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09/11/2022

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07/02/2022

CITY MANAGER TO GET 5% RAISE TO $424,595 AND CITY ATTORNEY TO GET 2% RAISE TO $285,797

Dear Friends,

The City announced a few days ago that City Manager Tommy Gonzalez and City Attorney Karla Nieman both received performance evaluations that exceeded standards between June 2021 and June 2022, triggering automatic pay raises for both.

Gonzalez earned a score of 3.63 out of 4, raising his salary 5%, to $424,595.

Nieman earned a score of 4.28 out of 5, raising her salary 2%, to $285,797.

Since Gonzalez assumed office in June 2014, our City Property tax rate has risen 38%, from $0.66 to $0.91 per $100 of valuation, while our population has grown less than 5%. In fact, our population has declined by more than 2,000 people since 2019, the first measurable drop since the Great Depression. Our debt has skyrocketed, and now El Paso holds more CO debt than the five largest cities in Texas combined.

Under the terms of his newly extended contract, Gonzalez could be earning as much as $597,449 by the time it expires in 2029.

Make no mistake about. Gonzalez stands for the nefarious agenda of the Oligarchs, who have instrumentalized our City government and milked the taxpayers in order to achieve their private objectives.

As for Nieman, she should have been fired after she lied to City Council and the public on November 13, 2018, telling them that the 2,313-acre land swap with Paul Foster would be canceled if the Great Wolf Lodge deal collapsed. In fact, there was no such provision in the contract and Foster not only received the public land, but he also got the City to create TIRZ 13 for him so that he and his business partners get a half-century of property tax forgiveness and other benefits for the 9,000+ homes they plan to build there, costing the taxpayers hundreds of millions in lost tax revenue.

As our property tax rate surpasses that of number one Detroit and our debt reaches levels never imagined, our City Council is rewarding two of the City employees who are most responsible.

Let's hope the Oligarchy Caucus on City Council loses their majority after the election this November and that these two contracts will be revisited in January.

See the report by Anthony Jackson of the El Paso Times for the best coverage.

Max Grossman

Photo credit: Briana Sanchez and Ruben R. Ramirez of the El Paso Times.

08/09/2020

Isn’t it time for El Pasoans to evaluate the effectiveness of our community’s COVID-19 Strategy?
Supposedly since March we have had approx. 16,000 cases, and 300 deaths related to COVID. If these numbers are actually accurate which we do not believe so, this means:
With El Paso County having a population of approx. 830,000...
.0193 or 1.9% of the population has tested positive. Over a 5 month period that relates to
.04% has tested positive each month;00036 or .04% of the population have died.

While every life is important and we are not diminishing the value of any life lost, most of the deaths have come from the elderly who also were dealing with other dangerous conditions.

Now let’s look at just some of the costs of COVID-19:
1. People have been shut up in their homes for months causing trauma, depression, and anxiety for thousands;
2. Children missed nearly a whole semester of school;
3. Unemployment has increased exponentially;
4. Small businesses have closed or have lost an immeasurable amount of revenues;
5. Fear is rampant among all age groups. Everyone is suppose to wear a mask (but there is no proof that this is reducing risk in El Paso);
6. Teachers can’t work;
7. Churches are closed;
8. Travel to and from El Paso is way down.

My question is: Do you agree that we should continue bearing these extreme costs or simply do our very best to protect the most vulnerable and move on with getting back to normal?

Let me know your thoughts.

06/24/2020

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05/25/2020

Today we remember the supreme sacrifice men and women have made on our behalf. Let us never forget their commitment to our nation and our way of life as Americans. Every day let’s remain somber to the fact that because of this commitment we are a free people. Have a blessed Memorial Day!

05/08/2020

Today, we learned our Mayor and his wife, along with others, decided to violate the policies put in place to protect El Pasoans.
Once again Dee Margo demonstrates being a weak and ineffective leader.
During his entire time as mayor, he has violated his promises; has sacrificed the future of El Pasoans to please a few wealthy developers; has ignored the voices of those who’ve tried to express their thoughts; and in no way represents what is in the best interest of future generations who will look to El Paso as home.