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17 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2025-883] Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing acquisitions, including if necessary, by condemnation proceedings through the use of the power of eminent domain, to acquire: (a) save for the existing building and within thirty feet of the building, portions of the remainder of 215 Washington Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, for (i) utility easements; (ii) access easements; (iii) public access to parkland, and; (iv) right-of way; and/or (b) save for the existing building and within thirty
Presented in: City of Waco: 12/2 Regular City Council Meeting on 2025-12-02
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 8.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2025-883] Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing acquisitions, including if necessary, by condemnation proceedings through the use of the power of eminent domain, to acquire: (a) save for the existing building and within thirty feet of the building, portions of the remainder of 215 Washington Avenue, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, for (i) utility easements; (ii) access easements; (iii) public access to parkland, and; (iv) right-of way; and/or (b) save for the existing building and within thirty ”
JH
Jim Holmes
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
AJ
Andrea J. Barefield
Councilmember (District 1)
YES
IL
Isabel Lozano
Councilmember (District 2)
YES
JC
Jed Cole
Councilmember (District 3)
YES
DE
Darius Ewing
Councilmember (District 4)
YES
GC
George Chase
Councilmember (District 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Waco City Council Item 17: Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing acquisitions, including if necessary, by condemnation proceedings through the use of the power of eminent domain, to acquire: (a) save for the existing building
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.9/10). 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).