Join the Historical Commission- Save us from Max Grossman
The El Paso County Historical Commission is seeking members. Follow this link to read a story on the issue in the El Paso Times.
Please, please, please consider joining. That commission is supposed to tell our story but the commission is made up of people that don't look like El Paso.
Seriously it's whiter than the Trump Administration.
And the fact that it doesn't reflect the community it's supposed to represent is a travesty that needs to be fixed. That is why the story of El Paso is disproportionately about freaking cowboys as opposed to all the other important history of our region.
And the fact that it doesn't reflect the community it's supposed to represent is a travesty that needs to be fixed. That is why the story of El Paso is disproportionately about freaking cowboys as opposed to all the other important history of our region.
Also, we need counters to Max Grossman. He's emotionally reckless and spouts off at the mouth to the wrong people, talks shit about electeds (even friendlies) impulsively and then has to go back later and apologize and delete something he said on Facebook.
Here's a pic I took yesterday of a building in south El Paso that was being demolished. Guess who you haven't heard a peep from about it?
That's right, Max Grossman and his little bullhorn.
But mostly I'm annoyed that he co-ops raza like he gives a shit about us just because he wants to save some buildings in the downtown area. And raza activists, looking for any port in a storm very happily allow this guy to do so. If he cared about raza he would use his position on the historical commission to give a more accurate depiction of our regions history than white cowboys and building owners. And if he really cared about raza, he'd stop trying to push the damn arena project to the railyard. The railroad would screw the valley in the process.
Grossman keeps sending out stuff on the El Paso County Historical Commission's letter head like its the official position of the County. Commissioner's Court should not allow him to give people the impression that he speaks on behalf of the County of El Paso. In fact, he includes his title with the County's Historical Commission to give him standing in the conversation about the arena.
And while I'm at it, let me set the record straight on the use of eminent domain. Grossman is running around using that word as an effort to scare people. He's either painfully ignorant of the process, or willfully and strategically misleading people.
Eminent domain is a last resort and isn't even being considered at the moment. But Grossman wants to scare raza so he keeps repeating it like the city is the Death Star getting ready to use eminent domain on Alderaan or something.
The city is doing what they are supposed to be doing, meeting with the community and offering solutions for the residents, most of whom are renters. Renters are always in danger of being kicked out of their place. Only now, the city is offering them assistance in securing housing somewhere else - something they would NEVER be able to get if the property owners decided to sell their buildings or simply raise the rent.
I'm usually a pretty reliable critic of the city because they generally can't empty sand out of a boot if they had instructions written on the bottom of the heel, but I actually think the city has managed to not royally screw this one up yet.
They are doing everything methodically and you don't even see a fraction of the opposition that you did for the ballpark. Sure, there are a few people that don't live in the district but hate Cortney Niland that are capitalizing on the issue, but seriously those people are frankly even worse than Grossman.
So get this straight, they aren't anywhere near the use of eminent domain. They would have to go BACK to council to even consider eminent domain. You have three current members of council that are going to run for mayor - do you think there is a scenario where they would support use of eminent domain before a mayoral run?
Hell no. Not even Emma Acosta, who was for the ballpark, then against it, then for it, then against it, and then regularly uses the VIP box at the games, would support the use of eminent domain in an election year.
Oh yeah, and then there's Mayor Leeser. He REPEATED his opposition of the use of eminent domain during Monday's meeting. I think him doing so hurts the city's leveraging power in negotiations, but he was clear that he would veto the measure. And then he went so far as to get up and walk over to the handful of protestors that attended Monday's meeting (the vast majority of whom don't live in the area, which is something no one ever talks about) to tell them individually of his opposition to the use of eminent domain for the downtown arena.
The County Judge and Commissioner's Court need to act now on Grossman, otherwise he's going to continue to mislead the public, which is exactly what he is doing, using the County's commission.
Grossman keeps sending out stuff on the El Paso County Historical Commission's letter head like its the official position of the County. Commissioner's Court should not allow him to give people the impression that he speaks on behalf of the County of El Paso. In fact, he includes his title with the County's Historical Commission to give him standing in the conversation about the arena.
And while I'm at it, let me set the record straight on the use of eminent domain. Grossman is running around using that word as an effort to scare people. He's either painfully ignorant of the process, or willfully and strategically misleading people.
Eminent domain is a last resort and isn't even being considered at the moment. But Grossman wants to scare raza so he keeps repeating it like the city is the Death Star getting ready to use eminent domain on Alderaan or something.
The city is doing what they are supposed to be doing, meeting with the community and offering solutions for the residents, most of whom are renters. Renters are always in danger of being kicked out of their place. Only now, the city is offering them assistance in securing housing somewhere else - something they would NEVER be able to get if the property owners decided to sell their buildings or simply raise the rent.
I'm usually a pretty reliable critic of the city because they generally can't empty sand out of a boot if they had instructions written on the bottom of the heel, but I actually think the city has managed to not royally screw this one up yet.
They are doing everything methodically and you don't even see a fraction of the opposition that you did for the ballpark. Sure, there are a few people that don't live in the district but hate Cortney Niland that are capitalizing on the issue, but seriously those people are frankly even worse than Grossman.
So get this straight, they aren't anywhere near the use of eminent domain. They would have to go BACK to council to even consider eminent domain. You have three current members of council that are going to run for mayor - do you think there is a scenario where they would support use of eminent domain before a mayoral run?
Hell no. Not even Emma Acosta, who was for the ballpark, then against it, then for it, then against it, and then regularly uses the VIP box at the games, would support the use of eminent domain in an election year.
Oh yeah, and then there's Mayor Leeser. He REPEATED his opposition of the use of eminent domain during Monday's meeting. I think him doing so hurts the city's leveraging power in negotiations, but he was clear that he would veto the measure. And then he went so far as to get up and walk over to the handful of protestors that attended Monday's meeting (the vast majority of whom don't live in the area, which is something no one ever talks about) to tell them individually of his opposition to the use of eminent domain for the downtown arena.
The County Judge and Commissioner's Court need to act now on Grossman, otherwise he's going to continue to mislead the public, which is exactly what he is doing, using the County's commission.
Just a reminder, here's how to contact the complaint department of the LSB (915)694-5714 or thelionstarblog@gmail.com
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