EL PASO TIMES OPINION PAGE REACHES NEW LOW
The El Paso Times published an opinion essay that is so moronic, so incredibly stupid, that we felt compelled to share the entire text below. Please be sure to read…
RAMON VALENZUELA TO EL PASO TIMES: HOW WILL TAXPAYERS BENEFIT FROM I-10 DECK PROJECT?
“When you look at the I-10 Deck Project you can’t help but feel like it’s the best thing since the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But when reality sets in…
PROPONENTS CLAIM THE DEBT PLAZA WILL GENERATE $1 BILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OVER THE NEXT 3O YEARS, BUT WHAT IF IT COSTS MORE THAN $1 BILLION TO BUILD, REPAIR, AND MAINTAIN?
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MAYOR ON THE DEBT PLAZA: “WE DON’T EXPECT THIS TO BE ON THE BACK OF THE TAXPAYERS 100%”
Two days ago Mayor Renard Johnson addressed a room full of his supporters about building a $412 million Debt Plaza over Interstate 10. The Mayor spoke just after County Judge…
DEBT PLAZA OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE TO COST $6-7 MILLION
Yesterday, Mayor Renard Johnson gave a public presentation on the proposed Debt Plaza over Interstate 10 in downtown El Paso. In November 2022, Stantec Consulting Services was paid $1,321,785 to…
IS THE KFOX14 “DEBT PLAZA” POLL FLAWED?
As we previously reported, KFOX14 conducted an unscientific online poll on the “Debt Plaza” to determine what percentage of El Pasoans support the $412 million project. The poll spanned the…
COUNTY VOTES 3-2 TO ALLOCATE $1M FOR DECK PLAZA DESIGN, BUTLER BLINKS
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…
CITY COUNCIL COMMITS TO “DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND FINANCING” OF DECK PLAZA
Our City Council voted 7-1, with Rep. Lily Limon dissenting, to “commit to the project’s development, implementation, construction, maintenance, management, and financing” of the Deck Plaza, which we are convinced…
CITY CANCELS PLAN TO REVISE FUND BALANCE POLICY
This past Friday we reported that the City planned to revise the policy governing the unrestricted fund balance, sometimes known as the rainy day fund, which currently stands at a…
CITY COUNCIL MAY RAID THE FUND BALANCE FOR THE DECK PLAZA!
On April 15, Karina Brasgalla from Economic and International Development made a presentation to City Council recommending a contribution of $35 million toward the construction of a Deck Plaza over…