Description
The council held a public hearing on creating a new development district for Viva White Oak, a major mixed-use employment center in the eastern county. The record stays open until January 21, then a GO/ECON worksession January 28.
Impact summary
Could deliver 5,100 permanent jobs, thousands of homes, and long-delayed investment in East County — with bonds repaid from district tax revenue, not the general fund.
At a glance
- Hearings
- 5
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 5
Last vote · City Council
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 6, 2026.
Meeting timeline (5)
Council Session - Oct 6, 2026
A resolution imposing a special tax in the Viva White Oak development district was introduced for a November 10 hearing.
Council Session - Jul 14, 2026
Bond authorization for the county's first TIF district — a 280-acre, $3 billion mixed-use development with Costco, 2,000+ homes in phase one, and a future biolife science center.
Council Session - Feb 24, 2026
The council unanimously created the county's first TIF development district covering roughly 294 acres to support the long-stalled Viva White Oak mixed-use project.
ECON/GO Joint Committee Worksession - Jan 28, 2026
MCB Real Estate's proposed TIF development district for the Viva White Oak project got a committee recommendation of approval, with amendments on park financing and off-site infrastructure.
Council Session - Jan 13, 2026
The council held a public hearing on creating a new development district for Viva White Oak, a major mixed-use employment center in the eastern county. The record stays open until January 21, then a GO/ECON worksession January 28.
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