The same folks who long insisted that the taxpayers build an arena with a minimum capacity of 14,000 seats are now demanding that City Council seek private investors to help pay for…
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El Chuqueño Blog – Why We Can’t Build an Arena in the Rail Yard by City Hall
Seems like the perfect location, right? Big. Mostly vacant. Downtown. But Union Pacific won’t deal with the City. Why not? Here’s a story by Elida Perez from ElPasoTimes.com that’s dated Nov. 13,…
El Chuqueño Blog – “Key Witness”
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – EPISD SCHEMING TO PLACE $600 MILLION BOND BEFORE THE VOTERS
The last time the El Paso Independent School District placed a bond before the voters was November 8, 2016. The bond passed by 55.41% and cost a record $668,695,577 plus interest. The…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – EL PASO COUNTY TO CUT BUDGET OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE 2-3%
The District Attorney’s Office has a current budget of $31,266,628, of which $23,199,953 is from the General Fund, $6,914,223 from grants, and $1,012,452 from the asset forfeiture account (though somehow only $411,286…
El Chuqueño Blog – About the New Venue
Y’all ain’t playin’ the long game. Some people (you know who you are) want to derail the proposed hybrid, inside-outside venue behind the train station because it’s not perfect. Some other people…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – OPEN LETTER FROM DR. RICK BONART, CHAIR OF THE BOND OVERVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE: CANCEL THE ARENA AND START OVER
As the Chair of the 2012 Quality of Life Bond Oversight Advisory Committee, I attended the City’s two meetings on the proposed Union Depot location for the Multi Purpose Center (MPC). The…