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7 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-486] Consider an ordinance to abandon the variable width Lowell Docusign Envelope ID: 764FF0D6-70C9-8F26-82A4-7AA8D03309C4 City Council Agenda August 4, 2026 7/29/2026 Avenue right-of-way, being approximately 0.566 acres located between South 2nd Street and South 3rd Street, as further described within said Ordinance. (Case ABD-26-05, Walker Partners on behalf of Baylor University) SECOND READING (District 2) I. HEARING OF VISITORS • Opportunity for Members of the Public to address City Co
Presented in: City of Waco: 8/4 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-08-04
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 6.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-486] Consider an ordinance to abandon the variable width Lowell Docusign Envelope ID: 764FF0D6-70C9-8F26-82A4-7AA8D03309C4 City Council Agenda August 4, 2026 7/29/2026 Avenue right-of-way, being approximately 0.566 acres located between South 2nd Street and South 3rd Street, as further described within said Ordinance. (Case ABD-26-05, Walker Partners on behalf of Baylor University) SECOND READING (District 2) I. HEARING OF VISITORS • Opportunity for Members of the Public to address City Co”
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 7: Consider an ordinance to abandon the variable width Lowell Docusign Envelope ID: 764FF0D6-70C9-8F26-82A4-7AA8D03309C4 City Council Agenda August 4, 2026 7/29/2026 Avenue right-of-way, being approximat
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.9/10). 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).