ALERT! COUNTY TO VOTE TOMORROW ON $100 MILLION CO ISSUANCE
Tomorrow the County Commissioners Court will vote on posting a notice of intent to issue $100 million in certificates of obligation without voter approval. Once at least 45 days have…
KFOX 14: COUNTY TO VOTE TO ISSUE $100 MILLION IN CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
Yesterday KFOX 14 aired a report on the $200M+ worth of new debt the County is planning to issue, including $100M in certificates of obligation. (see my previous email below)…
COUNTY TO VOTE TO POST NOTICE OF INTENT ON $100 MILLION IN CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
Three days from now, on November 17 under agenda item 11, the County Commissioners Court will vote on whether to post notice to issue up to $100 million in certificates…
EL PASO PROPERTY TAX WILL RISE SHARPLY NEXT FISCAL YEAR
Yesterday the voters of El Paso approved all three propositions of the Community Progress Bond for a total of $272,480,000 in new borrowing. In addition, there are hundreds of millions…
CITY COUNCIL HAS VOTED TO INCREASE OUR PROPERTY TAX 8 YEARS IN A ROW
The chart attached to this email is especially for you, so that you have accurate information when you report on City tax rates. I plot all the adopted tax rates…
YES, CLAUDIA RODRIGUEZ RAISED OUR PROPERTY TAX!
Of all the candidates who received megabucks from the Oligarchs on the West Side, incumbent Claudia Rodriguez of District 6 stands out for her mendacious claim: “Claudia has never voted…
CITY DISTRIBUTES NEW REPORT LYING ABOUT PROPERTY TAX
The City of El Paso is distributing the “Inaugural Edition” of a 22-page digital booklet called “Elevating our City,” which I have appended below. On page 6 you will read…
ABC-7 XTRA: LIBERTARIAN PARTY CHAIR ATTACKS CITY SPENDING
Last night Stephanie Valle and Erik Elken of KVIA hosted CFO Robert Cortinas and Project Manager Yvette Hernandez of the City of El Paso on ABC-7 XTRA to discuss the…
ANALISA SILVERSTEIN AND BETTINA OLIVARES ON THE RECORD: CITY PROPERTY TAX AND CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
Today the Community First Coalition of El Paso hosted candidates for City Districts 1 and 8 at the Sacred Heart Church Gymnasium. Each candidate was asked nine questions, followed by…
MAX GROSSMAN TO THE EL PASO TIMES: THE DAYS OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION ARE OVER
The El Paso Times was kind enough to publish a guest column I submitted to them and I thank them for letting me share my view about certificates of obligation.…