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7. • ACTIONBenbrook Water Authority (Tarrant County)

New Business

Presented in: BWA Board Meeting - September 01, 2026 on 2026-09-01
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 3.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 1)
“motion was made by Director Clark, seconded by Vice-President Dons to approve a one time adjustment using the formula provided in the Policy and Procedures for adjustments which amounts to a $56.24 adjustment. Secretary Whitehurst stated he would be voting no, explaining that he does not believe remaining customers should be responsible for costs associated with leaks on individual properties. Vote on motion (3-2). New Business Consider, Discuss and Possibly Approve Change Order No. 2 for the Basin 2, 3, and 7E Wastewater Rehabilitation Project (BWA Project No.2025-114) In August 2026, the Generai Manager approved Change Order No. 1 for minor scope modifications on Augusta Road, increasing the contract by $7,500 to a revised total of 5823,925. Staff presented a request for Change Order No. 2, explaining that assessment constraints limited the initial evaluation of the Vickery Loop E wastewater main segment. Following subsequent point repair work and field re-evaluations by Staff, the E”
DC
David Clark
Director, Place 3
YES
DH
David Hafer
Director, Place 4
YES
RW
Rick Whitehurst
Director, Place 5
NO
KH
Karen Henderson
Director, Place 1
YES
ND
Nick Dons
Director, Place 2
YES

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

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