City hosts community meetings to educate voters on MPC ballot measure

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of El Paso is preparing to host nine community meetings to educate voters on the Multipurpose Performing Arts and Entertainment Facility ballot measure, the City said in a press release on Wednesday, Aug. 28.

The City says on June 30, City Council approved an ordinance calling for a ballot measure on the upcoming Nov. 5 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 City said.

The City has provided an updated list of the nine community meetings that will be taking place. Those meetings are the following:




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