EL PASO, Texas—The El Paso City Council has approved an ordinance calling for a ballot measure on the upcoming November 5, 2024 election.
The ballot measure will ask voters to decide whether to cancel the City’s remaining authority to issue $128,455,636 in general obligation bonds allocated for the Multipurpose Performing Arts and Entertainment Facility planned for downtown El Paso.
In 2012, voters approved the issuance of these bonds to support the development of the facility.
The ballot measure will read as follows:
“TO CANCEL THE CITY’S AUTHORITY TO ISSUE THE REMAINING $128,455,636 IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR THE MULTIPURPOSE PERFORMING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY TO BE LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN EL PASO WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN THE CITY’S NOVEMBER 6, 2012 ELECTION, RESULTING IN THE REVOCATION OF THE BONDS?”
The City will launch an educational campaign and host 9 community meeting in the coming
