Taxes – El Chuqueño

A Changing of the Guard

2019-10-16 elrichiboy arena, ballpark, Boondoggles, Corruption, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, economic development, Politics, public private partnerships, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez, Welfare for the Rich 2 comments

The power dynamic has subtly shifted at City Hall. The developers used to call the shots. But, since El Paso’s

You Can’t Trust the City

2019-10-15 elrichiboy Boondoggles, Certificates of Obligation, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

The City is asking us to approve $413,112,650 worth of bonds in an upcoming election. Early voting starts next week.

Late to the Party

2019-10-09 elrichiboy ballpark, Boondoggles, City Council, City Management, Commissioners Court, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, economic development, It's All Good, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 6 comments

I hate to say I told you so, but . . . From the El Paso Times: Data show El Paso’s

Retrovision: They’re Bullies

2019-10-05 elrichiboy arena, Boondoggles, Brand El Paso, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, economic development, quality of life projects, retrovision, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

This article originally appeared on 14 August 2018. Did you see this story on KVIA? Texas oilman J.P. Bryan, one

Opportunity Costs

2019-10-04 elrichiboy ballpark, Boondoggles, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, economic development, Great Wolf Resorts, quality of life projects, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez, water parks 4 comments

The City of El Paso is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on stuff we don’t need. City Council will

Retrovision: The City’s Plan Sucks.

2019-10-03 elrichiboy Boondoggles, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, economic development, public private partnerships, quality of life projects, retrovision, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez, Welfare for the Rich One comment

This article originally appeared on 03 May 2018. The City of El Paso is implementing a plan that some rich

Shank Shank Shank Went the Trolley

2019-10-02 elrichiboy Dionne Mack, Law Enforcement, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez, trolley 5 comments

First they said it was a bus stop, then they said it was a Sun Metro stop, but I think

The Future Revealed!

2019-09-25 elrichiboy Boondoggles, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, economic development, quality of life projects, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 2 comments

I can’t imagine the City of El Paso keeping next year’s budget under an amount that won’t require at least

How Stockton Went Bankrupt

2019-09-25 elrichiboy Boondoggles, economic development, Politics, Slider, Taxes One comment

Here’s a familiar tune. Only some of the words have changed, and our numbers are bigger. Daniel Berger, a senior

The Arena Saga That Wouldn’t Die

2019-09-24 elrichiboy arena, Boondoggles, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, economic development, Ethics, quality of life projects, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 4 comments

I lifted this from David Crowder’s article about the Downtown arena that appeared in the El Paso Inc. this weekend.

Do You Trust City Government?

2019-09-18 elrichiboy Boondoggles, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 2 comments

I lifted this from the City’s website: The proposed 2019 Public Safety Bond is the City’s plan to use voter approved bonds

Whose Economic Development Do You Think They’re Worried About?

2019-09-01 elrichiboy City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, economic development, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez One comment

According the City’s FY2019 Budget, El Paso was poised to spend $19,814,987 on Economic Development in the 2019 Fiscal Year.

Six Feet High and Rising

2019-08-30 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, cost of living, Slider, Taxes 2 comments

Well, lookie here. The dead tree edition of the El Paso Times reports that our County’s Hospital District is raising

Political Theater

2019-08-21 elrichiboy Boondoggles, City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Henry Rivera, Politics, Sam Morgan, Slider, Taxes 2 comments

Yesterday City Council overrode Mayor Margo’s veto, allowing the city to raise tax rates for the third year in a

Tommy Gonzalez Is Pissed Off

2019-08-21 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 13 comments

Here’s what City Manager Tommy Gonzalez said in an interview with CBS4Local: Gonzalez also listed iFly and Top Golf as

The Cost of Living Well

2019-08-20 elrichiboy Commissioners Court, cost of living, Slider, Taxes 3 comments

Apparently our elected officials of the County Commissioners Court are giving themselves about a twenty percent raise next year. This

The Business of Government

2019-08-15 elrichiboy Boondoggles, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, quality of life projects, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez, water parks 5 comments

I lifted some slides from City Manager Tommy Gonzalez’ presentation on the water parks to City Council. Like this one:

Passing the Buck

2019-08-14 elrichiboy arena, City Council, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Politics, Slider, Taxes 4 comments

KVIA reports that Mayor Dee Margo vetoed the tax increase that City Council approved. El Paso Mayor Dee Margo on

Trench Warfare

2019-08-12 elrichiboy arena, ballpark, Boondoggles, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Taxes 3 comments

Those nice people at the Texas Department of Transportation are considering widening the freeway in Downtown El Paso, eliminating lots

Clank Clank Clank Went the Trolley

2019-07-30 elrichiboy Boondoggles, City Council, City Management, quality of life projects, Slider, Taxes, trolley 4 comments

The El Paso Times reported yesterday on the City’s streetcar debacle. Sun Metro officials are looking for ways to boost