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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – REP. KENNEDY PROPOSES THE OPTION OF CANCELING THE ARENA

Posted on March 20, 2024

In his guest column for El Paso Matters, Mayor Pro Temp Brian Kennedy proposes four possible options for the arena, but it is clear he believes canceling the project is the best solution.

In his election campaign, Kennedy promised us “straight talk” and that is exactly what he delivered.

El Pasoans have had enough of the City’s spending binge and would rather pay less property tax than finance a facility that would pressure the municipal budget for the next three decades.

The local developers who have long insisted the public pay for this epic boondoggle should build it at their own expense and quit begging for corporate welfare.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Temp Kennedy, for speaking the plain truth.

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