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Developer says taxes on park parcel were a county error; offers to reimburse city while county process proceeds
Summary
A property transfer and recordation oversight led to taxes being levied on Sunset Beach Park; the developer (Flagship) said the parcel should have been designated open space and offered to reimburse the city while working with the county to seek a waiver.
Council discussed a title and tax history issue affecting Sunset Beach Park after staff and the developer outlined how a 2021 conveyance was not recorded correctly and the parcel later transferred to the city in 2022, at which point the county levied taxes.
Pete Evans of Flagship explained the sequence: Flagship intended the transfer in 2021 and paid taxes; the deed and recordation paperwork were not recorded at the time, and the property was recorded to the city in 2022. "Those taxes should not have ever been levied," Pete said, and Flagship told the council it was prepared to reimburse the city for taxes paid if the county does not waive them. He asked the city to coordinate with the county to pursue a waiver because the parcel had been designated open space since 2014.
Council members said the city has precedent for seeking tax waivers in similar cases and discussed whether the city should be the applicant for the county process. The parties agreed to continue coordination with the county; Flagship said it would reimburse the city in the interim if needed and would reengage the county about removing the assessment.
