Infrastructure Funding
Summary
Waco is dropping $228,000 of taxpayer money to expand a road near the new Park Meadows South development beyond what the builder initially planned. The city says it’s a proactive move to prevent future traffic jams, but it’s a significant chunk of change for a private project.
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Impact analysis
The city is pulling nearly a quarter-million dollars from the public budget to subsidize infrastructure for a private subdivision.
Future residents of Park Meadows South and commuters in that area get a wider, smoother road at the city's expense.
Taxpayers are footing the bill for a project that arguably should have been fully funded by the developer.
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