Chapala Mayor Moisés Anaya Aguilar has acknowledged he is preparing to take a temporary leave of absence to seek reelection for a second three-year term under the Movimiento Ciudadano banner.

After new sets of traffic lights were installed this week, the renovations of the nodo vial (traffic knot) connecting the south end of the Libramiento bypass and the Chapala-Jocotepec highway have been completed in time for an inauguration ceremony set for Friday, March  5, 7 p.m., just an hour before Mayor Moisés Anaya steps down for an election season leave of absence.

The Chapala government is on board to help the local restaurant sector reactivate business in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, offering fiscal incentives to affiliates of Restauranteros Unidos y Asociados de la Ribera de Chapala (RUA).

The Easter holiday period is invariably a peak tourism and travel season in Mexico, with the Lake Chapala region ranking as a hotspot for vacationers coming from the Guadalajara metropolitan area and other areas of the country.

A new initiative to enhance protection and conservation of the local environment was approved at the February 24 session of Chapala’s Consejo de Ecología (Ecology Council), a body that includes community leaders and local government officials.

Chapala’s current administration has made improving public sports facilities a top priority of its public works agenda, so that local  youth and families can exercise, practice team activities and enjoy outings in a healthy atmosphere.