But the lack of leadership and direction of the council leaders is what influences the other two. I guess it comes down to who's really responsible for running the city. One example of the city's lack of leadership was the creation of the municipal utility. The council defers to staff. A number of issues concerning growth stem from the fact that a number of projects were approved years ago and put on hold during the recession in the early 1990s.
Residents often forget about the projects or having trouble keeping up with ongoing projects.
The city needs to do more to educate its residents on ongoing issues such as new developments instead of deferring to staff. The center will serve area firefighters and the San Marcos Sheriff's Department. With the new sheriff's station we'll have much higher visibility. The number one issue is and will be traffic. Martin said the city also needs to plan for a new interchange at Highway 78 and Woodland Parkway, a project five or six years down the road.