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…
GOVERNMENT-SUBSIDIZED STADIUMS ARE FAILING ACROSS AMERICA
Dear Friends, Please read this excellent report from this past Friday on the financial failure of government-subsidized stadiums in the US. “Cities across the country are scrambling to figure out…
RICH WRIGHT: THE HYPOCRISY OF PETER SVARZBEIN
Yup, couldn’t have said it better myself. Peter takes campaign donations from billionaires and even worked for billionaire Mike Bloomberg yet publicly attacks billionaires. http://elchuqueno.com/about-j-p-bryan/
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…
SIX EL PASO HOTELS HAVE CLOSED, SO FAR…
Dear Friends and Media, The Hilton Garden Inn El Paso Airport Hotel closed its doors one month ago. That was followed a week or two ago by the Holiday Inn…
BUTTERFIELD TRAIL GOLF COURSE CLOSES FOR GOOD: LOSSES DOUBLE THE REPORTED FIGURE
Dear Friends and Media, KVIA has reported that the award-winning Butterfield Trail Golf Club, which opened in 2007, has been subsidized by the City of El Paso every year since…
28,500+ EL PASO UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FILED SINCE MARCH 1
Dear Friends, KVIA is reporting that more than 28,500 El Pasoans have filed for unemployment since the beginning of March, while the lines at our local food banks get longer…
CITY ATTORNEY EXPLAINS WHY THE FOSTER LAND SWAP WAS CONCLUDED ALTHOUGH GREAT WOLF LODGE WITHDREW FROM THE DEAL
Dear Media: During public comment a few minutes ago, I urged City Council to ask City Attorney Karla Nieman how it is the Paul Foster land swap was concluded although…
TODAY’S “ARENA” DEBATE: EL PASO TIMES
EL PASO TIMES Aaron Montes of the El Paso Times lost no time in getting out a story about today’s “Arena” discussion, the first in City Council in a very…
DEE MARGO AND PETER SVARZBEIN ATTACK J. P. BRYAN IN CITY COUNCIL
Dear Friends and Media: Two dozen people called into City Council today to urge our political leaders to defund the “Arena” and instead renovate the Abraham Chavez Theater at a…