Jocotepec is in the grips of two straight weeks of unbridled festivity centered on devotion to the town’s spiritual patron El Señor del Monte (The Lord of the Mount).

The Chapala government is still struggling to sort out differences with GIRRSA, the private company granted a 20-year concession by the previous administration to collect the municipality’s solid waste.

Chapala’s SIMAPA water service agency took quick action to replace a faulty sewage line in San Antonio Tlayacapan that sprung leaks late last week, releasing foul-smelling wastewater along streets running directly into the lake.

In a historic first, the Chapala government is taking public opinion into account for setting priorities for spending the municipality’s 2019 tax and service revenues.

Government offices in Chapala have been bustling since early Wednesday, January 2 as local residents hustle to deal with fiscal responsibilities and take advantage of early-bird discount rates. Here is a user’s guide to what is due and where to pay.

As tourists swarmed Chapala during the holiday season, local traffic police stayed busy keeping tabs on parking violaters.