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Universal City reports limited storm impacts, waste hauler transition hiccups and uptick in rabies cases nearby
Summary
City staff summarized effects of a recent rain event (limited local impact, 6.5 inches at the golf course), described the Frontier/Waste Management cart transition and common resident issues, and said regional rabies cases are up (primarily in bats and foxes) but none in Universal City.
City staff provided an operational update on a recent heavy rain event and related municipal responses. The speaker said Universal City had "very low to moderate impact" overall and corrected local reporting that part of the city had been evacuated (the city had assisted county evacuations on Aztec Way across from Veterans Park). The golf course received about 6.5 inches of rain, required debris cleanup, and has storm-drainage improvements that limited damage.
Staff also reviewed a transition in municipal solid-waste service to Frontier, noting residential cart distribution issues (some residents received only one cart instead of two, and some carts were swept away during the storm). The city said it expected distribution to stabilize by August 3 and that public works has been retrieving displaced carts. Finally, staff reported an uptick in rabies cases primarily in bats and foxes in surrounding counties (Comal and Hays, and skunks reported in San Antonio), with no cases identified in Universal City; animal-control teams will trap and test wildlife as needed.
