The city council officially rejected the proposed MOU this morning in favor of the regulations outlined in Senate Bill 234. I am now transitioning our focus toward monitoring the implementation of these government oversight measures to ensure total compliance.
June 21, 2015
Final supporters
Don's Fish Camp and Texas State Tubes are asking river citizens to accept another "private plan" to clean and police the river instead of a government solution:
Whereas the tubing outfitters and their customers are the cause of the pollution and other problems along the San Marcos River,
And whereas they promised a "private plan" to fix the problem in 2013 and the problems only got worse,
And whereas all citizens deserve a real guarantee of a safe and clean river and surrounding neighborhoods,
We conclude that the "private plan" (aka "MOU") being offered by the tubers should be rejected in favor of a government solution as embodied in Senate Bill 234.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 5, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
May 2, 2015
April 30, 2015
We need to hit the one hundred signature threshold before the next committee briefing to demonstrate clear opposition to this private plan. Please send the link to your local contacts to help us reach this target today.
235 Comments
I paddle this river usually several times per month. Self policing will not stop drunks from dropping their can in the river. Drunken tubers turn our rivers into lawless drinking parties unfit for any decent people, particularly children.
Please take positive action to correct this problem. The solution of having the outfitters self-govern is akin to have the fox responsible for security at the hen house. It might work for a night or two, but chickens will start to disappear once the fox get hungry enough.
Outfitters, in my opinion, have a vested interest in preventing WORD from being implemented because a MOU will allow them to very simply make more money for themselves since WORD will not turn a blind eye to continued abuse of the San Marcos.
I have been fortunate to utilize many rivers across the US and there is none with more garbage (mostly aluminum beer cans) than the section of the San Marcos River just downstream from the City of San Marcos. And I know it's because of the tubers.
I am a land owner on the San Marcos River. I have seen, first hand, the change in the river after the tubers arrived. I do not trust them to be concedrned with the mess they are making. They have never done anything but make things worse.
It won't happen if you leave it up to the tubing companies! - Saturday Paddlers-
I have spent many pleasurable hours kayaking on the Sa Marcos. My son learned to canoe there in Boy Scouts. It breaks my heart to see what has happened on the river in recent years. Please vote no on the "private plan" they are part of the problem. Take back the river of all citizens, vote yes on WORD WITH a can ban. Better yet - make the San Marcos a linear park.
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The city council officially rejected the proposed MOU this morning in favor of the regulations outlined in Senate Bill 234. I am now transitioning our focus toward monitoring the implementation of these government oversight measures to ensure total compliance.
June 21, 2015
Final supporters
Don's Fish Camp and Texas State Tubes are asking river citizens to accept another "private plan" to clean and police the river instead of a government solution:
Whereas the tubing outfitters and their customers are the cause of the pollution and other problems along the San Marcos River,
And whereas they promised a "private plan" to fix the problem in 2013 and the problems only got worse,
And whereas all citizens deserve a real guarantee of a safe and clean river and surrounding neighborhoods,
We conclude that the "private plan" (aka "MOU") being offered by the tubers should be rejected in favor of a government solution as embodied in Senate Bill 234.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 5, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
May 2, 2015
April 30, 2015
We need to hit the one hundred signature threshold before the next committee briefing to demonstrate clear opposition to this private plan. Please send the link to your local contacts to help us reach this target today.
235 Comments
I grew up in the Spring River Estates neighborhood next to Don's Fish Camp. I have witnessed and know as a fact that Texas State students and other citizens do not take responsibility for care and preservation of the river's ecosystem. Let alone the tax-paying resident's property.
I paddle this river usually several times per month. Self policing will not stop drunks from dropping their can in the river. Drunken tubers turn our rivers into lawless drinking parties unfit for any decent people, particularly children.
Please take positive action to correct this problem. The solution of having the outfitters self-govern is akin to have the fox responsible for security at the hen house. It might work for a night or two, but chickens will start to disappear once the fox get hungry enough.
Outfitters, in my opinion, have a vested interest in preventing WORD from being implemented because a MOU will allow them to very simply make more money for themselves since WORD will not turn a blind eye to continued abuse of the San Marcos.
I have been fortunate to utilize many rivers across the US and there is none with more garbage (mostly aluminum beer cans) than the section of the San Marcos River just downstream from the City of San Marcos. And I know it's because of the tubers.
I am a land owner on the San Marcos River. I have seen, first hand, the change in the river after the tubers arrived. I do not trust them to be concedrned with the mess they are making. They have never done anything but make things worse.
It won't happen if you leave it up to the tubing companies! - Saturday Paddlers-
I have spent many pleasurable hours kayaking on the Sa Marcos. My son learned to canoe there in Boy Scouts. It breaks my heart to see what has happened on the river in recent years. Please vote no on the "private plan" they are part of the problem. Take back the river of all citizens, vote yes on WORD WITH a can ban. Better yet - make the San Marcos a linear park.
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I grew up in the Spring River Estates neighborhood next to Don's Fish Camp. I have witnessed and know as a fact that Texas State students and other citizens do not take responsibility for care and preservation of the river's ecosystem. Let alone the tax-paying resident's property.