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.
JUSTIN CHURCHMAN COMMENTS ON SALE OF HIS HISTORIC PROPERTY FOR DEMOLITION
According to the Oligarchy Gazette (dba El Paso Inc), the century-old brick tenement at 315 W. Overland was renovated by August 2024 and opened with 16 units. In anticipation of…
CITY STILL MUST ISSUE $460M IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, TAXES TO SHOOT UP
This is a screenshot from the City’s financial presentation from Monday’s Work session. The City must still issue $240M in debt from the 2019 Public Safety Bond and $220M from…
CITY COMMITS TO RESTORATION OF ABRAHAM CHAVEZ THEATRE
We feared that the City’s proposal to expand the Convention Center includes the construction of an Arena on the site of the Abraham Chavez Theatre. The planned acquisition and demolition…
BREAKING NEWS: MAYOR JOHNSON ACTUALLY VOTED ON SOMETHING!
City Council voted 5-4 against reviewing the federal lease at the airport. Reps. Acevedo and Maldonado Rocha were upset about a video they allege blames Democrats for the federal shutdown…
𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗬𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗬 𝗧𝗔𝗫 𝗔𝗦 𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡!
We have never seen a mayor shake so many hands and kiss so many babies. He is all over El Paso promoting himself and seems busy doing a hundred things…
CITY CONTINUES TO LIE ABOUT OUR PROPERTY TAX
The City of El Paso continues to promote the narrative that City Council voted for a lower property “tax rate” in August when in fact they voted for a significant…
REP. ALEJANDRA CHAVEZ RECEIVES $2,500 FROM MARGOS AND ORTEGA AFTER VOTING TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX
According to her campaign webpage, Alejandra Chavez “is committed to exploring options for property tax relief.” However, during the recent budget discussions she did not make a single proposal that…
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…
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TAX HIKES FROM CITY, COUNTY, AND UMC WIPE OUT BENEFIT FROM INCREASED SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION
We now have the effective tax figures from all five local taxing entities for FY 2026 and are the only media outlet to report them. The City is increasing its…