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Taylor City Council approves rezoning, several contracts and directs charter ballot language
Summary
At its April 21 meeting the Taylor City Council approved multiple routine contracts and administrative changes, adopted a rezoning ordinance on second reading by a 6–1 vote and directed counsel to draft a charter amendment ballot proposal in a 5–2 vote.
Taylor City Council Chairman Charley Johnson called the April 21, 2026 meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. at the Taylor Municipal Building. The council approved a slate of routine contracts, permits and administrative changes and took two votes that drew opposition: a rezoning ordinance and a directive to draft charter amendment language for the ballot.
The most consequential votes were on land use and on whether to ask voters to amend the city charter. The council adopted on second reading Case #26-03, a zoning ordinance to rezone parcel #60-027-99-0004-004 (8715 Telegraph, roughly 2.25 acres) from B-3 (General Business) to I‑1 (Light Industrial). The measure passed on roll call, 6–1; Councilmember Gerald Thomas was the lone…
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