The Hemet City Council received some “good news” from the city’s finance director Tuesday, Nov. 12, who reported the General Fund revenues in fiscal year 2018-2019 were up 7%, or $2 million, above the projected revenues.Lorena Rocha, city finance director making the fiscal year-end review and quarterly update thorough Sept. 30, said higher revenues were due to increased sales taxes, property taxes and builder development fees. She explained that the year-end report she was making is a preliminary report made by the city’s independent auditors with the final report coming in January or February.In a slide presentation, Rocha showed the increased city revenue totaled $42,979,247 with sales tax collections up by $900,000, property taxes and vehicle in-lieu fees increasing by n
