El Paso County is exploring the possibility of going to voters for a capital improvement bond as early as November 2024. This second phase of public meetings is a follow up to their Multi-Year Capital Plan meetings held in March and April, which were used to gather input on the public’s threshold for investment and the priority areas they would like the County to focus on.

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El Condado de El Paso está explorando la posibilidad de acudir a los votantes para un bono de mejora de capital en noviembre de 2024. Esta segunda fase de juntas públicas es una continuación de las juntas del Plan de Capital Plurianual que se llevaron a cabo en marzo y abril, las cuales se utilizaron para recabar opiniones sobre el criterio de inversión del público y las áreas prioritarias en las que les gustaría que se enfocara el Condado.

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

This next phase of in-person community feedback sessions will focus on gathering the public’s opinion on the individual projects recommended by the County's Bond Advisory Committee (BoAC), a group of 11 volunteer citizens appointed by Commissioners Court to help organize any potential future bond proposals. The proposed project list ranges from investments in critical public safety infrastructure to enhancements of County regional and neighborhood parks.

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REUNIONES COMUNITARIAS

Esta siguiente fase de sesiones presenciales para recabar opiniones de la comunidad se centrará en obtener la opinión del público sobre los proyectos individuales recomendados por el Comité Asesor de Bonos del Condado (BoAC, por sus siglas en inglés), un grupo de 11 ciudadanos voluntarios nombrados por el Tribunal de Comisionados para ayudar a organizar cualquier posible propuesta futura de bonos. La lista de proyectos propuestos incluye desde inversiones en infraestructuras críticas de seguridad pública a mejoras de parques regionales y municipales del condado.

RECOMMENDED PROJECTS

General Obligation (GO) Bond: A general obligation bond is a type of bond local governments can issue to raise money for public capital improvement renovations such as providing first-time water and wastewater service, improving County parks, and constructing new County facilities to help meet the community's growing needs. General Obligations Bonds require voter approval to be issued.

Colliseum - GO

First Time Water & Wastewater - GO

New County Facilities - GO

Regional and Local Parks - GO

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Certificates of Obligation (CO): A certificate of obligation bond is a type of bond issued by local governments to finance essential public purpose projects which include those that renovate existing County facilities like jails and the Courthouse. Certificate of Obligation are approved by a majority vote of the Commissioners Court.

Facility Modernization - CO

Flood Control - Storm Water - CO

New County Facilities - CO

Technology and Security - CO

ONLINE SURVEY

Closes tonight (6/20/24) at 11:59pm

Can't make it to any meetings in person? Take our online surveys. To make these easier to complete, we've broken them up into smaller sections. Please indicate whether you agree, disagree or are neutral on any of the projects.

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ENCUESTA EN LINEA

Cierra esta noche (6/20/24) a las 11:59pm

No puede asistir en persona? Tome nuestra encuesta en línea. Dividimos las encuestas en secciones más pequeñas para hacerlo más fácil de completar. Por favor indique si está de acuerdo, neutral o en desacuerdo.