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Waco Council authorizes property acquisition, including eminent domain, for downtown redevelopment project
Summary
Council approved a resolution authorizing acquisition—including the use of eminent domain if necessary—of portions of parcels on Washington Avenue to secure right‑of‑way, access and utility easements for the downtown redevelopment (Barons Branch District Phase 1).
The Waco City Council voted to authorize the city to acquire portions of property at 215 and 101 Washington Avenue, including the possible use of eminent domain, to secure utility easements, access easements, public access to parkland and right‑of‑way needed for the downtown redevelopment project (Barons Branch District Phase 1).
Councilmember Joshua moved the resolution, which spelled out the parcels and the intended uses of the acquisitions, and the motion was seconded and approved on a recorded roll call. The resolution name and number were called into the record and the motion passed with recorded affirmative votes from councilmembers polled by the city secretary.
The ordinance text read into the record describes acquisitions limited to specified portions of the parcels "save for the existing building and within 30 feet of the building," and cites their use for public right‑of‑way, utilities and parkland access for the downtown redevelopment corridor between Washington Avenue and Jefferson Avenue, 4th Street and the Brazos River.
No public comment on this specific resolution was recorded during the item.
