SUN METRO IS $68 MILLION IN THE HOLE!
Dear Media and Friends: Ellen Smyth, who has served as the Director of the Environmental Services Department of the City of El Paso for the last 16 years, was just…
CITY REP INCUMBENTS VOTED TO RAISE OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE 19.44% SINCE ASSUMING OFFICE
*NOTE: THIS REPORT IS FLAWED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE. TAX RATE ALONE IS NOT AN INDICATOR OF TAX BURDEN. Dear Media and Friends,…
BUDGET UPDATE FROM CITY CFO CORTINAS: MAJOR DECLINE IN REVENUES THROUGH FY 2021
Dear Media and Friends, Yesterday, under agenda item 13.1, City CFO Robert Cortinas updated the City Council and public on the budget crisis sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. I have…
GOVERNOR ABBOT URGES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO LOWER PROPERTY TAXES!
Dear Friends and Media, The Governor has sent out a letter (attached) urging local governments to lower property taxes. El Paso City Council, please read every word of this! Max
APARTMENT TAX VALUES UP 38%, COMMERCIAL 20%
Dear Friends, The title of this email is the title of a front-page report published by David Crowder this past weekend. According to him, “the CAD’s preliminary valuations have apartments…
CITY PROPERTY TAX RATE TO RISE ANOTHER 33% BY 2026 (PART 2)
*NOTE: THIS REPORT FOCUSES ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE Dear Friends, This morning I wrote to you that the City is planning…
CITY PROPERTY TAX RATE TO RISE ANOTHER 33% BY 2026!
*NOTE: THIS REPORT FOCUSES ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE Dear Friends, Since 2014, our City property tax rate has increased 38%, from…
FITCH AFFIRMS THE “A” RATING OF EL PASO INTL AIRPORT BUT DOWNGRADES OUTLOOK TO NEGATIVE
Dear Friends and Media, Fitch Ratings, Inc., one of Wall Street’s “Big Three” credit rating agencies, has reaffirmed the “A” rating for general revenue bonds for the El Paso International…