THE SAN MARXIST
Paraphrasing and editorializing City Council since mid-Pandemic.
September 1st City Council Meeting
Big meeting! Big, frustrating meeting. The theme of the night is “San Marcos Has to Pay Bills” and the second theme is “lalala I can’t hear yyyyyooouuu”. Lots of budget drama! Hours 0:00 – 5:51: EMS billing, a boatload of budget and rate hike discussions, some minor SMPD funding, and CARTS Bonus! 3 pm workshops:…
Hours 0:00 – 5:51, 9/1/26
Citizen Comment: Six people spoke at 6 pm. Main points made: *I was unable to find any information about this. Two other people spoke at 3 pm: … Item 1: City EMS Backstory: Back in 2022, Hays-San Marcos EMS covered three Emergency Service Districts of Hays County. They decided to unionize, asking for benefits such…
Bonus! 3 pm workshops, 9/6/26
Two workshops this week: Let’s go! … Workshop 1: CIP Projects CIP stands for “Capital Improvement Projects”. These are the major construction projects that need planning over 5-15 years. These are SLOW. These are the projects where everyone asks, “Why does it take so long?!” They get planned 10-20 years out, but the funding comes…
August 18th City Council Meeting
Lots of little topics this week! Keeping downtown looking nice, the new city EMS, new tax rates and new utility rates, school zones, bus routes, and new scooters. Each item is pretty quick and zippy. Let’s get into it: Hours 0:00 – 1:18: Lots of little topics: downtown, new scooters, EMS, school zone hours, utility…
Hours 0:00 – 1:19, 8/18/26
Citizen Comment: I’m combining citizen comment from the 6 pm meeting and the 3 pm workshops: * This is true, but this is why Council needs to offer rebates for infill, affordable housing, and green housing. They have said they will do this! They just need to follow through. ** The name of the rally…
Bonus! 3 pm workshops, 8/18/26
(I combined the 3 pm public comment with the 6 pm public comment, in the first post.) … Workshop 1: The Budget It is heavy-duty budget season! July 25th is the day that City staff finds out exactly how much tax money we’ve received. This is the first concrete draft budget that Council has looked…
August 5th City Council Meeting
Short meeting! All about sprawl: who should pay for the costs of sprawl? where is the new sprawl going to be built? Plus a little about the river. Welcome to the new 2026-2027 season of the San Marcos City Council! Enjoy: Hours 0:00 – 1:44: Sprawl down by Redwood, and who pays for sprawl? Bonus!…
Hours 0:00 – 1:44, 8/5/26
Citizen Comment: One speaker, but he hits a lot of topics: Onto the meeting! … Item 7: Riverbridge Ranch PID River Bridge Ranch is a development going in way east of I35. This is where River Bridge Ranch will be: It’s one of MANY that are going in around Redwood: Those are just the ones…
Bonus! 3 pm workshops, 8/5/26
Workshop 1: Advertising the river When San Marcos flooded in 2015, Council was worried about local businesses. They ran a campaign “San Marcos is Open”. It promoted river recreation and tourism. It worked! Hotels did better than projected, and the Lion’s Club had their biggest year. But this is when the river began to get…
Yearly Clean-up, Summer ’25 – Summer ’26
Quick housekeeping post today – a recap of the council election fireworks so far, and the yearly wrap-up. The new season of San Marcos City Council starts next week! Happy July. …. Election season is going to be bonkers. You’ve probably seen it all on social media, but let me lay out the fireworks. Let’s…
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