ONLY $69 MILLION OF 2019 PUBLIC SAFETY BOND SPENT
On November 5, 2019, the voters approved the bloated Public Safety Bond, authorizing the issuance of $413,122,650 for Police and Fire facilities, including a new $90.6 million police station, a…
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On November 5, 2019, the voters approved the bloated Public Safety Bond, authorizing the issuance of $413,122,650 for Police and Fire facilities, including a new $90.6 million police station, a…
Adam Powell of the El Paso Times just published a report on Rep. Cassandra Hernandez reminding El Pasoans that she “voted in favor of raising taxes six years in a…
Renard Johnson is running for Mayor on a pro-Oligarchy platform. That means more large bond issuances for capital improvement projects and transportation infrastructure, generous incentives for large corporations, and higher…
When the voters passed the Quality of Life Bond on November 6, 2012, authorizing the issuance of $473,225,000 in general obligation bonds for dozens of projects, the City immediately established…
Yesterday we attended the meeting of the the Bond Overview Advisory Committee, at which City staff presented a chart detailing the expenditures from the Quality of Life Bond, which was…
During the January 8 meeting of the El Paso County Commissioners Court, the first five members of the new Bond Advisory Committee were appointed. According to the backup to agenda…
We warned you this was coming. Today under agenda item 13, the El Paso County Commissioners Court is discussing its FY2024 Multiyear Capital Plan, which includes $500 million in new…
These are the five entities that together comprise our property tax bill and greedily consume our property tax dollars. All five eat from the same trough and each tries to…
Today Max Grossman, Chief Instigator of the El Paso Taxpayer Revolt, and Ryan Woodcraft, Libertarian candidate for County Precinct 1, addressed the El Paso County Commissioners Court to respond to…
In October we reported that the County may hold a bond election in November 2024 and ask the voters to issue up to $350 million in general obligation bonds, and…