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Sahuarita community facilities districts adopt FY2026 budgets totaling roughly $10.3 million
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Summary
Rancho Sahuarita Community Facilities District adopted a $9.23 million FY2026 budget and set a $4.99 per $100 property tax levy; Quail Creek CFD adopted a $1.11 million budget and set a $2.26 levy, both budgets approved after public hearings.
Boards for two Town of Sahuarita community facilities districts adopted final fiscal year 2026 budgets after public hearings during the council meeting.
Rancho Sahuarita Community Facilities District. The Rancho district’s FY2026 budget was adopted at $9,233,410. Finance/district treasurer A.C. Mariotti said the budget is balanced and about 47% lower than the current year primarily because the district is spending down bond proceeds issued in 2022. Beginning fund balances — largely unspent bond proceeds — account for about 79% of the district’s resources (roughly $7.3 million). The district levies a property tax that is estimated to generate $1.5 million at a $4.99 per $100 net taxable assessed value; that tax rate has been unchanged since 2018. Capital outlay is the largest use ($7.3 million) and will be used to acquire roads and a railroad crossing from the developer; debt service is budgeted at about $1.9 million and operations about 1% of the budget. The district adopted the budget by resolution following a public hearing; the council record shows the measure carried unanimously.
Quail Creek Community Facilities District. The Quail Creek district’s FY2026 budget was adopted at $1,107,640. Mariotti said 98% of the district’s revenues come from a property tax expected to total $1.09 million; the combined tax rate will be $2.26 per $100 of net taxable assessed value, a 14‑cent decrease from the current rate. Mariotti said the district’s debt service will be paid off in 2030 under current schedules, after which the tax rate would fall to a small residual amount unless additional bonds are issued. The bond‑funded portion of the budget primarily covers debt service; operations and a portion of the Quail Creek Veterans Municipal Park are included in operating costs. The Quail Creek budget was adopted following a public hearing; the motion carried unanimously.
Both districts’ public hearings drew no speakers, and district boards moved to close the hearings before adopting the budgets and setting the levies.
The treasurer noted that developer contributions for Rancho (about $311,000) subsidize payments when property tax collections are insufficient to cover debt service, an arrangement described in the district agreements. Mariotti said investment income is modestly programmed in both budgets for interest earnings on trust accounts.
