Paul Strelzin’s latest debacle has put the future of El Paso’s kids in serious jeopardy. There is no doubt that EPISD desperately needs the latest Bond election to go in its favor in order to deal with the problems the district is currently experiencing with its schools. Unfortunate the ones that will ultimately suffer the […]
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EPISD Bond Issue: Serious Problems
By all accounts, it is generally understood that EPISD’s past Bond Election generally failed because of the general distrust of the community towards the stewardship of the public’s money by EPISD. This time around, EPISD came forward to the community with an apparent concrete plan to cut back on unnecessary expenditures and redevelop trust among […]
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Strelzin At It Again: EPISD and the Bond Election
It showed up in mailboxes across the City, innocuous at first; that is until the letter was read. The El Paso Independent School District recently announced a new Bond Election to fund among other things the payoff of existing bonds and to begin much needed construction and repairs of the schools in the district. Although […]
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The Housing Authority: Of Complex Structures and Taxes or Is That Liens? – V of V
As has already been established, the Suncrest Townhomes continues to be a serious point of contention among the community and at City Council. Although, the Housing Authority of El Paso continues to portray the fallacy that this is just about some “disgruntled employees” and nothing else, the reality is that there is much more to […]
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The Housing Authority: Bidding Rights, It’s Only the Taxpayer’s Monies – IV of V
As if clustering and questions of insubordination aren’t enough to give rise to possible irregularities within the Housing Authority, the latest twist in this saga is the taxpayer’s expectation of best value for their money. The spokesperson for the El Paso Housing Authority, Al Velarde challenges the veracity of the allegations by consistently stating that […]
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The Housing Authority: Insubordination – You Wouldn’t Let Your Employee Get Away With It, Or, Would You? – III of V
As significant as the “clustering” issue is in regards to the Housing Authority’s Suncrest Project, more serious and troubling aspects of this project continue to emerge. As a quasi-government agency, the Housing Authority operates as both a corporation and a government agency. Because of the use of taxpayer monies, the Housing Authority is more of […]
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The Housing Authority: Clustering, A Housing Authority Ignoring Its Stated Mandate – II of V
At the center of the Housing Authority controversy is a proposed 144-unit quadraplex project known as the Suncrest Townhomes. This proposed project is slated to be located near Sunland Park in a concentration of other low-income projects. The Suncrest Townhomes is a proposed partnership composed of local developer Ike Monte and the Housing Authority’s nonprofit […]
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The Housing Authority: Rogue Agency Threatens El Paso – I of V
The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso has been consistently the subject of negative public comment on the El Paso Forum and at City Hall. As is the case with most public agencies, there is usually one or two disgruntled former employees or public “rabble rousers” whose only intention is to serve their […]
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Community Scholars Program: Does it Pass the Smell Test – Part I of II
By Gerald Mangrum, El Paso Tribune What’s the big deal? The school district is providing funding so some very talented students can gain some experience in the real world and hone their sense of ethics by rubbing elbows with prominent citizens of El Paso. What’s wrong with that? In this article there will be more […]
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Community Scholars Program: Does it Pass the Smell Test – Part I of II
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