Volunteers included (from left) Haley Johnson, Delia Flores, Seungman Chang, Joseph De La Vega, Mayor John Thomaides, Kaitlyn Lavery, Ricardo Briones, Maria Suarez and Lupita Suarez. City of San Marcos photo
Fall river cleanup tally exceeds 4,000 pounds
City officials have tallied the thousands of pounds of trash and recyclable material picked up during the Oct. 6 Fall River Cleanup — trash that will be kept out of the San Marcos River and its watershed.
More than 475 volunteers picked up an estimated 4,840 pounds of bagged trash, 620 pounds of bagged recyclable materials, 10 tires and numerous miscellaneous large items, including two couches.
Cleanup areas included San Marcos River from City Park to Stokes Park; Purgatory Creek; Willow Creek; Downtown and drainage ditches along Hopkins Street, Charles Austin Drive, and Hwy 123.
For more, contact Amy Kirwin at akirwin@sanmarcostx.gov.
