ALERT! COUNTY TO VOTE TOMORROW ON $100 MILLION CO ISSUANCE
Tomorrow the County Commissioners Court will vote on posting a notice of intent to issue $100 million in certificates of obligation without voter approval. Once at least 45 days have…
KFOX 14: COUNTY TO VOTE TO ISSUE $100 MILLION IN CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
Yesterday KFOX 14 aired a report on the $200M+ worth of new debt the County is planning to issue, including $100M in certificates of obligation. (see my previous email below)…
COUNTY TO VOTE TO POST NOTICE OF INTENT ON $100 MILLION IN CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
Three days from now, on November 17 under agenda item 11, the County Commissioners Court will vote on whether to post notice to issue up to $100 million in certificates…
BETTINA OLIVARES: “I WOULD NOT CUT ANY OF OUR CITY SERVICES”
Yesterday evening the League of Women Voters hosted a candidates forum for at the State Line Bar-B-Q. Moderator Aaron Montes asked the candidates for City District 8 what they would…
ANALISA SILVERSTEIN AND BETTINA OLIVARES ON THE RECORD: CITY PROPERTY TAX AND CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
Today the Community First Coalition of El Paso hosted candidates for City Districts 1 and 8 at the Sacred Heart Church Gymnasium. Each candidate was asked nine questions, followed by…
MAX GROSSMAN TO THE EL PASO TIMES: THE DAYS OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION ARE OVER
The El Paso Times was kind enough to publish a guest column I submitted to them and I thank them for letting me share my view about certificates of obligation.…
REP. ISABEL SALCIDO’S HORRIFIC VOTING RECORD
City Rep. Isabel Salcido of District 5, who assumed office on January 8, 2019, is running for reelection. She is the only incumbent candidate who has voted repeatedly to raise…
CBS4: COUNTY DELAYS VOTE ON UMC DEBT ISSUANCE UNTIL LIBRE PETITION IS VERIFIED
Today the El Paso County Commissioners Court decided to delay the vote on whether to issue a certificate of obligation in the amount of $346 million to expand UMC hospital…
FORUM ON TAXATION TODAY AT 10AM: IS THE CITY DECEIVING TAXPAYERS?
oday I will be the guest speaker at a public forum on local taxation hosted by the Community First Coalition, scheduled for this Saturday, September 10 at the Fox Clardy…
LIBRE CLAIMS IT HAS ENOUGH SIGNATURES TO STOP UMC’S DEBT ISSUANCE!
At 2:15pm today, the Libre Initiative submitted to the County Clerk the signatures of about 35,000 citizens who oppose University Medical Center’s plan to issue $346 million in certificates of…