Whether you are a frequent river-goer or not, the San Marcos river plays a critical role in your everyday life. For centuries now, we have reaped the economic, recreational and aesthetic benefits of a river in our town. To many, our river is an anchor to center our busy lives; a way to escape. To others, it may be nature’s playground that helps to occupy the kids for a few hours. Needless to say, wherever our background lies; we love the San Marcos River.
I have been lucky enough to have had a voice in the decisions made about our river. As a High School student here in San Marcos, I have been able to morph my schedule to study what I enjoyed. I was taught how to find out when and where the city council meetings were taking place, how to form an opinion, and how to publish my opinion on paper. I have been able to study the significance of Cape’s Dam since my 8th-grade year at Miller Middle School, where both the schools voted to restore the dam to its natural and historical beauty.
What I’ve seen throughout the last four years, though, is that many of us are left out of this decision-making process. I fear that there are very few of us who have been gifted the opportunity to be involved.
