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…
EL PASO MATTERS AND KVIA: J.P. BRYAN ATTEMPTED TO REACH OUT TO MAYOR LEESER TO RESOLVE “ARENA” DISPUTE
Elida S. Perez writes for El Paso Matters, whose biggest individual supporters are Woody and Gayle Hunt. On April 26, she published a report on J.P. Bryan’s effort to contact…
MEDIA REPORTS ON THE SEGUNDO BARRIO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT
I am sharing with you the latest media reports on Saturday’s unanimous decision by the State Board of Review of the Texas Historical Commission to recommend establishing the Segundo Barrio…
VICTORY! STATE BOARD OF REVIEW VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO ESTABLISH THE SEGUNDO BARRIO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT!
I am extremely pleased to report that less than 20 minutes ago the State Board of Review of the Texas Historical Commission voted unanimously to support the establishment of the…
MEDIA ALERT: STATE BOARD OF REVIEW SET TO VOTE ON SEGUNDO BARRIO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT
Dear Media and Friends: The State Board of Review of the Texas Historical Commission is currently convening and moving through its agenda. Item IV.8 is the establishment of the Segundo…
PAUL FOSTER IS THE MAJOR PROPERTY OWNER IN THE DOWNTOWN “BROWNFIELD” ZONE
Dear Media, I have attached a map of the Brownfield inventory study area and a complete list of individuals and companies that own property there (alphabetized by property owner). There…