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BY MICHEAL MILLIORN
Out-of-town visitors to pay Rio Vista Park fee Out-of-town visitors hoping to use Rio Vista Park for kayaking, swimming, sunbathing or tubing this summer will be required to pay a man- aged access fee after the San Marcos City Council approved an ordinance April 7, creating a revenue source to help o set seasonal park operations costs. What you need to know From Memorial Day through Labor Day, on weekends and holidays, non-local area partici- pants will pay a $5 daily fee for access to Rio Vista Park. Those exempt from the fee include individuals residing within at least one of the following areas: • San Marcos city limits • San Marcos CISD boundaries • 78666 ZIP code
Buda grants $10.29M sewer pipeline contract Buda residents could see more wastewa- ter treatment capacity after City Council approved a $10.29 million contract March 24 for a pipeline that will carry treated waste- water to a new discharge point, building on the city’s 2022 wastewater treatment plant expansion. The snapshot The Sun eld E uent Force Main Project features the construction of an approxi- mately 18,000-linear-foot-long gravity sewer pipeline from the wastewater treatment plant to a discharge location in the Sun eld Municipal Utility District. MA Smith Contracting Co. Construction is expected to begin work in May and nish by May 2027.
$5 entry for out- of-town visitors on weekends and holidays, May 22-Sept. 7
Cormac Flaherty rides a rapid at the Rio Vista Park connection to the San Marcos River.
MICHAEL MILLIORN COMMUNITY IMPACT
Kyle OKs $30K nancial assistance program for utilities Kyle residents experiencing nancial struggles may soon be able to receive relief for utility costs from the city. The City Council approved a Utility Customer Assistance Program—a six-month pilot program—April 7. What’s happening?
The program covers multiple services, including: Water: up to $100 per month, not to exceed $600 per calendar year
nancial support for essential water, wastewater, solid waste and storm drainage services, according to agenda documents. The program is not a citywide rate-reduction program. UCAP assistance is applied as capped bill credits rather than uncapped bill forgiveness. The pilot program will be nanced by the city’s Water and Wastewater Fund and capped at $30,000 for total assistance.
Wastewater: up to $50 per month, not to exceed $300 per calendar year
Garbage: up to $25 per month, not to exceed $150 per calendar year Storm drainage: up to $15 per month, not to exceed $90 per calendar year
The UCAP provides active residential city of Kyle utility customers with targeted, temporary
SOURCE: CITY OF KYLE COMMUNITY IMPACT
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