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2025-627 • Regular AgendaCity of Balch Springs (Dallas County)
Consideration and action regarding an amendment to the Street Maintenance Tax (SMT) program for FY24-25 for street improvements not to exceed $4,005,750.
Presented in: City of Balch Springs City Council - August 12, 2025 on 2025-08-12
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Consideration and action regarding an amendment to the Street Maintenance Tax (SMT) program for FY24-25 for street improvements not to exceed $4,005,750.”
RT
Rodney Taylor
Mayor
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Consideration and action regarding an amendment to the Street Maintenance Tax (SMT) program for FY24-25 for street improvements not to exceed $4,005,750.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.