After several meetings with a large community turnout for public comments for and against the development at Lindsey Street and North Street, now being called The Mc-Lain, the development is officially approved. The San Marcos City Council approved the conditional use permit requiring many concessions on the part of the developer, approved an amendment on the preferred
San Marcos’ downtown is constantly growing and changing. With the Texas State University student population growing, so does the need for housing to accommodate that population. But with additional impervious cover comes concern over increased problems with flooding. And with additional large developments downtown comes another fear of issues related to population density and