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Council redirects $1.9 million from mobile command center to animal services center after public pleas

5822126 · August 4, 2025
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The Waxahachie City Council on Monday approved $22.2 million in certificates of obligation and redirected $1.9 million from a proposed mobile command center to design or construction of an expanded animal services center.

The Waxahachie City Council on Monday approved an ordinance authorizing $22.2 million in combination tax-and-revenue certificates of obligation for capital projects and agreed to amend the package to substitute $1.9 million slated for a mobile command center with funds for design, engineering or construction of an expanded or remodeled animal services center.

The vote followed public comment from local animal-rescue advocates and debate among councilmembers about whether the mobile command unit was an essential purchase. The council approved the bond ordinance and the $1.9 million substitution in a single recorded action.

Chad, a city staff member, described the bond package before the vote: “This action does approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance of certificates…

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