What about the citizens and what they have to say?
Through all the planning and excitement of a new stadium coming to El Paso, citizens were denied the right to vote on the matter. Mayor John Cook even stated that he was only asking the opinion of the citizens and not whether they approved of the addition to the city or not. Flores (2012) notes that a “group of angry residents gathered at the Nolan Richardson Recreation Center in Northeast El Paso to speak against the demolition of City Hall to build a Triple-A baseball stadium” displaying that citizens were not okay with the decisions City Council made on their own.
The problem with the decision of the new baseball team in El Paso was so quick and sudden citizens did not have a chance to vote for or against any of the decisions that were made. Representatives are arguing that the reason behind placing the stadium downtown is allowing easy travel for neighboring cities. Although the reasoning may be a legit tourist reason, city council never gave the option for any other opinions to be voiced. The only privilege of placing the stadium downtown is providing a place for residents to commute to without having to travel to the other side of the town, making for an easy commute to family fun throughout early spring and summer.
The problem with the decision of the new baseball team in El Paso was so quick and sudden citizens did not have a chance to vote for or against any of the decisions that were made. Representatives are arguing that the reason behind placing the stadium downtown is allowing easy travel for neighboring cities. Although the reasoning may be a legit tourist reason, city council never gave the option for any other opinions to be voiced. The only privilege of placing the stadium downtown is providing a place for residents to commute to without having to travel to the other side of the town, making for an easy commute to family fun throughout early spring and summer.