WHAT HAPPENED TO THE “ARENA” BOND MONEY? (Part 3)
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…
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE “ARENA” BOND MONEY? (Part 2)
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…
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE “ARENA” BOND MONEY?
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.…
MAYOR LEESER REAFFIRMS HIS STANCE REALLOCATING THE “ARENA” BOND MONEY
Dear Friends and Media, Mayor Leeser gave an interview to Sara Sanchez of the Oligarchy Gazette (aka El Paso Inc) in which he was asked about the “Arena.” He responded…
WHICH CITY REPS VOTED TO INCREASE YOUR PROPERTY TAX RATE?
*NOTE: This post is flawed because we only discuss tax rates without indicating whether they are above or below the no-new-revenue-tax rates. When City Manager Gonzalez assumed office on June…
DEBT FROM CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION: HOW DID OUR CITY REPS VOTE?
El Paso is the sixth largest city in Texas but has the highest outstanding debt in certificates of obligation. $642,000,000 in CO debt has been authorized since 2012 without voter…
CITY HOLDS TEXAS RECORD FOR DEBT FROM CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, AUTHORIZES $293M MORE SINCE 2019!
Dear Media, This email is just for you! One year ago I submitted to you my research on the City’s outstanding debt from certificates of obligation, which are supposed to…
CITY PROPERTY TAX RATE UP 38% SINCE GONZALEZ APPOINTED CITY MANAGER!
*NOTE: This report is flawed because we do not where the tax rate stands in relation to the no-new-revenue tax rate. Tommy Gonzalez was appointed City Manager on June 23,…
ON THE CITY’S FINANCES…
“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” –Plato, The Republic, circa 375 BC. Friends, El Paso is now at a…
KEMP SMITH HAS BEEN RETAINED BY SIX CLIENTS WHO WANT TO KILL THE DOWNTOWN NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT
Dear Media, The law firm Kemp Smith, LLP has led the effort to kill the County’s plan to establish a National Register Historic District in Downtown El Paso, which would…