Hearings scheduled on Parks Master Plan
Posted by Blake Doelle on July 3, 2008 at 2:56 pm • Print This Page • Share
Hearings Scheduled on Parks Master PlanThe City of San Marcos Parks & Recreation Department plans a series of public hearings in July, August and September to take public comment on the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan.
“We invite both written and verbal testimony from San Marcos residents at these hearings,” said William Ford, Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation. “The parks master plan will serve as an important guide for development of future facilities, parks, trails and open space corridors, as well as set priorities for our parks system.”
Public Hearing will be held on the following dates and locations.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - Goodnight Jr. High -1805 Peter Garza Dr. -6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Monday, July 21, 2008 - Crockett Elementary - 1300 Girard Street - 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - C M Allen Homes - 820 Sturgeon Street - 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Monday, August 18, 2008 - S.M. Activity Center - 501 E. Hopkins - 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - Parks and Recreation Office - 401 E. Hopkins - 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Individuals who require auxiliary aids and services for this meeting should contact the City of San Marcos ADA Coordinator at 393-8244 (voice) or 393-8229 (TDD).
Residents may also mail comments to the Parks & Recreation Department, City of San Marcos, 630 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, Texas 78666 or email to parks_info@ci.san-marcos.tx.us .
By MELISSA MILLECAM
Communications Director - City of San Marcos
Public Works to Repave Perkins Street
Posted by Blake Doelle on July 3, 2008 at 2:02 pm • Print This Page • Share
The City of San Marcos Public Works street crews will begin minor reconstruction of Perkins Street from Franklin to Marlton Street on July 7. The project is expected to take four to five weeks.
The crews will mill the old asphalt, shape the street and repave it with asphalt.
The project is part of minor reconstruction of about eight lane miles of streets this fiscal year. The department maintains more than 290 total lane miles in San Marcos.
Streets that are being resurfaced in 2007-2008 include Alabama, Aquarena Springs, Roosevelt, Cheatham from C.M. Allen to Guadalupe, Clyde from Perkins to Girard, High Street, Hummingbird, Laurel Lane from Alta Vista to Quail Creek, Perkins from Franklin to Marlton, and Quail Creek.
For more information, contact the Public Works Department at 512-393-8036.
By MELISSA MILLECAM
Communications Director - City of San Marcos
Private Fireworks Pose Extreme Fire Danger
Posted by Blake Doelle on July 2, 2008 at 5:00 pm • Print This Page • Share
Don’t use personal fireworks over the July 4 weekend here.
Instead, enjoy the free public fireworks display at San Marcos Plaza Park at 9:30 p.m. Friday. That’s the message from San Marcos Fire Rescue and the Fire Marshal’s office.
“The extremely dry conditions this summer are even worse than New Year’s when several hundred acres and some buildings burned near San Marcos due to wildfires caused by fireworks,” said Ken Bell, Fire Marshal. “Any rain we get now will have little effect on the severe fire risk we are experiencing.”
The Fire Marshal’s office and San Marcos Fire Rescue will have extra patrols on duty this weekend to answer fireworks complaints. They will also set up traffic signs warning that fireworks are banned in San Marcos.
To report illegal fireworks in San Marcos, call 753-2108.
The City of San Marcos prohibits the sale, possession, storage, or discharge of fireworks in the city and within a mile of the city limits. Violators can be fined up to $2,000.
Hays County commissioners have issued a “sticks and fins” fireworks ban which prohibits using aerial rockets.
Nationally, nearly 10,000 people are treated in emergency rooms annually for fireworks- related injuries-and most are children between the ages of 10-14. In 2005, fireworks sparked 2,500 fires and caused $39 million in property damage. Most fireworks fires and injuries happen around the July 4 holiday.
Friday’s Summerfest Celebration at San Marcos Plaza Park will feature a public fireworks display “bigger and better than ever,” said festival co-chairs Lisa Morris and Rebecca Ramirez.
Fireworks will be staged from the parking lot on the west side of Bobcat Stadium on the Texas State University-San Marcos campus beginning at 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 4. Great viewing will be possible at a variety of locations, including San Marcos Plaza Park, the Activity Center, Library, City Hall and Strahan Parking Lot.
By MELISSA MILLECAM
Communications Director - City of San Marcos
Texas State Places 78 on Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Posted by Blake Doelle on July 2, 2008 at 4:56 pm • Print This Page • Share
Total is second-highest mark in Southland
FRISCO - Texas State placed 78 student-athletes on the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll, league offices announced Wednesday.
Included on the list was a pair of SLC Student-Athletes. Joyce Ekworomadu was one of five Texas State women’s basketball players named to the honor roll while Paul Goldschmidt highlighted nine Bobcat baseball players selected.
Sam Houston State led all conference member institutions with 89 selections. Texas-Arlington placed 77 student-athletes on the list while a trio of SLC East schools also had at least 70 student-athletes as Central Arkansas claimed 74, Southeastern Louisiana 71 and McNeese State 70 people.
Northwestern State (65), Nicholls State (63) and UTSA (61) each pulled in over 60 members to the honor roll. Rounding out the league’s recipients were Lamar (56), Stephen F. Austin (53) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (41).
Presented by Capital One Bank, the honor roll recognizes student-athletes who competed in league championship sports during the spring semester and maintained a 3.0 grade point average while enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours. Each Southland university is responsible in selecting the student-athletes for the spring honor roll.
The complete list of Texas State student-athletes on the SLC Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll is:
Amanda Alvarado, Lainy Chafitz, Ashley Ellis, Mackenzie Farmer, Andrea Giraldo, Ali Gulida, Rabea Hartmann, Jennifer Nowland, Christine Brijalba, Amy Glazier, Linn Gustafsson, Trine Mortensen, Ben Campbell, Philip Krebsbach, Cole Lewis, Oscar Zetterwall, Leah Boatright, Kelsey Cammarata, Elizabeth Dennis, Lacey Duncan, Jenna Emery, Taylor Hall, Jill Kloesel, Alex Newton, Ashton Peters, Allyce Rother, Kristina Tello, Jetta Weinheimer, Jarrod Buddin, Nicholas Fowler, Jack Higginbotham, Matthew Novak, Daniel Schmidt, Kevin Schultz, Liat Anav, Courtney Baker, Heather Bullin, Tenley Determan, Brooklyn Dickson, Jannah Evans, Katie Evans, Samantha Evola, Alaysha Ford, Brooke Hewitt, Taylor Hubbard, Heather Martinez, Jiovanna Martinez, Lindsay Maxwell, Lauren McKenna, Amanda McKinney, Mary O’Connor, Sara Olayiwola, Erin Oliver, Whitney Perkins, Karissa Reiter, Veronica Rodriguez, Brittany Rosen, Kristina Viniar, Jamie Whiteside, Tyler Brundridge, Cody Gambill, Paul Goldschmidt, Steven Siers, Aaron Taylor, Ben Theriot, Zach Tritz, Steven Vidaurri, Adam Witek, Corey Jefferson, Jonathan Sloan, Gordon Taylor, Ryan White, Brooke DeGrate, Joyce Ekworomadu, Marie Moser, Chika Ofoegbu and Shandryn Trumble.
By CHRIS RILEY
Assistant Sports Information Director
SMCISD to Observe Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work Day July 16
Posted by Blake Doelle on July 2, 2008 at 3:53 pm • Print This Page • Share
The San Marcos CISD will join neighboring Central Texas school districts to observe Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on July 16, 2008. District employees are encouraged to bring their children with them on that day to learn about their parents’ job duties and responsibilities. The day is designed for girls and boys across the area to think imaginatively about their family and the community, connecting what they have learned at school with the actual working world. Photo: Bryanna Rivas is getting a head start learning about what her mother, Roslyn Rivas, does in her position as secretary to the Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning. Bryanna enjoyed making and collating copies on the copy machine so much that she declared she wants to work for San Marcos CISD, too, when she grows up.
By IRIS CAMPBELL
Information Officer - City of San Marcos
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