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2025-633 • Contracts & ProcurementCity of Balch Springs (Dallas County)

C. Approval of an amended contract for professional services with Schaumburg & Polk Inc (SPI) for water and wastewater engineering and design services for the Balch Springs Hickory Tree Road Pedestrian and Road Improvement Project not to exceed $339,500.

Presented in: City of Balch Springs City Council - August 25, 2025 on 2025-08-25
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 5.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve: C. Approval of an amended contract for professional services with Schaumburg & Polk Inc (SPI) for water and wastewater engineering and design services for the Balch Springs Hickory Tree Road Pedestria”
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

C. Approval of an amended contract for professional services with Schaumburg & Polk Inc (SPI) for water and wastewater engineering and design services for the Balch Springs Hickory Tree Road Pedestrian and Road Improvement Project not to exceed $339,500.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.0/10). 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).