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14 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-148] Consider a resolution approving a residential tax abatement agreement with Neighborhood Housing Services of Waco, Inc., d/b/a NeighborWorks Waco, for a home to be built at 1710 N. 6th Street, Waco, Texas, 76707, being further described as Lot 22 , Block 16, of the Garland Addition to the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, with an anticipated value of $250,000.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith. (District 4)
Presented in: City of Waco: Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-03-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 8.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-148] Consider a resolution approving a residential tax abatement agreement with Neighborhood Housing Services of Waco, Inc., d/b/a NeighborWorks Waco, for a home to be built at 1710 N. 6th Street, Waco, Texas, 76707, being further described as Lot 22 , Block 16, of the Garland Addition to the City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas, with an anticipated value of $250,000.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith. (District 4)”
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 14: Consider a resolution approving a residential tax abatement agreement with Neighborhood Housing Services of Waco, Inc., d/b/a NeighborWorks Waco, for a home to be built at 1710 N. 6th Street, Waco, Te
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.6/10). 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).