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Council members discuss SB 79 and request further outreach to state lawmakers
Summary
Several council members discussed SB 79 during reports, expressing opposition to 'by-right' higher-density mandates near transit and seeking exclusion or local safeguards for San Marcos; they encouraged residents and staff to contact state legislators as the session reached its final days.
Members of the San Marcos City Council used the reports section of the Sept. 9 meeting to discuss SB 79, a state legislative proposal that would allow certain by-right housing up to seven stories near transit in some counties, and to urge outreach to state lawmakers.
Council members said the bill had been amended multiple times, currently applied to a limited set of counties…
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