LOOK MOM, NO BOND MONEY!
The Sunset Amphitheater project is 100% privately financed although there are public tax incentives. The taxpayers will incur zero debt.
EL CHUQUEÑO: DEBT PLAZA “WILDLY UNPOPULAR”
https://elchuqueno.com/cant-we-just-wait/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPz2JhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFibmFHRG5NcjZLTUlYUXd1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHg00AKp82vrtPrGy90kJcJd6LUVOxFx5Qr0Qri7ey9q0el2AFQMkmWMiCLf4_aem_FQGfrhpxm-Kv_jIZN0x5pg
IS THERE A NEW PLAN FOR AN ARENA IN OUR DOWNTOWN?
Based upon what we have learned so far about the City’s secretive property acquisitions and the expansion of the “Convention Center Master Plan,” we are starting to think the City…
EL PASO TIMES OPINION PAGE REACHES NEW LOW
The El Paso Times published an opinion essay that is so moronic, so incredibly stupid, that we felt compelled to share the entire text below. Please be sure to read…
RAMON VALENZUELA TO EL PASO TIMES: HOW WILL TAXPAYERS BENEFIT FROM I-10 DECK PROJECT?
“When you look at the I-10 Deck Project you can’t help but feel like it’s the best thing since the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But when reality sets in…
$165B JUPITER PROJECT APPROVED 4-1 BY DOÑA ANA COUNTY OVER PUBLIC OBJECTIONS, COMPANY TO PAY ONLY $12M IN PROPERTY TAX
https://kvia.com/news/new-mexico/2025/09/19/dona-ana-county-commissioners-approve-borderplex-irbs-amid-public-outcry/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQO5r1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEefR41e_kGVeSfAaZzXSZnLMHffahqVL0zS_km097ARKCdA9kT0Lupzmxt1OU_aem_JJ9EFFgQwhdLK-tIbF-NXw
PROPONENTS CLAIM THE DEBT PLAZA WILL GENERATE $1 BILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OVER THE NEXT 3O YEARS, BUT WHAT IF IT COSTS MORE THAN $1 BILLION TO BUILD, REPAIR, AND MAINTAIN?
https://kvia.com/news/top-stories/2025/09/12/downtown-deck-plaza-economic-survey-revealed/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQO6E9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEegGN-5grNGNpK6qYqCxw9hec-drcI6vDAMJAQxJvuH4v-Ljs8lbFwArB0RI8_aem_cCXSgPHLoG4HLHWG63kRAQ
KVIA INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR AIRED ON ABC-7 XTRA, ANOTHER TAX INCREASE PLANNED FOR FY 2027
On August 22, Andrew Polk of KVIA and Reyes Mata III of El Paso Inc conducted the first-ever journalistic interview Mayor Renard Johnson, who has a long history of evading…
MAYOR ON THE DEBT PLAZA: “WE DON’T EXPECT THIS TO BE ON THE BACK OF THE TAXPAYERS 100%”
Two days ago Mayor Renard Johnson addressed a room full of his supporters about building a $412 million Debt Plaza over Interstate 10. The Mayor spoke just after County Judge…
DEBT PLAZA OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE TO COST $6-7 MILLION
Yesterday, Mayor Renard Johnson gave a public presentation on the proposed Debt Plaza over Interstate 10 in downtown El Paso. In November 2022, Stantec Consulting Services was paid $1,321,785 to…