Last meeting of the year! New flood plain maps, giving out HSAB money, the old Dixie Cream Donuts building, and we unpack that mess in September with the housing vouchers waitlist. And Lorenzo wins the run-off election! Congrats to him.
The Council Run-off Election
Well, well, well! Lorenzo Gonzalez squeaked through!
As of Saturday, he was ahead by TWELVE VOTES. Then 40 more votes arrived in the mail this week. (They just have to be postmarked by the 14th. And you know how local San Marcos mail gets re-routed up to Austin and takes twice as long as it should. Why is that?!)
Those last 40 votes were counted on Friday. Roland would have needed to win them 26-14 in order to pull ahead. But in the end, Lorenzo prevailed, winning the election by 9 votes. Wowza. Congrats to Lorenzo!
Now it comes time to closely watch and see how he actually does up there on the dais!
Onto the meeting!
Hours 0:00 – 1:56: New flood plain maps, and a deep dive into the old Dixie Cream Donuts building, next to the railroad tracks.
Hours 1:56 – 3:47: Human Services recommends how we give out $550K in grant money, and council starts chopping. Also, what do we want the Texas Legislature to do this session?
Bonus! 3 pm workshops: What exactly happened in September, when so many people waited for hours, hoping to get housing vouchers from the Housing Authority, and no one did?
Note: when this meeting occurred, those last 40 votes were still arriving in the mail. There was a real possibility that the council seat was still open. This matters because Roland Saucedo was actually at the meeting in person, advocating for one of the HSAB applications. Hijinks ensued.
And that’s a wrap for 2024! See you all next year!
The San Marxist 