DECK PLAZA IS PROJECTED TO COST $412 MILLION, DOUBLE WHAT CITY CLAIMS
In November 2022, City Council voted to hire Stantec Consulting Services at a cost of $1,321,785 to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a downtown deck plaza over…
MAYOR JOHNSON STACKS TIRZ 5 BOARD WITH DECK PLAZA SUPPORTERS
Tomorrow our City Council will vote under agenda items 6 and 7 to reappoint Deborah A. Zuloaga and Arlene Carroll to the Board of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 5 and,…
HERNANDEZ TO DISCUSS ARENA TONIGHT ON ABC-7 XTRA AT 10:35PM
Tonight on ABC-7 XTRA at 10:35pm, Paul Cicala will host four guests to discuss the upcoming City Council vote on whether to build the MPC adjacent to the Union Depot.…
MAYOR PRO TEMPORE KENNEDY PROPOSES THE OPTION OF CANCELING THE ARENA
In his guest column for El Paso Matters, Mayor Pro Tempore Brian Kennedy proposes four possible options for the arena, but it is clear he believes canceling the project is…
UNION DEPOT IS PROPOSED MPC SITE!
Item 43 on the City Council agenda for February 13 is “Discussion and action on a Resolution approving an alternative site for the Multipurpose Cultural and Performing Arts Center and…
ONLY $69 MILLION OF 2019 PUBLIC SAFETY BOND SPENT
On November 5, 2019, the voters approved the bloated Public Safety Bond, authorizing the issuance of $413,122,650 for Police and Fire facilities, including a new $90.6 million police station, 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.…
WILL THE CITY’S PLAN FOR A DECK PLAZA OVER THE DOWNTOWN STRETCH OF I-10 RAISE OUR TAXES?
The Oligarchs of El Paso are very excited about the controversial $750,000,000 project to expand the width of Interstate 10 through downtown El Paso. They imagine the construction of a…
THE “ARENA” IS A FINANCIAL TRAP
Rich Wright is running for District 8 on a platform calling for cutting spending and lowering taxes. He understands that building an “Arena” would be a financial trap. See his…
EL PASO INC: “ARENA” WOULD COST MORE THAN $400 MILLION!
Dear Friends and Media: On Page 8A of today’s El Paso Inc, David Crowder states that “the multipurpose center, or the arena as it’s often called, is regarded by major…