The amounts and the recipients for a proposed Springtown Mall incentive from the city have changed, but San Marcos Mayor Susan Narvaiz said the city would no longer be out money up front and the goal remains of rescuing Springtown from blight.

The San Marcos Parks and Recreation Department will accept Christmas trees for recycling from now through Jan. 13 at the Grant Harris Building, which is located at 401 East Hopkins Street.

The San Marcos capital improvements department will hold a public meeting next week to discuss plans for downtown streetscape improvements and improvements to paving and drainage along Hutchison Street and North LBJ Drive. The meeting will take place next Monday, Nov. 30.

San Marcos Police Chief Howard Williams has suspended the officer who brought national attention to the city in August 2008 after telling a couple rushing their dying poodle to a veternarian that their pet was “just a dog” during a traffic stop. Williams suspended Officer Paul Stephens last month, citing a pattern of dishonest behavior after an incident at Dillinger’s on the courthouse square.

San Marcos officials will announce a new program Thursday enabling all city residents to reduce the cost of all prescription drugs by 20 percent.

In October, the San Marcos Police and the City Marshall’s Office will conduct the kind of round-up most citizens would want to avoid. The warrant round-up targets people with outstanding warrants for traffic violations, city ordinance violations and other misdemeanor charges filed at San Marcos Municipal Court.

The San Marcos City Council approved $49 million in bond issues last week, mostly to address infrastructure projects throughout the city.