The takeover of Telecable television and internet services by the Televisa subsidiary Wizz took scores of Chapala area customers by surprise when their connections were cut off last week with little or no prior warning.

It’s been a long haul for Catherine-Claire Blythe and Steve Cross since their crowning as Expat Queen and King last April, but the Ajijic pothole repair project they are spearheading finally got underway this week.

Owners of the greater part of a huge plot of land on the western outskirts of Ajijic are engaged in a legal battle aimed at halting the development of a luxury hotel and residential complex on a portion of the area.

The Chapala municipal government’s legal eagles took steps this week to protect Mayor Moisés Anaya and members of the city council from going to jail for the non-payment of a lawsuit brought by Led Lumina, a private company contracted in 2012 to install the municipality’s street lighting system.

The Chapala government’s initiation of street repairs in Ajijic last week sparked a spirited controversy over appropriate materials, with some inhabitants opposing any use of concrete that alters the town’s rustic appearance and others praising the introduction smoother and more durable surfacing that benefits pedestrians and vehicular traffic.

Embarking on his first official working tour of the Lake Chapala area Friday, June 14, Governor Enrique Alfaro put a spotlight on the governmental thrust for rural activities, wrapping up the visit with the introduction of a sweeping regional development plan to achieve social and economic well-being balanced with the protection of natural resources.