Residents urge Boerne to publish youth-safety standards for camps and fix dangerous Morningside entrance

At the start of public comment June 23, two residents raised safety concerns affecting Boerne families.

Jackie Day, who identified herself and gave an address, said she withdrew her children from a Boerne Parks & Recreation STEM camp after the first day and asked the city to publish baseline youth-safety standards for parks programs. Day told council she was concerned about instructor-to-youth ratios and the lack of transparent standards parents can review when registering children. She said she observed roughly one instructor to 18–20 children in a crowded studio with fixed cabinets and a detached public restroom, and asked the council to require and publish standards of care including ratios and health and safety information.

"I'm here today to advocate for youth safety standards in the parks and recreation program," Jackie Day said during public comment.

Later in public comment, Jack Baker, a recent resident, described the rear entrance to his Morningside neighborhood on Upper Balcones Road as “an unbelievably dangerous situation,” saying sightlines are poor, the pavement drops off with no shoulder and local drivers often exceed posted speeds. Baker recounted multiple near-miss incidents involving his family and urged the council to reduce the speed limit to 25 mph, trim trees that block sightlines, add warning lights and install a shoulder to reduce crash risk.

"It is an unbelievably dangerous situation," Baker said, adding that saving a life is the council’s charge.

What’s next: Both items were public comments; council and staff did not take immediate action during the meeting but the mayor directed staff to note concerns. Residents who raised operational-safety questions asked staff to follow up with the Parks & Recreation Department and public-works/traffic staff as appropriate.