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5 • CAPITAL_PROJECTTown of Elkhart (Anderson County)

Resolution Releasing Unused Public Utility Easements & Returning Right-of-Way to Private Landowners

Presented in: Town of Elkhart Town Council Regular Meeting on 2025-08-19
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider public works, street maintenance, utility infrastructure, and capital improvement task orders”
YES
LB
Lucia Butler
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
RM
Randy McCoy
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
WT
William Tom Ellis
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
JW
James Warren
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
TC
Tanya Conner
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Town Council public docket item 5 on 2025-08-19

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). 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.