THE GREAT TIRZ 13 RIP-OFF: RECAP
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 13 was first presented to City Council for consideration on September 18, 2018 and then approved unanimously on October 2 under agenda item 27.1. The Council…
CITY OF EL PASO BUDGET BOOKS FY 2012-2025
City of El Paso FY 2012 Budget BookDownload City of El Paso FY 2013 Budget BookDownload City of El Paso FY 2014 Budget BookDownload City of El Paso FY 2015…
BALLPARK LEASE AND AMENDMENTS
City Ordinance No. 017880 was approved by City Council on September 18, 2012. It authorized the City Manager to sign a lease for the Ballpark with MountainStar Sports Group. The…
CITY ALLOCATED $8.6M FOR ITS 2024 PUBLIC ART PLAN
In February 2024, our City Council voted to allocate $8,593,000 for public art installations as part of the 2024 Public Art Plan. It was on October 28, 2014 that the…
COUNCIL APPROVES $4.8M PROPERTY PURCHASE FOR CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION IN UNION PLAZA
We broke the news on March 4 that the City is planning a major expansion of the Convention Center south of San Antonio Avenue, up to the edge of Overland…
SAMANIEGO, STOUT AND CORONADO RUNNING FOR REELECTION, VOTED TO ISSUE MASSIVE DEBT AND RAISE THEIR OWN SALARIES
Adam Powell of the El Paso Times nailed it in his report on the reelection bids of Samaniego, Stout, and Coronado: “Stout and Samaniego pushed the unpopular $340 million CO…
CITY OWES $721 MILLION IN PRINCIPAL & INTEREST ON 9 CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
During the last two fiscal years, the total principal and interest on our City’s CO debt declined from a peak of $852 million to $721 million. This is because our…
CITY RECEIVES ONLY $0.61 FOR EACH BALLPARK TICKET AND $1.21 FOR EACH PARKING SPACE DURING BALLPARK EVENTS
On 18 June 2013, City Manager Joyce Wilson signed an agreement with Joshua Hunt of MountainStar Sports Group amending the original Ballpark lease. Per the Amendment, the City is currently…
BALLPARK REVENUES ONLY $771,141 IN FY 2024 VS. $4,162,307 IN EXPENDITURES
El Pasoans were never allowed to vote on constructing a Ballpark in downtown El Paso or demolishing City Hall to build one. They were never asked whether it is a…
SAMANIEGO TO BE HOSTED BY EL PASO ELITES FOR FUNDRAISER
When County Judge Ricardo Samaniego assumed office on January 1, 2019, he seemed determined to restrain spending and stand with the taxpayers. After all, he was a businessman who knew…