Victoria Ogden

The San Marcos City Council has been working on proposals to prevent future flooding. Victoria Ogden has more in this Bobcat Update.

It's business as usual in San Marcos. The Blanco and San Marcos Rivers are flowing. Residents are enjoying the water again. But there are reminders of an unpleasant past.
Severe weather in 2015 caused two devastating floods in San Marcos… causing the closure of parks and highways and about 400 homes were flooded. Local government leaders traveled to Washington D-C in December to meet with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to discuss the flooding problems the city has had, and they asked for funding to assist in repair and prevention. Their efforts paid off in that the city has received aya 25-million dollar grant.
City Councilman John Thomaides says this wouldn't have been possible without the effective lobbying efforts of his colleagues and the support of Congressman Lloyd Doggett. Now that the funds have been secured, the planning phase is about to begin. There are many options the city might take.
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Moving forward, the city hopes to incorporate the community in the planning process.
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The flood prevention project is a top priority.
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The council hopes to have a detailed timeline and plan by the end of this year. For Bobcat Update, I'm Victoria Ogden.