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17 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2025-883] Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing acquisitions, including if necessary, by condemnation proceedings through the use of the power of eminent domain, to acquire: (a) save for the existing building and within thirty feet of the building, portions of the remainder of 215 Washington Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, for (i) utility easements; (ii) access easements; (iii) public access to parkland, and; (iv) right-of way; and/or (b) save for the existing building and within thirty
Presented in: City of Waco: 12/2 Regular City Council Meeting on 2025-12-02
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 8.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2025-883] Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing acquisitions, including if necessary, by condemnation proceedings through the use of the power of eminent domain, to acquire: (a) save for the existing building and within thirty feet of the building, portions of the remainder of 215 Washington Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, for (i) utility easements; (ii) access easements; (iii) public access to parkland, and; (iv) right-of way; and/or (b) save for the existing building and within thirty ”
JH
Jim Holmes
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
AJ
Andrea J. Barefield
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
IL
Isabel Lozano
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
JC
Jed Cole
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
DE
Darius Ewing
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
GC
George Chase
Councilmember, District 5 (District 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Waco City Council Item 17: Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing acquisitions, including if necessary, by condemnation proceedings through the use of the power of eminent domain, to acquire: (a) save for the existing building
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.9/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).