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9 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-102] Consider a resolution: (1) supporting a proposed affordable housing project ("Development") being developed by Waco Housing Authority and Housing Solutions Alliance, LLC ("Applicant") to be located at 291 Ritchie Road, Hewitt, McLennan County, Texas, within the City of Waco's Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction ("ETJ"); (2) waiving certain taxable real estate requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (3) waiving certain market rate unit requirements of the City's Housing Tax Cr
Presented in: City of Waco: 2/17 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-02-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-102] Consider a resolution: (1) supporting a proposed affordable housing project ("Development") being developed by Waco Housing Authority and Housing Solutions Alliance, LLC ("Applicant") to be located at 291 Ritchie Road, Hewitt, McLennan County, Texas, within the City of Waco's Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction ("ETJ"); (2) waiving certain taxable real estate requirements of the City's Housing Tax Credit Policy; (3) waiving certain market rate unit requirements of the City's Housing Tax Cr”
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 9: Consider a resolution: (1) supporting a proposed affordable housing project ("Development") being developed by Waco Housing Authority and Housing Solutions Alliance, LLC ("Applicant") to be located at
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). 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).