Friday afternoon, officials with the City of El Paso invited the public to a virtual workshop for the design of the Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC), set for next week. The voter-approved Mexican American Cultural Center is a signature project of the 2012 Quality of Life Bond program. “The MACC will provide residents and visitors […]Read More
Residents are invited to downtown El Paso, as the Museum and Cultural Affairs Department (MCAD), the El Paso Museum of History (EPMH), and the Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) will not only be celebrating Cinco de Mayo; but unveiling of the branding logo of the Mexican American Cultural Center as well. The Cinco de Mayo […]Read More
On Tuesday, El Paso City Council approved over $160 million in general obligation bonds and certificates of obligation to fund scores of projects around the city. “We are being financially responsible by only issuing debt when we need it. It has been almost three years since we last issued long-term debt. We are strategic in our […]Read More
On Tuesday, the leadership of my city broke my heart by approving the proposal to combine the Main Library and the Mexican American Cultural Center. The majority of Council members, except for Alexsandra Annello and Peter Svarzbein, expressed how they were going to vote on this issue BEFORE there was one single public comment. That […]Read More
Paso del Sur announced Friday the launch of a new citizens initiative petitioning the City Council to pass an ordinance so that voters can decide on proposed changes to Proposition 2 of the 2012 Quality of Life Bond Election. The group, according to their facebook page, “works for the rights of residents and workers of El Paso’s […]Read More
On Tuesday, El Paso City Council voted to look at alternative ways to deliver the voter-approved Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC). Council reached this decision after the City and Mexican American Cultural Institute (MACI) were unable to come to an agreement on the terms of the memorandum of understanding proposed by MACI. As part of […]Read More
A fundraising strategy study commissioned by the City of El Paso to support the success of the fundraising effort for the proposed Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) and to create benchmarks for the project is complete. The MACC is a one of three signature bond projects overwhelming approved by voters in 2012. The site for […]Read More
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