With unprecedented growth expected at Fort Bliss El Paso, Texas, is expected to grow by 50,000 - 60,000 people in the next six years.
"In 2006, El Pasoans can expect to see thousands of new troops arriving at Fort Bliss, a promising Downtown investment plan, major annexations on the East Side and controversial red-light cameras.
City leaders hope Joyce Wilson, now in her second year as El Paso's first city manager, will be able to pull off another no-tax- increase budget as the city gives up $4 million in revenues in the coming year to a doubled property tax break for the elderly and disabled while bringing on an expensive array of new facilities and services.
"It's the design of a neighborhood that sets the tone for the neighborhood," Byrd said. "Now, while market is shifting and demand is high, I would like to see us set high standards for neighborhood designs, including more parks, that would set El Paso apart from other cities.
"We're just not doing it now. Albuquerque is and Phoenix is. Their new subdivisions are remarkable."
Thanks to John Hooker
FULL STORY: El Paso's future bright
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