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Jason Giulietti Wed, 03/03/2021 - 6:39pm
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
A rising tide lifts all boats, and on Wednesday, a massive tide arrived.
Amazon, the largest employer in the Greater San Marcos region, announced plans for what will be the largest industrial facility in our two-county region Hays and Caldwell counties.
The facility, an Amazon SAT-6 facility that will handle receiving and delivery of large equipment like furniture and televisions, is being constructed on 70 acres at the Whisper development (1346 Fortuna Road, located near Yarrington Road). Once completed, it will exceed one million total square feet in size. Construction on the site has already begun and Amazon anticipates operations to begin at the site by the end of 2021.
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
San Marcos City Councilmembers voted unanimously Tuesday to award a roughly $6.5 million construction contract for the Uhland Road improvement project to a Taylor-based company.
Patin Construction, LLC was awarded the construction contract during Tuesday s city council meeting.
The project is meant to alleviate flooding along County Road and Uhland Road to improve mobility and the drainage infrastructure during storms, according to city documents. The project includes a stormwater system with a new outfall to the Blanco River, and it will replace water and wastewater systems within the new roadway sections.
Related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Director of Public Safety Chase Stapp reported high case counts as well as multiple days that the Trauma Service Area O, which includes Hays and Travis counties, has exceeded the 15% COVID-19 hospitalization-to-capacity ratio.