Founders Crossing Community Development District

At a glance

What: Ord. 26-101, a petition to create a community development district (CDD) of about 360 acres south of Midway Road, east and west of McCarty Road and north of Newell Road, to finance water, sewer, irrigation, roads and stormwater.
Where it stands: advanced on first reading on 2026-10-12 with at least one no (the captions do not give the tally). Second reading, also a public hearing, is about two weeks later.
Next: Vice Mayor Caraballo, Councilman Pickett and Councilman Bonna all said they are uncomfortable with creating new CDDs and may vote no then.

Applicant: Founders Crossing LLC through its attorney. Staff found the petition met the statutory criteria.
Council concerns: tax stacking and long-term fees for residents in the Tradition area, and boards controlled by developers.
The city attorney said state law sets minimum criteria but does not require a city to create a CDD.
Council considered tabling because the mayor was absent; the applicant asked to move forward to avoid re-advertising.

2026-10-12 - City Council (Regular) - Public hearing; no public comment. Councilmembers raised CDD concerns; the motion to move to second reading passed with a no heard (Bonna).
2026-10-12 - 2026-10-12 - City Council (Regular): Motion passed by voice vote with Caraballo, Morgan, and Pickett in favor and Bonna opposed.
2026-10-26 - 2026-10-26 - City Council Meeting: Ordinance 26-101 approved on second reading by voice vote. Bonna, who opposed on first reading, said he would support it because the community does not yet exist, while still rejecting some of the applicant's arguments and raising tax stacking.