Monday, December 28, 2020
Editor’s note: This story is the second installment of a four-part series looking back at the year that was 2020.
In the months of April-June, San Marcos saw a tragedy with the killing of San Marcos Police Department Officer Justin Putnam. San Marcans also participated in civil-rights protests seeking justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. As the summer began in 2020, COVID-19 cases began to spike.
April
On April 1, the Daily Record reported that Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra announced the county would receive 2,000 COVID-19 tests through an agreement with Reliant Immune Diagnostic’s telemedicine application MDBox. The tests, however, would become a source of contention and never became available to the county. The CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System completed its acquisition of Central Texas Medical Center on April 1. The hospital was also renamed to CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos. To combat the economic hardship caused by the C
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Amazon is working to advance a project to build a 1-million-square-foot warehouse distribution center in San Marcos by September, 2021, according to documents and exchanges in Tuesday’s City Council Meeting.
The 1,005,000 square foot SAT6 distribution warehouse would occupy roughly 71 acres in north San Marcos in the Whisper Subdivision near Yarrington Road and Fortuna Road, across from the Hays County Transportation Center.
While the project was not discussed outright in the meeting, its intended use in the parking variance request being considered in item 19 was listed as “Amazon Distribution/Warehouse,” and was brought to other councilmembers attention in an exchange about the environmental consciousness of the end user, Amazon.
Dec 17, 2020
Amazon plans to build a million-square-foot warehouse distribution center in San Marcos. The facility will be located on Fortuna Road at Yarrington Road, across from the Hays County Transportation Department on the north side of town. The 71-acre site is in the Whisper Planned Development District. It reportedly should be finished in about nine-months. Amazon already operates a warehouse on the south side of San Marcos and has announced plans to open a sortation center in Kyle.
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Dec 17, 2020
Amazon plans to build a million-square-foot warehouse distribution center in San Marcos. The facility will be located on Fortuna Road at Yarrington Road, across from the Hays County Transportation Department on the north side of town. The 71-acre site is in the Whisper Planned Development District. It reportedly should be finished in about nine-months. Amazon already operates a warehouse on the south side of San Marcos and has announced plans to open a sortation center in Kyle.
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