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.

December went out with a streak of dreary weather marked by sunshine-robbing cloudy days, bone-chilling nighttime temperatures and occasional light rains.

Chapala’s foreign community earned brownie points last week through the hand-out of 160 gift packages filled with pantry goods for employees of the municipality’s sanitation and police departments.