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2025-427 • Regular AgendaCity of Friendswood (Galveston County)
Consider authorizing the City Manager and the City Attorney to engage consultants and experts needed to acquire by dedication, purchase, or eminent domain approximately 5.452 acres of land located at the southeast corner of Lake Friendswood, generally des
Presented in: City of Friendswood City Council - July 07, 2025 on 2025-07-07
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 9.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Motion to approve: Consider authorizing the City Manager and the City Attorney to engage consultants and experts needed to acquire by dedication, purchase, or eminent domain approximately 5.452 acres of land located at ”
MF
Mike Foreman
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Consider authorizing the City Manager and the City Attorney to engage consultants and experts needed to acquire by dedication, purchase, or eminent domain approximately 5.452 acres of land located at the southeast corner of Lake Friendswood, generally des
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.0/10). 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).