Hays County is blessed with natural spaces, from cool, clear swimming holes to stunning mountaintop vistas. Not all of them are open to the public, however, and county government is aiming to fix that and is seeking public comment on how to do so.
The county’s Parks and Open Space Advisory Commission (POSAC), created by the Commissioners Court in February, is asking municipalities, nonprofits, homeowners associations and other groups and individuals for ideas.
The POSAC, which began meeting twice monthly in March, is composed of two members nominated by each of the four commissioners and Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra. Meetings are facilitated by WaterPR, a San Marcos-based communications and public engagement firm. Suggestions to the commission will be put through “a democratic, public process to determine the need for a bond program” to finance acquisitions.
