Daniella Dakota Rodriguez dances in a fancy shawl competition at the Indigenous Cultures Institute s Sacred Springs Powwow, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in San Marcos. Star file photo
The San Marcos City Council approved a resolution in support of the possible establishment of an Indigenous culture center at its meeting on Feb. 24.Â
The resolution proposes the possibility of the Indigenous Cultures Institute and the city co-applying for Hays County Parks and Open Space Bond funding and for city property to be used for the project. At this time, the approval of the resolution does not commit the city to provide any funding or land and only supports the Indigenous Cultures Institute as it pursues funding with Hays County.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The San Marcos Consolidated ISD Board of Trustees took action on several items regarding its upcoming May 1 election.
SMCISD will hold an election for two at-large board positions. Trustee Anne Halsey is the lone at-large incumbent running for reelection. Five additional candidates will be vying for the two board positions: Nicholas Costilla, Roger Davis, Andrew Fay, Sylvia Muzzy and Mari Salmi.
During Monday’s regular meeting, the board approved poll locations in Hays County for Election Day voting and listed the early voting location, dates and times for the upcoming election.
Early voting will take place at Live Oak Health (formerly Hays County Health Department) 401 Broadway St. #A in San Marcos; Hays County Government Center, 712 S. Stagecoach Trail #1012, San Marcos; and Texas State Performing Arts Center 430 Moon St., San Marcos.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The Hays County Commissioners Court extended the local disaster declaration for another 70 days due to COVID-19 in Tuesday’s commissioners court meeting. The meeting was rescheduled from Feb. 16 due to last week s winter storm.
The declaration was originally proclaimed by Judge Ruben Becerra on March 15, 2020 and has been extended four times now. The next expiration date will be well after the anniversary of Hays County’s first COVID-19 case on March 14, 2020.
Emergency Services Director Mike Jones provided this week’s COVID-19 update, stating that the vaccine clinics in Dripping Springs and Kyle are successfully distributing doses for appointments made at Haysinformed.com.
Update: Feb. 21, 12:06 p.m.
The City of San Marcos has lifted it boil water advisory after water quality tests have determined the city s water supply is safe to drink.Â
As of Feb. 20, all city water system repairs have been completed and pressures within the water distribution system have returned to normal, which allowed samples for testing to be collected. According to the city, no contamination was detected.Â
San Marcos Electric Utility also completed all remaining customer storm repairs on Feb. 20, restoring power to the last residents affected by outages. The city says there will be no increase in utility rates at this time; however, residents may see higher than normal bills as customer usage was higher than normal.Â