The city of San Marcos continues to consider the processing of a now controversial annexation and zoning request for land east of FM 110, between State Highway 80 and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks.
During its Tuesday, May 2 regular meeting, Mayor Jane Hughson and the members of the city council listened first to a 30-minute public comment period where many residents came forward to ask pointed and often environmentally-directed questions about the proposed requests and to suggest changes be made before the city grants any kind of final approval on July 3.
According to the city, this land is part of a previously approved Development Agreement known as SMART Terminal, where SMART stands for San Marcos Air, Rail and Transportation. Since its inception in 2019, many questions have been received by city staff with respect to the change in the principal developer for the project The city has created information on its webpage for those interested in understanding what is quite a complicated series of land-related requests.
