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Waco City Council just approved a new self-storage facility on MacArthur Drive, ignoring local concerns about how it’ll change the neighborhood vibe. If you live nearby, expect a shift in the area's aesthetic and potentially more traffic on your daily commute.
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Rising — being discussed more frequently. 1 mention in the last 30 days, 1 the 90 before that.
The county avoids the cost of upgrading the private road to public standards by requiring the developer to maintain it.
The property owner can proceed with the subdivision, and the county avoids future maintenance costs.
Local residents who feel the facility is an eyesore and worry about increased traffic congestion in their neighborhood.
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A self-storage complex filling a long-undeveloped block in an established neighborhood along MacArthur Drive received preliminary approval from the Waco City Council last week as neighbors expressed concerns.