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Commissioners OK UGRA River Cleanup at Flat Rock Park for July 26
Summary
The Kerr County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a request from the Upper Guadalupe River Authority to use Flat Rock Park for the UGRA River Cleanup on July 26, 2025; organizer said the event typically gathers hundreds of volunteers and thousands of pounds of trash.
The Kerr County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to approve a request from the Upper Guadalupe River Authority (UGRA) to use Flat Rock Park as the staging location for the UGRA River Cleanup scheduled for July 26, 2025.
The motion, presented at the court’s 9 a.m. agenda, authorized UGRA to stage the annual volunteer cleanup at the park’s boat ramp and use county services for post-event trash pickup. No additional county funding was requested; UGRA said the city collects the debris after the event.
Why it matters: The cleanup is a recurring volunteer effort that local officials said reduces litter in the Upper Guadalupe watershed and provides public education about waterway stewardship.
What organizers told the court Matthew Wilkinson, who identified himself as the UGRA staffer now handling the river cleanup, briefed commissioners on the event. “Last year, we had a bump in the road. The flood in July pushed back the event to September, but even considering that, we still had 373 volunteers who picked up, over 4,000 pounds of trash,” Wilkinson said, describing the location’s suitability for staging boats, volunteers and a closing prize drawing.
Action and vote The court took a single vote to approve UGRA’s request. A commissioner moved and another seconded; the presiding officer called for the ayes and recorded the measure as passed unanimously.
Logistics and follow-up UGRA plans to stage volunteers at the Flat Rock Park boat ramp, provide educational programming and offer refreshments and entertainment following cleanup activities. Wilkinson told the court the city’s sanitation crews collect the day’s trash at the conclusion of the event.
Provenance - topicintro: transcript segment starting at 1463.81 — Matthew Wilkinson introduced the UGRA request and described the site and last year’s volunteer totals. - topfinish: transcript segment starting at 1553.71 — court recorded unanimous approval and closed discussion.
