CITY & COUNTY
News from Buda, Hays County, Kyle & San Marcos
COMPILED BY ZARA FLORES & AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN
Buda City Council will meet Aug. 1 and 15 at 6 p.m. 405 E. Loop St., Buda 512-312-0084 • www.budatx.gov Hays County Commissioners Court will meet July 25 and Aug. 1 at 9 a.m. 111 E. San Antonio St., San Marcos 512-393-2205 www.hayscountytx.com Kyle City Council will meet Aug. 1 and Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. 100 W. Center St., Kyle 512-262-1010 • www.cityo yle.com San Marcos City Council will meet July 18 at 6 p.m. 630 E. Hopkins St., San Marcos 512-393-8000 www.sanmarcostx.gov MEETINGS WE COVER NUMBER TO KNOW Kyle spent on holiday decorations for Mary Kyle Hartson City Square Park. $93,671 The amount the city of HIGHLIGHTS HAYS COUNTY Commissioners Court approved a $25,000 contract June 6 with Deblin Health Concepts & Associates to provide mental health services for adults participating in the Hays County Mental Health Court Program. The services, nanced through American Rescue Plan Act funds, aim to support clients who are unhoused; have severe and complex mental health, substance use and social needs; or who may otherwise not be eligible to receive services through the program as structured. HAYS COUNTY Grounds improvements to the Hays County Historic Courthouse, located at 111 E. San Antonio St., in San Marcos, began June 1. According to Anita Collins, executive assistant for Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra’s o ce, the sidewalks and tree roots were becoming a tripping hazard and needed to be replaced. The overall cost for the improvements is roughly $374,490, which is funded through the county’s Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 5. Construction is expected to be completed by September. KYLE Council relaunched its citizen academy program, called Team Kyle Academy, and allocated $2,600 for the program June 20. The funding comes from the city’s scal year 2022-23 general fund and will go toward meals, T-shirts and academy supplies, including program packets, eld day supplies, graduation certi cates and clipboards. Team Kyle Academy is a seven-week program aiming to inform residents about their community with a focus on public service education, according to agenda documents.
San Marcos to receive $3.4 million in ARPA funds SAN MARCOS City residents now have a better idea how $3.4 million in available American Rescue Plan Act funds will be spent throughout the community. The San Marcos City Council voted BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN PROJECTS COST Uhland Road quiet zone improvements Public service center emergency operations center upgrade $500,000 COST BREAKDOWN Several city projects will be funded with ARPA funds. Below is a breakdown of each project and costs associated with it. $1,324,000
5-1 to receive the funds June 6. The city also allocated an addi- tional $165,000 in addition to $328,600 set aside to fund its compre- hensive needs assessment, reserved for unallocated nonpro t funds to be determined at a future date. Those opposed: Council Member Alyssa Garza was the single dissent- ing vote. “I am going to be supportive of— not all of this,” Garza said. “City parks and availability of paths and walking trails were rated excellent or good by seven out of 10 of our residents, so they’re already ne with that.” Those in favor: Council Member Mark Gleason noted sta had done a good
City parks improvements (City Park and Mill Street Park)
$480,731 $445,00 $200,000 $165,000 $128,339 $125,000 $30,000
Generator for San Marcos high school Hays County food bank new facility
Reserved funding for future nonpro t allocation
Caregiver support
Support for parent liaison program at SMCISD
Downtown events
SOURCE: CITY OF SAN MARCOSCOMMUNITY IMPACT
job of working with city partners to identify community needs and noted there was “somewhat of a time crunch” to receive these funds. “We need to get this money spent just in case. I mean that’s the reality of it; it could disappear, and this is a project that has been on the radar for a very long time,” Gleason said,
referring to the Uhland Road Quiet Zone improvements. “I’m in support of just moving forward with what we have here, and let’s get it done.” What’s next: Administrative Ser- vices Manager Hayden Migl said ARPA funds have to be approved by December 2024.
City to receive $135K for home acquisitions
BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN
KYLE The city of Kyle will receive $135,000 for consulting costs related to the acquisition of property for the Limestone Creek Development. The funds come after City Council approved a deposit agreement with Meritage Homes of Texas LLC at its regular meeting June 6. The vote: Council voted 4-3 to approve the deposit agreement with Mayor Pro Tem Michael Tobias and Council Members Yvonne Flores-Cale and Daniela Parsley dissenting. What to know: The approved agreement creates a tax increment reinvestment zone. Several homes within the Quail Ridge subdivision will be acquired to make way for a new road. The residents who will be displaced may be eligible for relocation assistance. That assistance will be paid for by Meritage Homes of Texas LLC.
Buda's historic Stagecoach House is located at 880 Main St., Buda.
Planning begins on future use of historic Stagecoach House
Buda City Council held a work- shop June 6 to discuss the future of the house. The buildings were originally constructed in the 1870s, and additions were made at later dates. Assistant City Manager Wendy Smith said there is $55,000 set aside for the future design of the space in the scal year 2022-23 budget as well as $175,000 for repairs in the FY 2023-24 capital improvements budget. In a presentation, Smith brought forth the potential uses of the space, which include a wedding venue, space for special events, a museum, or space for a nonpro t.
BY ZARA FLORES
BUDA The Buda Destination Services Department relocated to 303 Main St., Buda, at the end of 2022, leaving its former home—the historic Stagecoach House—vacant. The buildings known by that name are located at 880 Main St., Buda, but are o cially known as the McElroy-Severn House and Onion Creek Post O ce.
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SAN MARCOS BUDA KYLE EDITION • JULY 2023
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