The City is hosting open-house style meetings, one per representative district, to increase community awareness about the multipurpose center project history, including the studies indicating the best location for the facility. For nearly 20 years, studies conducted by the City have recommended a downtown multipurpose center, or arena, as a catalyst for economic development and […]Read More
City Council voted not to conduct a site analysis to identify potential locations for the Multipurpose Cultural and Performing Arts Center (MPC) within the convention site or within 1,000 feet of the convention center’s footprint. Council’s vote included having the City host public meetings to raise community awareness about the project’s history, including highlighting studies […]Read More
The City of El Paso has opened an office in the Union Plaza District to provide impacted property owners and tenants with the opportunity to discuss the process for property acquisition and relocation assistance. The site selection has many around the city upset, due to the area and the process the city undertook to inform […]Read More
The City of El Paso has scheduled a community meeting to provide helpful information about the land acquisition process, including relocation assistance, related to the development of the Multipurpose Cultural and Performing Arts Center (MPC). The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Nov. 14, at the vacant Fire Station, located at 331 S. Santa […]Read More
Development of an indoor arena overwhelming approved by the voters as part of the 2012 Quality of Life Bonds continues to gain momentum. The arena will provide a venue for athletic, performance, cultural and recreational events in the heart of El Paso’s Downtown. After considering multiple sites, the City of El Paso has selected a […]Read More
After a 9-0 vote by the members of the State Board of Review of the Texas Historical Commission (TCH), El Paso County’s request that Downtown El Paso become a National Register Historic District was approved Saturday morning. As part of El Paso County’s proposed Downtown Historic District, almost 300 properties – including properties within the […]Read More
Veronica Carbajal and Max Grossman held a news conference Monday morning in front of City Hall, providing updates and marking the 33rd month in their legal battle with the city over the proposed ‘Downtown Arena.’ The duo updated the public on their on-going legal efforts over the voter-approved Downtown arena, saying the city “intentionally deceived […]Read More
The City of El Paso has issued notices to property owners and tenants within 300 feet of the Multipurpose Performing Arts and Entertainment Center (MPC) footprint notifying them of the City’s plans to demolish of city-owned properties. An official date for the demolition activity has not been set. The City has agreed not to demolish […]Read More
Ending years of legal battles, the Third Court of Appeals in Austin entered a judgment on Wednesday essentially authorizing the city to build a downtown arena that also can host sporting events. “This is a monumental win for the City of El Paso! The ruling means we can deliver a multipurpose facility that El Pasoans […]Read More
Paso del Sur (PDS), a coalition to preserve Duranguito in Union Plaza, will be submitting over 2,400 signatures to the City of El Paso, in hopes of saving the neighborhood in downtown, slated for demolition for the proposed arena. The petitions are the result of several weeks of collection and request that a Historic-overlay be […]Read More
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