About Will
As Hays County Commissioner, Will Conley serves the residents of San Marcos and the Wimberley Valley. When first elected in 2004, Commissioner Conley became the youngest commissioner in Hays County history. He was re-elected in 2008. During his time in office, Commissioner Conley has gained a reputation for pioneering long-term solutions to Hays County’s growing needs. His priorities include improving roads and public safety, enhancing parks and conservation areas, streamlining county government, and developing a long-range plan to manage future growth.
As chairman of the Capitol Area Regional Transportation Planning Organization, Commissioner Conley works for long-term solutions to Central Texas’s growing transportation needs. In the past four years, Commissioner Conley’s ambitious work made historic improvements to Hays County roadways, constructed new bypasses and overpasses, and established transportation plans to prevent future traffic congestion. Commissioner Conley is also a board member of the Austin-San Antonio Intermunicipal Commuter Rail District and the Capitol Area Council of Governments, working to make Hays County an integral part of Central Texas’s exciting future.
Commissioner Conley has been a leader on protecting Hays County’s water and natural resources. Commissioner Conley met with lawmakers and federal officials in Washington D.C. to secure over $750,000 in federal grants to create the Hays County Habitat Conservation Plan. In addition, Commissioner Conley secured $3 million to create the Jacob’s Well Land Trust, which will preserve the Wimberley Valley’s treasured water source. Commissioner Conley also allocated $2 million to develop the Blue Hole Regional Park and was instrumental in the joint effort with the City of San Marcos and Texas State University to preserve Spring Lake in the heart of San Marcos.
By eliminating wasteful spending and securing millions of dollars in outside grants, Commissioner Conley has been able to provide better services to Hays County residents while lessening the tax burden on homeowners. In fact, Commissioner Conley has never voted to raise tax rates and fought to double the homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled citizens on fixed incomes.
A local small businessman, Commissioner Conley is president of Conley Enterprises, an auto services company. The business has long been recognized for its partnership with area charities and award-winning environmental leadership.
Commissioner Conley is a graduate of Texas State University in San Marcos. He and his wife, Erin, reside in Wimberley, Texas, and are the proud parents of one daughter, Eve.