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AIR QUALITY INDUSTRIAL PARK EPIC Piping applies for Council briefed on Katerra, SMART Terminal ROBIN BLACKBURN and rezoning by the city of San city of Martindale related to the ETJ moore and Saul Gonzales asked if STAFF REPORTER Marcos. Parker’s presentation was issue,” Parker said, noting that Mar- the annexation and planned develop- air discharge on approximately 734 acres of land tindale city offi cials “seem open to ments would aff ect property values Land use, acreage, environmental along State Highway 80 and Farm discussions of an ETJ swap.” nearby; Parker said he could not give concerns and property values were to Market Road 1984. Initially, the Parker also noted the benefi ts San a defi nite answer, but the projected TCEQ permit all part of a discussion of the Katerra city was looking to annex more than Marcos could see from annexing $3-4 billion in his report would be and SMART Terminal developments 900 acres, but part of the acreage lies the property, including control over from the property at the SMART STAFF REPORTS the San Marcos City Council held in a disputed area that appears to be building code, fi re code and fl ood Terminal. Tuesday afternoon. part of the city of Martindale’s extra- prevention regulations, as well as As for zoning the land, which the Th e Texas Commission on Envi- During a workshop meeting, Assis- ronmental Quality (TCEQ) is ac- territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) and the land use control and a potential $3 SMART Terminal developer has said tant City Manager Steve Parker gave developer has removed the disputed billion to $4 billion added to the needs to be Heavy Industrial to ac- cepting public comment on an air a presentation on the developments permit application fi led by EPIC acreage from his annexation request. city’s property tax rolls. commodate the rail park, Parker said and the acreage where they will be “We’re still in discussions with the Council members Mark Rockey- Piping. located, which is up for annexation SEE WORKSHOP PAGE 2 Th e permit will authorize con- struction of the EPIC Piping sur- face coating facility at 2301 N. In- terstate Highway 35 in San Marcos. CASA GROUNDBREAKING Th e location is within Carlson Cir- cle on the north side of San Marcos, between River Ridge Park and the Blanco River. According to the TCEQ no- tice of receipt of the EPIC Piping application, the facility will emit “hazardous air pollutants, organic compounds, carbon monoxide, ni- trogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, lead, exempt solvents and particulate matter including particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less.” Th e application will be on display for public viewing and copying at the TCEQ central offi ce, TCEQ Austin regional offi ce and the San Marcos Public Library. Public comments and requests for a public meeting or contested case JoAnne Germer Patrick Rose Lon Shell Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe hearing can be submitted to the Offi ce of the Chief Clerk: https:// www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eCom- ment/ or Texas Commission on En- vironmental Quality, Offi ce of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.

SAN MARCOS CISD District fi nalizes attendance zones

ROBIN BLACKBURN STAFF REPORTER Th e new Rodriguez Elementary School will have 340 students when it opens, and starting in the 2020- 2021 school year, students moving up from Rodriguez will attend Mill- er Middle School. At its most recent meeting, the SMCISD board of trustees ap- proved new elementary school attendance zones that refl ect the opening of Rodriguez Elementary. ursday marked a milestone for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Central Texas when ground was broken for a new building on Hunter Road. Speak- Th e new campus will most notably ers included JoAnne Germer, president of the CASA board; county commissioners Lon Shell and Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe; Mayor Jane Hughson and District Judge relieve pressure from Hernandez Bruce Bower. Patrick Rose served as emcee. Daily Record photos by Denise Cathey and Mendez elementaries, accord- ing to fi gures from the district; under the accepted rezoning plan, EARLY BLOOMER TXST UNIVERSITY attendance at Hernandez will drop from 623 students to 468, and at- tendance at Mendez will drop from 587 to 487. Additionally, capacity Orchestra would increase at Bowie from 662 to 728 and at Travis from 622 to 644. Th e Rodriguez campus will coming to campus Feb. 9 have a capacity of 660. Th e legendary Count Basie Or- Times polls — more than any other Th e school board was given two chestra will bring its distinctive big in . options for redrawing the elemen- band jazz sound to Texas State Uni- Founded by Count Basie in 1935 tary school attendance boundaries. versity for a concert Feb. 9 as part of and surviving long past the Big Band Andrew Fernandez, head of com- the University Arts Series. era itself, the Count Basie Orches- munications for the district, said Th e performance, sponsored by tra remains one of the most prom- that the second plan was the result the College of Fine Arts and Com- inent jazz performing groups from of public input. munication, will begin at 7 p.m. in the . Since Basie’s death “Th e only reason we would lean Evans Auditorium. Th e Texas State in 1984, Th ad Jones, , toward Plan 2 is it was based on Jazz Orchestra will be the opening , , Den- feedback from the community act. nis Mackrel and Scotty Barnhart meetings,” he said. Pianist and bandleader William have led the Before voting, the board had re- James “Count” Basie was and still and maintained it as one of the elite quested a breakdown of student is an American institution that per- performing organizations in jazz. ethnicities at the diff erent elementa- sonifi es the grandeur and excellence Admission prices for the general ry schools based on current enroll- of jazz. Carrying on his legacy, the public are $15, Texas State faculty ment and anticipated enrollments Count Basie Orchestra, a 16- to and staff $10 and Texas State stu- under the two diff erent rezoning 18-piece big band directed by Scot- dents are free. Seating is limited, options. However, regardless of Spring is still many weeks away, but Mountain Laurels apparently didn’t get the ty Barnhart, has won 18 Grammy however, and tickets must be re- memo. is early bloomer was discovered last weekend. Daily Record photo by Awards and 20 Downbeat and Jazz SEE DISTRICT PAGE 2 Gerald Castillo SEE ORCHESTRA PAGE 2 SOCIAL MEDIA INSIDE THIS ISSUE WEATHER Sports — 8 Classifi eds —6 facebook.com/sanmarcosrecord My Town — 3 Crossword — 4 High: 67º twitter.com/sanmarcosrecord Obituaries — 2 Church Page — 5 Low: 53º instagram.com/sanmarcosrecord