$66M FOR STREETS, LEVERAGED WITH DEBT AND HIGHER TAXES
Don’t think for one second that the $66M comes from general operating revenue. It is borrowed against 30-year bond debt, so please be sure to thank your children for the…
THE CITY’S BOGUS RECYCLING PROGRAM
We received this from a City of El Paso employee who has more than a decade of experience in the Environmental Services Department: “The recycling program started in 2007 under…
WASTE AT THE CITY’S FACILITIES & MAINTENANCE DIVISION
According to the City webpage, the Facilities and Fleet Maintenance division maintains over 180 buildings and 2,500 vehicles. The division has 130 employees and oversees an operating budget in excess…
NEW COUNTY CFO RAN CITY FINANCES UNDER JOYCE WILSON, HAS CONTROVERSIAL RECORD
Fellow Taxpayers, In October, Chief Administrator Betsy Keller appointed Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria as Director of Budget and Finance of El Paso County. There was no discussion of the hire by the…
WHY IS THE COUNTY NAMING A PARK AFTER THIS MAN?
Did he rescue someone from a burning building? Did he earn a purple heart in battle? Did he donate a million dollars to charity? No, he did not. He is…
MAYOR PROMISES TO LOWER PROPERTY TAX, BUT ONLY AFTER NEW BUSINESS COMES TO EL PASO…
At Rep. Lily Limón‘s District 7 end-of-year community forum three days ago, Mayor Renard Johnson told the crowd he would lower our property tax. This was followed by a polite…
WE ARE TIRED OF THE MAYOR’S GRATUITOUS PHOTO OPS AND ARE STILL WAITING FOR HIM TO LOWER OUR PROPERTY TAX AS HE PROMISED REPEATEDLY!
With all due respect, we don’t care how many hands Johnson shakes or how many babies he kisses. All we want is for him to lower our property tax as…
BACKROOM DEALING IN OUR LOCAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Another excellent investigative report from Martin Paredes. Fyi, Richard Genera appeared on the political scene a few years ago as a candidate for City Council running on a fiscally conservative…
CITY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY PAXTON FOR LACK OF TRANSPARENCY ON TAXATION!
Make no mistake about it. This is happening because Mayor Renard Johnson and most of City Council intentionally and repeatedly deceived the voting public about our property tax, bragging about…
COUNTY INCOMPETENCE: TAX OFFICE CLOSED
One of our loyal followers, Dave Marino, sent us this photo. Apparently the County’s financial problems are getting more severe. How long will the office stay closed, inconveniencing the taxpayers,…