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13 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-147] Consider a resolution approving a residential tax abatement agreement with Waco Community Development Corporation, dba Grassroots Community Development Corporation, for a home to be built at 919 N. 12th Street, Waco, Texas, 76707, being further described as Lot 16, Block 239, of the Reynolds Addition to the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, with an anticipated appraised value of $240,000.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to executed any documents in connection the
Presented in: City of Waco: Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-03-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 8.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-147] Consider a resolution approving a residential tax abatement agreement with Waco Community Development Corporation, dba Grassroots Community Development Corporation, for a home to be built at 919 N. 12th Street, Waco, Texas, 76707, being further described as Lot 16, Block 239, of the Reynolds Addition to the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, with an anticipated appraised value of $240,000.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to executed any documents in connection the”
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 13: Consider a resolution approving a residential tax abatement agreement with Waco Community Development Corporation, dba Grassroots Community Development Corporation, for a home to be built at 919 N. 12
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.8/10). 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).