BALLPARK LEASE AND AMENDMENTS
City Ordinance No. 017880 was approved by City Council on September 18, 2012. It authorized the City Manager to sign a lease for the Ballpark with MountainStar Sports Group. The…
BALLPARK REVENUES ONLY $771,141 IN FY 2024 VS. $4,162,307 IN EXPENDITURES
El Pasoans were never allowed to vote on constructing a Ballpark in downtown El Paso or demolishing City Hall to build one. They were never asked whether it is a…
81% OF BALLPARK EXPENDITURES COVERED BY SUBSIDIES IN 2023
El Pasoans were never given the opportunity to vote on whether they wanted a Ballpark in downtown El Paso or whether City Hall should be demolished to build it there.…
THE CITY OF EL PASO’S FAVORITE FIGURE: TRIPLE
The Mexican-American Culture Center was supposed to cost $5,750,000 but it will now cost $16,500,000. Nearly triple. The Children’s Museum was supposed to cost $19,250,000 but it will now cost…
CITY COUNCIL VOTE ON $8 MILLION FOR BALLPARK IMPROVEMENTS DELAYED UNTIL JANUARY
On Monday during its agenda review, the City Council discussed spending $7,930,335 to improve the Ballpark. Rep. Annello and Mayor Leeser stated they were never briefed about the item whereas…
LAME-DUCK PORK: $8 MILLION FOR BALLPARK IMPROVEMENTS!
I confirmed with the City Clerk’s Division that December 13 is the final regular City Council meeting before the newly elected representatives are sworn in at the start of January.…
THE CITY OF EL PASO’S FAVORITE FIGURE: TRIPLE
Dear Friends, The Mexican-American Culture Center was supposed to cost $5,750,000 but it will now cost $16,500,000. Nearly triple. The Childrens Museum was supposed to cost $19,250,000 but it will…
WHY DOES OUR CITY FEEL IT MUST PROVIDE US WITH ENTERTAINMENT?
“A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” –President Gerald Ford, August 12, 1974 Dear Friends,…
OUR BALLPARK HAS COST THE TAXPAYERS AT LEAST $164 MILLION SO FAR, 2019 FIGURES ARE OUT
Dear Media and Friends, If you ever wondered why our local Chihuahuas franchise is called “triple A,” it is because the Ballpark that hosts them cost more than triple what…