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22 • Action ItemsCity of Temple (Bell County)

I move that the City of Temple approve Resolution No. 2024-0075-R and authorize the use of eminent domain to acquire two wastewater easements and two temporary construction easements necessary for the construction of the Little Elm Trunk Sewer Extens

Presented in: City Council Regular Meeting - March 07, 2024 on 2024-03-07
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Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 9.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“Moved by Michael Pilkington, seconded by Jessica Walker. I move that the City of Temple approve Resolution No. 2024-0075-R and authorize the use of eminent domain to acquire two wastewater easements and two temporary construction easements necessary for the construction of the Little Elm Trunk Sewer Extension Project, those easements being described as a 0.1823-acre wastewater easement and a 0.386-acre temporary construction easement, both situated in the William Hadden Survey, Abstract 392, Bell County, Texas, embracing a portion of a called 32.238-acre tract conveyed to Nicholas Lesley Blount in Document No. 2017- 00018925, Official Public Records of Real Property, Bell County, Texas; and a 0.8737- acre wastewater easement and a 2.2069-acre temporary construction easement, both situated in the William Gilmore Survey, Abstract 339, Bell County, Texas, embracing a portion of a called 41.21-acre tract conveyed to Marilyn Clark in Volume 4223, Page 503, Official Public Records of Real Property, Bell County, Texas.”
TD
Tim Davis
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
JW
Jessica Walker
Mayor Pro Tem (District 1)
YES
ZG
Zoe Grant
Councilmember (District 2)
YES
MP
Michael Pilkington
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

I move that the City of Temple approve Resolution No. 2024-0075-R and authorize the use of eminent domain to acquire two wastewater easements and two temporary construction easements necessary for the construction of the Little Elm Trunk Sewer Extension Project, those easements being described as a 0.1823-acre wastewater easement and a 0.386-acre temporary construction easement, both situated in the William Hadden Survey, Abstract 392, Bell County, Texas, embracing a portion of a called 32.238-acre tract conveyed to Nicholas Lesley Blount in Document No. 2017- 00018925, Official Public Records of Real Property, Bell County, Texas; and a 0.8737- acre wastewater easement and a 2.2069-acre temporary construction easement, both situated in the William Gilmore Survey, Abstract 339, Bell County, Texas, embracing a portion of a called 41.21-acre tract conveyed to Marilyn Clark in Volume 4223, Page 503, Official Public Records of Real Property, Bell County, Texas.

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).