Vote for Proposition 7

Please vote “YES” for the Regional Park District for El Paso County (Proposition 7). Our State legislative delegates carried the ball in Austin to get it on the ballot. Of course the next step, and it may take 2-3 legislative sessions, is to pass another constitutional amendment that will allow the District to become a taxing district. So – this vote in November is just the beginning.

I serve on the City's Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Because the City of El Paso can never provide enough money for parks and neither can the County, this is a good idea. Some fear such a District could lead to double or excessive taxation. The City and County will eventually remove Park funding from their budgets because the Park Authority would be a stand alone district with either an appointed or elected board and can tax (similar to community college or hospital district) for its funding. Those details will still need to be worked out for the 2013 Texas legislature.

Proposition 7 must first pass. Please vote "YES".

Please read this fact sheet:

Regional Park District Fact Sheet (2)

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