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McLennan County · issues
Topics getting the most attention in McLennan County public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Waco is planning to give city employees a pay bump without hiking your property taxes. To pull this off, the city is forcing departments to cut their own budgets to cover the costs.
Waco is tightening its belt by hiking health insurance premiums for city employees by 7% and dropping coverage for weight-loss drugs. It’s a tough move aimed at balancing the books, but it definitely hits the wallets of the people who keep the city running.
Because of a massive administrative screw-up, over 130 Texas cities—including some in McLennan County—are currently legally barred from raising property taxes. Local officials are scrambling to figure out how this budget freeze will impact city services and upcoming projects.