EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — New questions are rising a few doable change in operations on the El Paso County Coliseum after native organizations stated they’ve been listening to that the University of Texas at El Paso could also be concerned.
During a quarterly report at a county commissioners assembly, Tony Rodriguez, the director of communications and occasions for the El Paso Sports Commission, highlighted occasion success all year long and requested commissioners for a brand new sheet of ice for the world to assist carry extra occasions and income to the coliseum.
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Rodriguez additionally advised commissioners that a number of organizations had knowledgeable him that UTEP could also be wanting to take over operations, one thing he stated he was by no means advised instantly.
“The last time I heard on April 13th, there was a gentleman who wouldn’t go do an interview and as we were walking outside, he pulled me aside to say, ‘Hey, listen, I’m considering talking to this person about sponsorship because it’s a big tournament that he does.’ I go, ‘Well, why are you thinking about that? Are we not helping you?’ He was, ‘No, I heard that someone told me that you guys are being taken over by UTEP so you’re not gonna be funded,’” Rodriguez stated.
County commissioners stated they weren’t conscious of any plans for UTEP to take over operations.
County officers stated a request for proposal, or RFP, for buy is at present being written by UTEP however has not but been revealed.
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The El Paso Sports Commission has been contracted on the coliseum since 2003, and that contract is about to expire in September 2027.
Rodriguez stated the Sports Commission will compete if UTEP submits a bid.
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County officers stated extra dialogue on the problem can be on subsequent week’s agenda.
Rodriguez stated he left the assembly feeling blindsided and pissed off, questioning why the Sports Commission’s success on the coliseum is probably not sufficient.
“The commissioners don’t know about it, or the county judge, it’s all been behind the scenes with admin and so we just didn’t put it out there because if you’re gonna go for an RFP, make it fair, but if you’re already promising it to someone, you can’t do that,” Rodriguez stated.
“It’s a punch in the gut. Because you see that you’re doing everything right, and yet it’s not enough. And that’s not fair because we’re showing it, we’re proving it, it’s in the numbers,” he stated.
UTEP didn’t reply in time for this report when contacted in regards to the doable proposal.
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