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Residents urge managed access and stricter enforcement at Rio Vista after weekend trash and safety complaints
Summary
Members of the San Marcos River Foundation and Eyes of the San Marcos River told the City Council on May 20 that Rio Vista was littered and unsafe during recent weekends and urged the council to implement a managed-access program and better enforce the single-use container ordinance.
Two river-advocacy speakers told the San Marcos City Council Tuesday that Rio Vista was experiencing worsening trash, glass and unsafe behavior on busy weekends and urged a managed-access program and stronger enforcement of existing ordinances.
Virginia Parker of the San Marcos River Foundation said she visited Rio Vista on Sunday and described what she saw: “It looked like floodwaters, brown, murky, disgusting,” Parker said. She said she observed glass and Styrofoam, heavy alcohol use, and so much trash that volunteers who clean the…
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