DEMOCRATS DIVIDED OVER PROPOSED $400M CO ISSUANCE FOR UMC
The only Democratic leaders present at the 3-2 vote by the County Commissioners Court to post notice to issue up to $400M in certificates of obligation without voter authorization were…
COUNTY VOTES 3-2 TO POST NOTICE FOR $400M IN CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION FOR UMC
Yesterday the El Paso Commissioners Court voted 3-2 to post notice to issue up to $400 million in certificates of obligation in support of UMC and the Children’s Hospital, with…
ALERT!!! COUNTY TO VOTE TODAY ON POSTING NOTICE TO ISSUE UP TO $400M IN CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
The County Commissioners Court is poised to vote today under agenda item 8 to post notice to issue up to $400 million in certificates of obligation, which do not require…
EL PASO PROPERTY TAX RATE CATCHING UP WITH NUMBER-ONE DETROIT
Every year the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence co-author a “50-State Property Tax Comparison Study” examining the property tax rates for the 50…
EL PASO TIMES: CITY MANAGER COULD EARN $597,449 BY 2029
I am pleased to see that the El Paso Times, El Paso Matters, KVIA ABC-7 and CBS 4 have been publishing more investigative reports on the financial practices of the…
ADAIR MARGO: ARENA WILL CREATE OPPORTUNITY “FOR EL PASO AND PEOPLE THAT COME AND BUY TORTILLAS AT SACRED HEART CHURCH”
Yesterday City Architect Daniela Quesada led a public “MPC feasibility study meeting” attended by outside consultants who are tasked with figuring out how to build a Multipurpose Performing Arts and…
TODAY AT 5:30PM: “ARENA” FEASIBILITY DISCUSSION WITH CITY’S CONSULTANTS, OPEN TO PUBLIC AND MEDIA
The City issued the attached press release inviting the public to provide input to the consultants who were hired by the City for $798,000 to determine the feasibility of constructing…
CINTRON CLAIMS FAST-TRACKING THE $346M UMC DEBT ISSUANCE WILL SAVE UP TO $100M
Jacob Cintron, the CEO of UMC, appeared on ABC-7 XTRA this past Sunday and the video is now online. Host Stephanie Valle twice asked Cintron why the proposed $346 million…
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON ELIMINATION OF THE MAYOR’S “TIE-BREAKING AND VETO CAPACITY” DELAYED
As some of you already know, City staff announced yesterday morning under agenda item 40 that discussion and action to eliminate the Mayor’s “tie-breaking and veto capacity,” which had been…
CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ELIMINATION OF THE MAYOR’S “TIE-BREAKING AND VETO CAPACITY”
On May 19, the Ad Hoc Charter Advisory Committee voted 4-3 to modify Article IV, Section 4.1 B of our City Charter so as to deprive the Mayor of his…