May 22-26 is Flood Awareness Week

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has declared May 22-26 as Flood Awareness Week in Texas. This week also marks the two-year anniversary of the 2015 Memorial Day weekend flood, which caused extensive damage to areas near the Blanco and San Marcos rivers throughout Hays County.

San Marcos hosts a public meeting on street overlay projects tonight

The city’s public services department will host a neighborhood meeting from 6-7:30 p.m. to discuss planned street overlay projects in the Southwest Hills neighborhood and on Robbie Lane, Broadway Street and Feltner Alley. The work will take place this summer and will be funded with $1.6 million from the city’s street maintenance program. The overlay program seals and repairs roadways to extend their lifespan by five-10 years, according to a city news release. The meeting takes place at 1300 Girard St. The city’s 5-Year Overlay Maintenance Schedule can be viewed here.

Hays County Commissioners Court does not meet Tuesday

The court’s next meeting will take place May 30 at the Hays County Courthouse, 111 E. San Antonio St., San Marcos, at 9 a.m.

The Buda Planning and Zoning Commission meets Tuesday at 7 p.m.

The commission will discuss a replat of 1.49 acres near Robert S. Light Boulevard and South FM 967. The replat would split one lot into two separate lots. The commission will also receive a presentation on the fiscal year 2018 Capital Improvements Plan.

San Marcos hosts a workshop Wednesday to discuss the flood recovery housing program

The city of San Marcos will host the first in a series of workshops aimed at sharing information and helping city residents apply for assistance related to repairing or replacing housing that was damaged during the Memorial Day weekend and All Saints Day weekend floods in 2015. The meeting takes place at the San Marcos Activity Center Room 2 from 5-9 p.m. More details on the city’s housing program, as well as downloadable applications, are available here.

The San Marcos Charter Review Commission meets for the final time on May 25

The commission will discuss and consider approval of its final report to City Council. The commission is considering recommending to council more than a dozen amendments to the city’s charter. The meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the City Hall Conference Room, 601 E. Hopkins St., San Marcos.

City offices will be closed on Memorial Day

City offices will be closed in San Marcos, Kyle and Buda for Memorial Day on Monday, May 29.