo.

[Rizon]

Originally Posted by CAsterling

What may I inquire is '5.9% ... Mello Roos' ?????

Mello Roos is a special tax. Some people get really slammed with it, but mine isn't bad.

Here is a definition of it:

In the U.S., a form of financing that can be used by cities, counties and special districts (such as school districts) to finance major improvements and services within the particular district. Special taxes and bonds used for Mello-Roos financing can only be issued by counties or districts in which two-thirds of the voters in the area have voted in favor of becoming a Mello-Roos district.
Mello-Roos districts may issue municipal bonds to finance development projects with high costs. If voters in the area have elected to become a Mello-Roos district, they are responsible for the repayment of these bonds through a special tax, assessed annually based on the assessed value of the properties within the district. Mello-Roos financed developments might include schools, roads, libraries, police and fire protection services, or ambulance services. Named after Henry Mello and Mike Roos of the California legislature, who sponsored legislation in 1982 to authorize this form of financing.