New public facility construction and renovation projects may be in store all across El Paso County in Texas depending upon the mood of voters in November.
For the last several months members of a County Bond Advisory Committee have been working to prioritize proposed projects, while also conducting a series of what have been called Renew EP County public input meetings.
Those Renew EP County gatherings have been held in a variety of locations, with residents offering ideas and opinions on projects that could be funded by a general obligation bond.
Among the projects under consideration: a fifth-floor remodeling of the El Paso County Courthouse, located at 500 E. San Antonio Avenue. The remodeling, with an estimated $5.1 million price tag, would see a reconfiguring of office space that will most likely be used by the El Paso County Public Defender’s office.
A partial renovation of the El Paso County Administration Building, otherwise known as the MDR Building, at 800 E. Overland Street, will cost around $11.4 million and will see a reconfiguration of some 21,000 square feet of office space.
Another $4.3 million will target work on the Ascarate Annex building at 301 Manny Martinez Drive. If approved, the project will see the building addition of 6,000 square feet of new office space to be used by the Texas A & M AgriLife Extension county office.
The Family Youth Service Center at 6314 Delta Drive will see an upgrade to its heating and cooling system, with a project price tag of just under $1.4 million.
Altogether, El Paso County voters could be confronted with a bond proposal of some $295 million designed to fund a variety of building, infrastructure, and park projects.
Before making it to the November ballot, the bond proposals will first have to be approved by the El Paso County Commissioners Court next month.
By Garry Boulard
El Paso County Meeting Poster
