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Joined by Mrs. Cecilia Peña (fourth from left), members and sponsors of several different organizations at San Marcos Academy gathered recently at Paul Peña Park, which they have adopted as a ongoing campus-wide service project. Photo by Larkin Smith
SMA student groups adopt park Mon, 04/05/2021 - 5:49pm
Student organizations team up to adopt Paul Peña Park
SHELLY HENRY | SPECIAL TO THE RECORD
Monday, April 5, 2021
Members of several campus organizations at San Marcos Academy joined forces recently to “adopt” a local park that has a meaningful connection to the school.
Monday, April 5, 2021
Hays County’s Parks and Open Space Advisory Commission (POSAC) is seeking additional ideas and project recommendations to be funded by the recently passed Parks Bond.
Hays County Proposition A, Parks & Open Space Bond was passed with around 70% of voters in approval in the November 2020 Election to fund $75 million dollars of projects.
POSAC provided recommendations for 16 projects that might be funded by the bond, and they are now seeking additional project ideas related to urban parks, conservation and open space, connectivity and water quality protection and flood mitigation. Projects can meet the goals of one or more of these categories.
Monday, April 5, 2021
The San Marcos City Council will consider approving a new lease agreement with the San Marcos Lions Club in their regular meeting Tuesday.
The City of San Marcos leases the facility to the San Marcos Lions Club Tubing Rental on a five year lease term. With the next renewal coming up in April, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board took the opportunity to look at the lease and see if they could get a better deal for the city, given recent budget constraints and increases to park fees.
After several Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meetings and a City Council work session on March 16, the proposed amended lease would include a funds donation from the concession stand at Rio Vista, the creation of a River Parks Improvement Fund, increased litter pickup times and including a lease renewal deadline of October 1 before the year of expiration.
Hays County Local Health Department reported two COVID-19 fatalities on Monday.
A Driftwood man in his 90s and a San Marcos man in his 60s died of COVID-19, the Hays County Local Health Department announced Monday.
Hays County has recorded 238 coronavirus-related fatalities since the first diagnosis of the disease within its boundaries on March 14, 2020.
As of Friday, the county considers 462 cases active 62 more than Thursday and there have been 17,337 total cases since the first recorded coronavirus case within its boundaries on March 14, 2020. Hays County has tallied 671 COVID-19 cases over the past 21 days. There have been 1,899 probable cases spanning from April 2020 through April 1, 2021.
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