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Lubbock council sets roadway impact-fee rate to 0 after hours of public comment; vote 5–2
Summary
After an extended public-comment period in which residents and business groups argued over who should pay for new roads, the City of Lubbock on a recorded 5–2 vote approved an ordinance amending Chapter 41 to set the roadway impact-fee collection rate to 0.
LUBBOCK — The City of Lubbock City Council voted to set the city’s roadway impact-fee collection rate to 0 after a special-called meeting that included more than an hour of public comment from residents, developers and association representatives.
The ordinance (cited in council discussion as ordinance no. 2025-000096), considered on its second reading, passed on a recorded vote, 5–2, after Mayor Pro Tem requested a roll call. The measure amends Chapter 41 of the Lubbock Code of Ordinances with regard to roadway impact fees.
The public-comment period that preceded the vote featured starkly divided views. Adam Hernandez, communications chair for Global Compact, told council that “Altogether, impact…
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