The City of El Paso’s Bond Overview Advisory Committee (BOAC), a group of citizen professionals charged with monitoring the City’s expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars in municipal bonds,…
Anthony Jackson is the new City reporter at the El Paso Times and he just published an outstanding report on the City’s plan to authorize another $96 million in certificates…
Last month I sent out a series of three emails (below) exploring the status of the 2012 Quality of Life Bond funds that are earmarked for the City’s G-League multipurpose…
Fitch is one of the major Wall Street firms that rates municipal bond issuances. On January 22, 2019, the firm gave a “AA” rating to four bonds that were issued…
Today our City Council voted 6-2 under agenda item 3 to publicize its intent to issue another $96 million in certificates of obligation without voter approval, with Reps. Molinar and…
Dear Media, The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence have just come out with their annual report comparing the property tax rates of American cities.…
Dear Friends and Media, I have attached a picture I took today of the Silver Dollar Cafe. Located at 1021 S. Mesa Street, just south of Olivas V. Aoy Avenue,…
At today’s City Council meeting under agenda item 14, City Engineer Sam Rodriguez gave a lengthy presentation on the City’s various capital improvement projects, including the 2012 Quality of Life…
I searched the City’s webpage and found a presentation entitled Quality of Life Update, February 18, 2020. I have attached page 4, which indicates that as of that date, the…
At the June 8 City Council meeting, City staff gave a financial presentation which included an assessment on how much of the 2012 Quality of Life Bond has been issued.…
