With a new baby on the way any moment, Chapala Mayor Moisés Anaya is in high spirits as he enters the home stretch of his three-year term of office.
As his wife Mariana Villanueva prepares to deliver the couple’s third child, a sister for their two boys, he is optimistic that great things are ahead for his constituency, on the heels of the deep troubles that have prevailed during most of this year.
Already struck by steep budget cuts implemented by federal authorities, the local government has come up against unexpected challenges brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. The crux of the matter has been striking a balance between containing the local spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and combating the economic crisis that has hit in its wake.
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