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Abilene
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Blaise Regan

Place 3 Council Member2023–2026

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At a glance

News mentions
3

Term ending Jun 25, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
30
Total speaking time
4:15:03
Avg per meeting
8:30
Segments
3844

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Top issues during term (20)

critical↓Jan 2026[64]

Monument Sign Variance at 4801 Buffalo Gap Road

Negligible impact on city finances, primarily involving zoning enforcement review.

critical↓Jan 2026[49]

City Budget Transparency

This will set the property tax rate and city spending levels for the next fiscal year.

critical↑Apr 2025[47]

Water Infrastructure Upgrades

Capital expenditure funded through utility project bids.

critical→Apr 2025[37]

Property Maintenance and Code Compliance

Property owners face civil penalties and demolition costs if they fail to comply with city repair orders.

critical↑May 2025[36]

Flock License Plate Reader Security

Existing camera deployment costs are absorbed within police operations.

critical↑Apr 2025[36]

Abilene Regional Airport Terminal Expansion and Funding

Ongoing capital projects represent significant municipal investments in airport modernization.

critical↓Nov 2025[29]

Public Art Expansion

The cost of signage and branding updates will be incurred by the city.

critical↓Sep 2025[23]

RV Park Development at Lake Fort Phantom Hill

The project could impact property values and local infrastructure maintenance costs.

critical→May 2026[22]

Firemen's Pension Fund Management

A one-time municipal contribution of $13.5 million funded by data center sales tax revenue.

critical↓Mar 2026[20]

Firefighter Compensation and Contract Negotiations

The cost of the study will be determined by the contract award.

critical↑Jun 2026[19]

Street Maintenance Funding

Adds estimated project costs ranging from $450k to $3M for citizen-requested streets onto consideration lists.

critical↓Jun 2026[17]

Regional Transportation Planning

Operational funding and fare collection updates impact CityLink's transit budget.

critical↓Jan 2025[14]

Property Maintenance and Public Safety

Property owners face potential civil penalties, permit fees, and city demolition liens if orders are ignored.

high→Jul 2025[11]

Fire Station 6 Modernization

The project represents a private investment in local emergency response infrastructure.

high↑Oct 2025[11]

Storm Drainage Maintenance

Unknown.

high↑Nov 2025[11]

Personnel Appointment

The financial impact of these amendments is not yet specified.

high↑Aug 2025[11]

Trash and Waste Management

The cost of relocating the facility and setting up new signage is currently being evaluated.

critical↓Mar 2026[11]

Temporary Worker Housing

Unknown at this time.

medium↓Jun 2025[11]

Swenson House Historical Society Operations

The impact on property taxes or maintenance costs is not yet specified.

high→Mar 2026[10]

Lancium Data Center Expansion

The project is expected to generate millions of dollars in tax revenue for the city over a 20-year term.

Moved or seconded (40)

Motions Regan personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-05-12

    approve the item as presented

  • secondedpassed 6-02026-04-23

    Councilmember Price moved to approve the item as presented.

  • movedpassed 6-02026-04-23

    Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan moved to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-04-09

    move to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 6-02026-04-09

    Councilmember Craver moved to approve the item as presented.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-04-09

    move to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 3-5, and 7-15.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-04-09

    move to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-03-26

    Councilmember Espinoza moved to approve the item as presented. Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan seconded the motion; motion carried.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-03-26

    Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan moved to approve the item as presented. Councilmember Beard seconded the motion; motion carried.

  • secondedpassed 5-02026-03-12

    move to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 5-7 and 9-14

  • movedpassed 5-02026-03-12

    approve the item as presented

  • movedpassed 5-02026-03-12

    approve the item as presented

  • movedpassed 7-02026-02-26

    move to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-02-12

    Councilmember Price moved to approve the item as presented with the removal of the number of employees submitted in the plan of operation as a requirement of the CUP.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-02-12

    Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan moved to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-02-12

    Councilmember Price moved to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-02-12

    Councilmember Beard moved to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 2-7 and 9-20.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-01-22

    Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan moved to approve the item as presented.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-01-22

    Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan moved to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-01-22

    Councilmember Beard moved to deny the item.

Decisions during term (556)

Recorded while Regan was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved6-0Jun 25, 2026

Consent Agenda (Items 3 through 12, excepting 5, 7, and 10)

approved6-0Jun 25, 2026

Item 5: Award Bid for Workzone Project S10B

approved5-1Jun 25, 2026

Item 7: Amendment No. 2 for HWTP Microfiltration Backwash Piping

approved6-0Jun 25, 2026

Item 10: First Reading to Amend PDD-149 on Vogel Avenue

approved6-0Jun 25, 2026

Item 13: Zoning Change from MD to CU at 1801 Lincoln Drive

approved6-0Jun 25, 2026

Item 14: Traffic Code Amendment for Increased Speed Limits on Hardwick Road

approved6-0Jun 25, 2026

Item 15: Issuance of General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026 for Airport Terminal

approved6-0Jun 25, 2026

Minutes: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on Approving the Minutes from the Regular Meeting Held on June 11, 2026 (Shawna Atkinson)

approved6-0Jun 25, 2026

Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on Awarding a Bid to Extreme Exteriors for the Development of an Arboretum and Picnic Area at Kirby Lake Park (Lesli Andrews)

approved6-0Jun 25, 2026

Ordinance (First Reading) CUP-2026-08: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on a Request from The Owner, To Apply a Conditional Use Permit to Approximately 1.49 Acres Zoned General Commercial (GC) To Allow for Contractor…

approvedJun 23, 2026

Consider acceptance of May 26, 2026 minutes.

approvedJun 23, 2026

Consider acceptance of May 2026 financial statements.

approvedJun 23, 2026

Consider approval of death benefit to Whitney Patterson, Blakely Patterson, Saylor Patterson and Knox Patterson effective May 15, 2026.

approvedJun 23, 2026

Consider approval to terminate retirement benefits to Larry Ross, who passed away May 30, 2026.

approvedJun 23, 2026

Consider approval of refund of contributions to Jason King who resigned effective June 11, 2026.

approved5-0Jun 23, 2026

Adopt Resolution No. 124-2026 Canvassing Runoff Election Results

approved7-0Jun 18, 2026

Approval of October 30, 2025 Meeting Minutes

approved7-0Jun 18, 2026

Acceptance of 2026 Street Maintenance Program Update

approved7-0Jun 18, 2026

Selection of 2027 Street Maintenance Program Projects

approved6-0Jun 18, 2026

Scheduling Future Meeting Date for October 1, 2026

Voting record (250)

214 yes23 no13 abstained

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesMay 12, 2026

approve the item as presented

Voted yesApr 23, 2026

Councilmember Beard moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesApr 23, 2026

Councilmember Price moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesApr 23, 2026

Mayor Pro-tem Yates moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesApr 23, 2026

Councilmember Beard moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesApr 23, 2026

Councilmember Beard moved to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 4-7, 9, and 11-24.

Voted yesApr 23, 2026

Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesApr 9, 2026

Councilmember Beard moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesApr 9, 2026

Councilmember Craver moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesApr 9, 2026

Councilmember Beard moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesApr 1, 2026

approve the Ordinance as an emergency ordinance to preserve the salaries of the Abilene Fire Fighters

Voted yesApr 1, 2026

Approval of Emergency Ordinance No. 22-2026 for Firefighter Compensation

Voted yesMar 26, 2026

Consent Agenda (Items 4-10, 12, 14-19)

Voted yesMar 26, 2026

Item 11: First Amendment to Water Supply Contract with Hamby Water Supply Corporation

Voted yesMar 26, 2026

Item 13: Updated Project Plan and Grants for TIRZ #2 District

Voted yesMar 26, 2026

Item 20: Amending FY26 Fee Schedule for Cypress Plaza and Recreation Centers

Voted yesMar 26, 2026

Item 21: Issuance of Certificates of Obligation for Water System Improvements

Voted noMar 26, 2026

Item 24: Meet & Confer Agreement with Abilene Professional Fire Fighters Association

Voted yesMar 26, 2026

Councilmember Espinoza moved to approve the item as presented. Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan seconded the motion; motion carried.

Voted yesMar 26, 2026

Councilmember Price moved to approve the item as presented. Councilmember Beard seconded the motion; motion carried.

Voted yesMar 26, 2026

Councilmember Beard moved to approve the item as presented. Councilmember Price seconded the motion; motion carried.

Voted yesMar 26, 2026

Mayor Pro-Tem Yates moved to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 4-10, 12, and 14-19. Councilmember Craver seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Voted yesMar 26, 2026

Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan moved to approve the item as presented. Councilmember Beard seconded the motion; motion carried.

Voted yesMar 26, 2026

Mayor Pro-tem Yates moved to deny the item as presented.

Voted yesMar 12, 2026

move to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 5-7 and 9-14

Voted yesMar 12, 2026

approve the item as presented

Voted yesMar 12, 2026

approve the item as presented

Voted yesMar 12, 2026

approve the item as presented

Voted yesMar 12, 2026

approve the item as presented

Voted yesMar 12, 2026

approve the item as presented

Voted yesFeb 26, 2026

move to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesFeb 26, 2026

move to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesFeb 26, 2026

move to approve the vote for item 9

Voted yesFeb 26, 2026

move to approve the consent agenda, consisting of items 3-8.

Voted yesFeb 26, 2026

move to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesFeb 12, 2026

Councilmember Beard moved to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 2-7 and 9-20.

Voted yesFeb 12, 2026

Councilmember Craver moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesFeb 12, 2026

Councilmember Beard moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesFeb 12, 2026

Councilmember Price moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Councilmember Price moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Councilmember Beard moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Councilmember Beard moved to deny the item.

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Councilmember Craver moved to approve the consent agenda, consisting of items 4-5, 7-9, 11-18 and 20.

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Councilmember Craver moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Mayor Pro-tem Yates moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted noJan 22, 2026

Item 22: Award of Bid #CB-2613 for Brush Center Building Project

Seconded the motion to deny the over-budget construction bid.

Voted yesJan 8, 2026

Councilmember Beard moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesJan 8, 2026

Councilmember Craver moved to approve the item as presented.

In the news (3)