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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes January 15, 2019 <br />biggest concern is traffic. She stated she works in manufacturing as well and <br />that things always take longer than you think. In the last two years since she <br />has lived in Blanco River Village, turning onto Hwy 80 it takes about 5 <br />minutes when it used to take 5 seconds. She spoke of a fatality because of <br />speeding trucks and cars and this will only increase. <br />Adriana Cruz, read the following letter from Kevin Carswell: <br />"To the Honorable Mayor Hughson and the City Council of San Marcos, TX. <br />I would first like to thank you for your service to our community of San <br />Marcos, TX. And your vision for a prosperous community of citizens and <br />business alike. I'm writing this letter in support for the Katerra project located <br />near the San Marcos Regional airport, HWY 80 and FM 1984. <br />My wife and I have owned and operated a small business here in San Marcos <br />for the past 16 years, I'm a SMHS alumni class of 1984 and long-time resident <br />dating back to 1967. I've also raised my family her in San Marcos with now <br />two adult children both SMHS graduates. I also live off FM 1984 in the <br />Country Glen subdivision for the past 26 years. This project is a stone's throw <br />from my neighborhood. <br />With one of the many challenges that I believe San Marcos faces daily, which <br />dates back for decades is our poverty rate or low median income. Projects that <br />we've seen over the past 5 to 7 years has opened the door for more opportunity <br />here in our community. Amazon for an example. One of my daughters friends <br />who had her first child at an early age was able to complete her degree from <br />TX State University because of this opportunity. Amazon offers tuition <br />reimbursement after one-year employment (this is her family telling me not <br />Amazon) and by working here she was able to pay for her last year or more of <br />college with this benefit that Amazon offers and graduate from TX State. <br />Investment and wages that come with projects and companies like Katerra <br />open the door for our local citizens to have this opportunity. Most folks only <br />ask for the opportunity for a better and stronger future for themselves and <br />their families. It's up to our leaders to make this possible. Base level pays of <br />$16.80 per hour with benefits is a big step up for the 37% of our community <br />with average annual income of 25,000 or less. And this is only one of the many <br />projects/companies slated to come to this site for future development. John <br />Meeks stated it eloquently at our last P and Z meeting the need for our <br />community to offer a more competitive wage which will directly benefit the <br />City of San Marcos Page 9 <br />