SAMANIEGO ASKS PERMISSION TO RECEIVE PRIVATE FUNDS FOR TRAVEL TO TAIWAN
Yesterday the El Paso County Commissioners Court voted 5-0 in support item 13A, “to allow the County Judge to accept any donations for the purpose of travel to Taiwan to…
DAVID STOUT DEFENDS COUNTY SPENDING BINGE IN DISHONEST OPINION ESSAY
Commissioner David Stout published a guest column in the El Paso Times defending the County’s tax increase and its authorization of $720 million in general obligation bonds and COs. He…
CITY IS ON RIGHT COURSE, BUT COUNTY SPENDING IS OUT OF CONTROL: MAX GROSSMAN
Max Grossman: Guest columnist, Published 7:01 a.m. MT Aug. 15, 2024 Our city and county have adopted opposite approaches to borrowing and taxation. While the mayor and majority of City…
COUNTY POISED TO SUPPORT $1.6 BILLION IN NEW DEBT SERVICING, EXPLODING OUR PROPERTY TAX
Two days ago we reported that the County will soon vote on whether to issue $188 million in certificates of obligation without voter approval and place a $294 million general…
EL PASO WAGES RANK 354TH OF THE 360 LARGEST AMERICAN COUNTIES
Yesterday Vic Kolenc of the El Paso Times published new information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that El Paso County has the 7th lowest average wage of…
LESLEY ENGLE OF ABC-7 TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT: STOP RESTRICTING THE MEDIA!
On February 2 we reported that the Commissioners Court adopted a new policy preventing the media from interviewing department heads, severely restricting their ability to learn what is happening within…
COUNTY LIMITS MEDIA ACCESS TO STAFF, TRIGGERS KFOX14 REPORT
Jennifer Cuevas of KFOX14 reported that she was prevented from interviewing a County attorney. She quickly learned that the media may no longer contact staff about items which the Commissioners…
COUNTY APPOINTS FIRST FIVE MEMBERS OF BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE
During the January 8 meeting of the El Paso County Commissioners Court, the first five members of the new Bond Advisory Committee were appointed. According to the backup to agenda…
PROPOSAL TO BUILD THE ARENA AT ASARCO
Yesterday we reported that Betsy Keller, the County Administrator, suggested to the Commissioners Court that they should consider contributing to the cost of building the City’s planned arena. This made…
COUNTY MAY HELP PAY FOR CITY’S ARENA!
No, we are not joking. Earlier today we reported that the El Paso County Commissioners Court is poised to approve $500 million in new spending starting in FY2025, including up…