Texas State end Spring Lake golf plan
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Texas State University have scrapped plans to develop new golf holes near Spring Lake, announcing Wednesday that two new holes, pro shop and expanded parking are being deleted from proposed updates to the university’s plan.
Environmental activists praised the decision as this would have infringed on land close to an iconic group of springs in San Marcos, known as Spring Lake.
The reversal is a result of new design for a proposed railroad overpass on Aquarena Springs Drive, university officials said.
The original plans had seen the overpass cutting through the golf course’s eighth and ninth holes and 118 parking spaces.
"I'm so happy that they are listening to the students and the community that has been raising our concerns about this ecosystem being harmed," Program director for the San Marcos River Foundation Dianne Wassenich said Wednesday.
The university, which bought the 90-acre Aquarena site in 1994, is in the process of restoring it to its natural state.
The area is home to eight endangered species and the second largest artesian spring in the country.
"This is a world-class ecological and archaeological site and not a place on which to build unnecessary facilities," Wassenich said.
"It should be a place that serves the whole community and university, and the general public as well by being as natural and undisturbed as possible."
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