The City is proposing raising taxes as high as it can without putting it to the citizens to vote on.
Category: Taxes
The City Budget is Fake
Or at least extremely conservative. The proposed budget show sales tax revenues declining by $525,000. El Paso hasn’t experienced a
Maths
Let’s see. $66 million in Certificates of Obligation raises the average residential tax bill $50 a year. So issuing $180
The Beat Goes On
Did you read this weekend’s El Paso Inc.? It’s pretty good. Here’s the lede from one story: What began as
TopGolf Will Save Us
I’ve got a math problem for you. Don’t worry, we’re not giving grades, and we’re not asking for real numbers
“Affordable Family Entertainment”
Remember when those nice people were pitching the ballpark as “affordable family entertainment”? Here’s Josh Hunt in an El Paso
Mo’ Money
Did you see this story on KVIA about Cohen Stadium? A windstorm damaged the shade canopy structure [at Cohen Stadium]
Which End of the Stick Do the Taxpayers Get?
Our friends on City Council today gave away another million dollars. From KVIA: Construction on a new $16 million development
The Devitalization of Downtown
Look at that map. I’ve highlighted the ballpark, the civic center, and the proposed site for the arena. I’m guessing
The City Strikes Again!
I’m beginning to think that those Quality of Life bonds were nothing but a mammoth fraud. Look at this story
The Many Faces of El Chuco
Last week I ran an old post about how El Paso is an elephant. About how it looks different to
About Those QoL Bonds: A Retrospective
Let’s put it in perspective. In 2012, El Paso was enjoying a singular moment. Fort Bliss was benefitting from Bass
Why Our Streets Have Potholes
One of the first issues our next mayor is going to have to confront is the budget. We’re in debt,
Can’t we go back to the drawing board?
Here’s a breakdown of El Paso County’s population change for the year ending July 1, 2016, courtesy U.S. Census Bureau
Hasta la Vista, Baby
The latest population estimates from the Census Bureau are out. The good news is that our limited water resources are
Representative Noe is a Hypocrite
God bless them, City Council is in over their heads and they don’t know what to do. Did you read
Nothing’s For Sure but Debt and Taxes
The ever-vigilant Brutus over at El Paso Speak alerted me (and all his other readers) to this slide from a
What’s My Point?
Since 2012, El Paso’s population has only grown by 4,723. El Paso has the third highest property tax rates in
The Chamber’s War on Taxpayers
Did you see this story in this week’s El Paso Inc.? Historic preservationists are pressing ahead with a plan to
Well, it’s property tax season again.
Greetings, fellow citizens. If you own property in El Paso, you better get in line at the plasma donation center