What’s proposed in the UMC El Paso hospital district bond?
Voters will be able to vote "for" or "against" the bond, which is presented as an all-or-nothing proposal totaling $396.6 million.
Here's how the El Paso County Hospital District (AKA University Medical Center of El Paso) $396.6 million bond proposition will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot, which will ask voters to vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" the proposition:
PROPOSITION A"the issuance of $396,600,000 hospital district bonds for the purpose of providing funds for acquiring, constructing, equipping, renovating and/or enlarging the district's hospital system, including (a) expansion of cancer treatment facilities, (b) improvements to the university medical center of el paso campus including expansion of treatment services for burn victims, (c) construction of, and/or improvements to, new clinical facilities in central el paso focused on older adult/geriatric care, and additional clinical, surgical, and rehabilitation facilities across the county of el paso, and (d) the acquisition of land and/or other property rights for authorized system purposes; and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements executed in connection with the bonds"
What are the projects under the proposed $396.6 millionUMC bond issue?If approved, the bond would raise the UMC portion of the homeowner's bill by about $95 a year for the first 10 years and about $52 a year for the next 20 years after that on the 2024 average value home, according to UMC. Changes in future property valuations could affect the tax impact.
What does my vote "for" or "against" mean?New cancer center, burn center and geriatric clinic in El Paso are among the projects that would get funding if voters approve the University Medical Center bond.
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