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City Council opens discussions on Village at Posey Road PID after residents urge protections for San Pedro Cemetery
Summary
The San Marcos City Council agreed to enter discussions with developers of the Village at Posey Road about creating a public improvement district and directed staff to work with the city's PID committee. Residents and local groups urged the council to require protections and drainage work for the adjacent San Pedro Cemetery as part of any PID.
The San Marcos City Council voted to enter discussions with developers of the Village at Posey Road about a proposed public improvement district and directed staff to refer the matter to the city's PID committee for further review.
Supporters and local historians urged the council to condition any PID-related assistance on concrete protections for the historic San Pedro Cemetery, which speakers said has suffered erosion and vandalism in recent years. Anna Juarez, a retired Texas State faculty member who works with students on community research, told the council she and others have long worked with San Pedro and asked councilmembers to "approve their request to begin discussion regarding their PID proposal." Anita Collins, speaking for the Council for the Indigenous and Tejano Community, said the Village at Posey Road developer had "generously offered to include the historic San Pedro Cemetery in their PID request to preserve and protect this burial…
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