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Pictured volunteers with the San Marcos Lions Club pose for photos during the river clean up.
Photo courtesy of the San Marcos Lions Club
KEEPING IT CLEAN: Volunteers clean San Marcos River during 36th annual Great Texas River Clean Up Mon, 03/08/2021 - 7:06pm
Gerald Castillo
Monday, March 8, 2021
Volunteers helped clean the San Marcos River during the 36th annual Great Texas River Clean Up on Saturday. The event, which was created by the Texas Rivers Protection Association, aims to clean all 90 miles of the San Marcos River, including tributaries and creeks that flow into the San Marcos and Blanco rivers.
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Thursday, February 25, 2021
The San Marcos City Council voted unanimously to grant a temporary waiver of permit fees for plumbing repairs to damages from last week’s winter storm.
“We believe that is going to be very beneficial for our residents that are faced with some very unprecedented and very challenging repairs in businesses and homes,” City Manager Bert Lumbreras said.
In other business, the councilmembers approved a resolution expressing support for exploring the possibility of establishing an Indigenous Cultures Center in collaboration with the Indigenous Cultures Institute. The motion passed 5-2 with Councilmembers Mark Gleason and Saul Gonzalez voting no.