Austin Judge rule new El Paso Arena can't host sports
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Yes, but get the arena footprint completely secured and demo'd first before putting the arena details to an amending vote. Completely eliminate that site issue and demo the land. I promise that 4 months after you demo it, then nobody will care about Durango the exact same way that nobody cared about Durango at this time a year ago. Very few people will show up 4 months after demo to vote against out of spite and the new vote will easily pass. After the land is clear, you can also start showing exact plans and artist renditions of what will go there and get people excited. After that you could probably even ask for a little more money as well(not too much) and get the approval to build something as impressive as the ballpark.
If The Don is ever replaced and the new city arena is built, I'd like to see The Don downsized and made more intimate and fan friendly for basketball.
Oh geeze! The "This is why I left El Paso" was first uttered by a young conquistador with a bad case of the clap.
The whole purpose of having the "multipurpose" arena downtown is for it to be part of the revitalization. It becomes an asset to the city financially and helps to create a powferful centerpiece in the heart of El Paso (along with all the other downtown stuff). That in turn helps to curb or even completly plateau property taxes. Its just one piece of the puzzle, but a big peice.
El Paso is a cheap city. You have to spend money to make money. The problem is that there are always naysayers that want to complain about this and that and sue each other, or people that won't spend money because they don't have any or don't trust what's being done with it (which is a huge problem here and many other cities).
As for the DHC goes, its a seperate issue but it could use a renovation too.
El Paso is a cheap city. You have to spend money to make money. The problem is that there are always naysayers that want to complain about this and that and sue each other, or people that won't spend money because they don't have any or don't trust what's being done with it (which is a huge problem here and many other cities).
As for the DHC goes, its a seperate issue but it could use a renovation too.
When she said you could hold boxing in a theatre by putting the ring on the stage. That was the craziest shit I've ever heard. She obviously doesn't know what she's talking about. If that's the case we might as well host fights at the Abraham Chavez Theatre.
The only fight I can recal that was held in a theatre was Rigondeaux/Donaire and that was in Radio City Music Hall.
The only fight I can recal that was held in a theatre was Rigondeaux/Donaire and that was in Radio City Music Hall.
Ivan Drago vs Apollo Creed took place in a theater in front of a capacity crowd.
I hope the city wins this court case. Its disappointing we are so close and these people can potentially derail it on some wording.
The judge said it'll likely be appealed, which indicates to me the city is going to lose this round.
Meanwhile in Ft Worth they broke ground on their "multipurpose arena" a few months ago.
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/New-450-million-Fort-Worth-Arena--419681933.html
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/New-450-million-Fort-Worth-Arena--419681933.html
And when all is said and done how long will this all take? And when all is said and done the city may lose.
I would tell her "If you are alive why would you want kids and grandkids."
Some people have no common sense.
Remember the people who said "Why do we need a new baseball stadium?, when we already have Cohen". What about the people who asked "Why spend money remodeling and re-opening the Plaza Theatre?, when we already had the Abraham Chavez Theatre across the street". I think time has clearly proven those doubters wrong as well.
These are not necessity projects, these were "Quality of Life" projects which passed with over 70% of the people voting for it(70% of the people voting in favor or these types of projects is almost unheard of.). If we currently want any event involving Ice(Disney on Ice, Ice Hockey, Etc.), then our only current choice is to hold it in the 76 year old Coliseum. That is just one example. There is also the Tax Rebate benefit of building an arena next to our convention center. The arena is an important part of the entire downtown master plan and redevelopment plan(including it's placement directly on the new trolley line). The arena by itself is not a game changer, but when you continue to add more and more pieces to a master plan, then over a 10 to 15 year period you end up with a really nice area, instead of the dump that Downtown was during the 80's and 90's. You have to keep investing in yourself and create enough building blocks that enable the area to then grow on it's own. When you stop doing that, then you end up with a bad Downtown like we had for most of the end of the last century.
These are not necessity projects, these were "Quality of Life" projects which passed with over 70% of the people voting for it(70% of the people voting in favor or these types of projects is almost unheard of.). If we currently want any event involving Ice(Disney on Ice, Ice Hockey, Etc.), then our only current choice is to hold it in the 76 year old Coliseum. That is just one example. There is also the Tax Rebate benefit of building an arena next to our convention center. The arena is an important part of the entire downtown master plan and redevelopment plan(including it's placement directly on the new trolley line). The arena by itself is not a game changer, but when you continue to add more and more pieces to a master plan, then over a 10 to 15 year period you end up with a really nice area, instead of the dump that Downtown was during the 80's and 90's. You have to keep investing in yourself and create enough building blocks that enable the area to then grow on it's own. When you stop doing that, then you end up with a bad Downtown like we had for most of the end of the last century.
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The Judge was going to have her ruling by the end of the this week, but she called in sick today, so we will have to wait until next week.
http://www.kvia.com/news/el-paso/ju...n-sporting-events-at-downtown-arena/599620297
http://www.kvia.com/news/el-paso/ju...n-sporting-events-at-downtown-arena/599620297
If you got the time...
Search El Paso History Alliance on FB.
These are the bozos spearheading the fight against the arena. Help me knock them off their high horse. It is sickening how much they buy into their own hype.
They claim they have no prob with the location but they have to challenge the city on the ballot language.
Search El Paso History Alliance on FB.
These are the bozos spearheading the fight against the arena. Help me knock them off their high horse. It is sickening how much they buy into their own hype.
They claim they have no prob with the location but they have to challenge the city on the ballot language.
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