Request for approval to decree that the Harris County Flood Control District project serves a public purpose and public necessity, which requires that the Harris County Real Property Division be directed to acquire 18 fee simple tracts for the public project known as Stormwater Detention Basins on Halls Bayou near Hardy West, for the purpose of channel improvements and stormwater detention, author

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Request for approval to decree that the Harris County Flood Control District project serves a public purpose and public necessity, which requires that the Harris County Real Property Division be directed to acquire 18 fee simple tracts for the public project known as Stormwater Detention Basins on Halls Bayou near Hardy West, for the purpose of channel improvements and stormwater detention, authorizing eminent domain if necessary (Halls Bayou Watershed, Bond ID C-41, Project ID P518-15-00-E001, CDBG-MIT, Precinct 2).

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). 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).