Mexican American Cultural Center

[unihorn]

$$$ was approved 11 years ago to build it. Cost has ballooned from $5.7M to $25.3M, and it’s still not open.

Who really gives a shit about this thing? I doubt locals or tourists will even go in significant numbers.

 

[UTEPMiners8106]

An absolute waste of f*cking money.

 

[axingfools1]

El Paso has to be one of the worst money management cities in the country. Hi property taxes, yet the city is trashed all the time and the roads suck. Aside from the public schools unwilling to disperse money properly, all the rest of the it goes to UMC and EPCC. Building anything new, efficiently and on-time through bonds is like pulling teeth. How many of the big 3 items on the 2012 bond have actually come to fruition and how much money has the city lost?

 

[PickMyAxe915]

Been listening to Rich Men North Of Richmond lately. And it really extends to all local governments in our country. Look no further than El paso if you want to see vast amounts of wasted tax dollars by incompetent/corrupt fools.

 

[unihorn]

What’re they going to have in there for that much money?

I hope the world’s largest collection of Zoot Suits and Low Riders — that’d be cool.

 

[PickMyAxe915]

What’re they going to have in there for that much money?

I hope the world’s largest collection of Zoot Suits and Low Riders — that’d be cool.

Presented in PowerPoint presentations.

 

[FeralFelidae]

What are they doing with the arena money? Wasn't that funded by bonds, too?

 

[unihorn]

What are they doing with the arena money? Wasn't that funded by bonds, too?

They only have $150M left. They’re scouting for a new site. They’re going to need at least another $300M to build something nice.

 

[FeralFelidae]

They only have $150M left. They’re scouting for a new site. They’re going to need at least another $300M to build something nice.

They should have just bulldozed the Chinese laundry and then said, "Oops!" afterwards if anybody objected.

Didn't they actually have the bulldozers ready one morning after one of the court decisions? Should've just done it.

 

[UTEPMiners8106]

What are they doing with the arena money? Wasn't that funded by bonds, too?

Paying for gas cards

 

[NoNCAAWinsSince1992]

El Paso has to be one of the worst money management cities in the country. Hi property taxes, yet the city is trashed all the time and the roads suck. Aside from the public schools unwilling to disperse money properly, all the rest of the it goes to UMC and EPCC. Building anything new, efficiently and on-time through bonds is like pulling teeth. How many of the big 3 items on the 2012 bond have actually come to fruition and how much money has the city lost?

I criticize El Paso as much as anyone and wish I would have left awhile back. However, that’s not really true. Have you ever seen what Jackson, MS looks like? Most of Mississippi really. How bout New Orleans? Most of Arkansas? Birmingham? Bessemer, AL? Gary, IN? Detroit?

El Paso has small pockets of blight. We will never get the arena and most things aren’t done on time and over budget, but El Paso is Beverly Hills compared to some places.

 

[EPUTEP]

I criticize El Paso as much as anyone and wish I would have left awhile back.

You can always leave now.

 

[unihorn]

I criticize El Paso as much as anyone and wish I would have left awhile back. However, that’s not really true. Have you ever seen what Jackson, MS looks like? Most of Mississippi really. How bout New Orleans? Most of Arkansas? Birmingham? Bessemer, AL? Gary, IN? Detroit?

El Paso has small pockets of blight. We will never get the arena and most things aren’t done on time and over budget, but El Paso is Beverly Hills compared to some places.

I like some of the stuff the city has done like the competition pools and the splash pads for kids. Hopefully the children’s museum will be great and regularly refreshed.

I just think this MACC is a dud, and obviously they blew the arena.

 

[minerfan_14]

Won’t compete with the one planned by the Smithsonian, so I don’t see the point other to have something for locality sake (NM, AZ, West Texas). Hopefully the one planned in DC is just as good as the African American and Native American ones

A People’s Journey, A Nation’s Story | National Museum of African American History and Culture

nmaahc.si.edu

Home Page | National Museum of the American Indian

The NMAI fosters a richer shared human experience through a more informed understanding of Native peoples.

americanindian.si.edu

National Museum of the American Latino | Home

The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino enriches our understanding of the Latino experience and the United States.

latino.si.edu

 

[UTEPMiners8106]

Won’t compete with the one planned by the Smithsonian, so I don’t see the point other to have something for locality sake (NM, AZ, West Texas). Hopefully the one planned in DC is just as good as the African American and Native American ones

A People’s Journey, A Nation’s Story | National Museum of African American History and Culture

nmaahc.si.edu

Home Page | National Museum of the American Indian

The NMAI fosters a richer shared human experience through a more informed understanding of Native peoples.

americanindian.si.edu

National Museum of the American Latino | Home

The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino enriches our understanding of the Latino experience and the United States.

latino.si.edu

I agree 100%. No disrespect to local and regional artists, but I just can’t get into that stuff. Living in El Paso and seeing paintings of the desert or fruit stands doesn’t really do it for me.

 

[axingfools1]

I like some of the stuff the city has done like the competition pools and the splash pads for kids. Hopefully the children’s museum will be great and regularly refreshed.

I just think this MACC is a dud, and obviously they blew the arena.

We'll see about the Children's museum. I hope it's awesome too, but maintain and refresh are not common words in El Paso politics. My daughter is already 10 years old and we are still waiting for it to open.