THE SAN MARXIST
Paraphrasing and editorializing City Council since mid-Pandemic.
October 20th City Council Meeting
This meeting was thorny. Several complex items with odd outcomes: the Sinai church field next to the VFW, SMPD contract with Axon, fees at the Activity Center, and what happened when we charged $5 for out-of-towners at the river? Read all the complex, unsatisfying semi-resolutions right here! Let’s go: Hours 0:00 – 3:39: A new…
Hours 0:00 – 3:39, 10/20/26
Citizen Comment: 8 speakers. Assorted topics: Moving along! …. Item 15: New VA Clinic Here’s how it works for veterans in San Marcos: the southern part of town is in the San Antonio district, and the northern part of town is in the Austin district. This makes it very hard to get to doctor’s appointments!…
Bonus! 3 pm workshops
Workshop 1: Riverfront Parks and Quail Creek Parks We’re coming up with our longterm dream plan for the Riverfront parks and Quail Creek Park, out east. None of this will happen any time soon, but you might as well have a vision, right? (Seen before in July and in September.) This time they focused on…
TSM Official Take on City Council Candidates, Fall ’26
Early voting starts Monday, October 19th! Dates: Early voting locations: Full list of polling places and hours here. … TSM Endorsements: The Super Quick Version Mayor: Amanda Rodriguez Place 3: Alyssa Garza Place 4: Heather Hunter Place 6: I want Juan Miguel Arredondo and Lisa Prewitt to compete on the strength of their positions. Both Miguel and…
October 7th City Council Meeting
Quick and easy week! Some little development projects, a transit workshop, and Utility Assistance update. Hours 0:00 – 1:35: Some new apartments on North LBJ, La Cima is growing, and a new Habitat for Humanity duplex is coming Bonus! 3 pm workshops: Two workshops. First, on transit: the city partners with Texas State to coordinate…
Hours 0:00 – 1:35, 10/7/26
Citizen Comment No one spoke at the 6 pm Citizen comment! And just one person at the 3 pm: I will note that I am a frequent library user, and this does not match my experience. But also: this is a great example of how everybody wins when we take care of homeless people! Anyway:…
Bonus! 3 pm workshop, 10/7/26
Workshop 1: Transit Partnership with Texas State University We often kvetch about how the city and Texas State don’t collaborate. This is the opposite of that. This is a fantastic, cooperative, good-faith long term partnership. It’s really outstanding. Things to keep this in mind: A well-functioning public transit system has If you don’t have those…
September 15th City Council Meeting
Today was the big day of final decisions on the budget, but it was pretty tame and quiet compared to last time. Still, I tried to keep it punchy. Enjoy! Details ahoy: Hours 0:00 – 2:35: Utility rates, the new budget, and tax rate are all finalized. Also city fees, especially for parks and library,…
Hours 0:00 – 2:35, 9/18/26
Citizen Comment Three speakers. Main topics: That’s a wrap! …. Consent Agenda The consent agenda is the “bulk items” agenda. Council votes on 10-15 items all together as a package, without discussion. (It’s not mandatory. Any item can be pulled for discussion.) All these feisty items from last time got bundled together in the consent…
Bonus! 3 pm workshops, 9/15/26
San Marcos EMS is firing up on October 1st. Council is still wrestling with EMS billing questions. There are a few final questions that Council has to resolve today: “FPL” means Federal Poverty Line. This means: So here’s what the chart means: you call 911 and the ambulance takes you to the hospital. They bill…
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