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10 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)

[2026-579] Consider an ordinance for the Voluntary Annexation of the City’s Solid Waste Transfer Station at 6171 S. University Parks Drive, and neighboring city owned property, approximately 1,700 feet southeast of the Transfer Station on University Parks (FM 3400), containing approximately 240.921 total acres, more or less, together with the adjacent prescriptive right-of-way of Rosenfeld Road (3.31 acres, more or less) and Radle Road (1.68 acres, more or less), and approximately 2.33 miles (12

Presented in: City of Waco: 9/1 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-09-01
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 3.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-579] Consider an ordinance for the Voluntary Annexation of the City’s Solid Waste Transfer Station at 6171 S. University Parks Drive, and neighboring city owned property, approximately 1,700 feet southeast of the Transfer Station on University Parks (FM 3400), containing approximately 240.921 total acres, more or less, together with the adjacent prescriptive right-of-way of Rosenfeld Road (3.31 acres, more or less) and Radle Road (1.68 acres, more or less), and approximately 2.33 miles (12”
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 10: Consider an ordinance for the Voluntary Annexation of the City’s Solid Waste Transfer Station at 6171 S. University Parks Drive, and neighboring city owned property, approximately 1,700 feet southeast

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 3.5/10). 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).