El Paso voters overwhelmingly supported $473 million in “quality of life” bonds in the November elections. One of the bond measures, worth about $240 million, will fund recreational parks throughout the city. Other activities funded include $10 million in streetscape improvements and $5 million to revitalize the city’s central public space, San Jacinto Plaza.
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