The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Good news for local taxpayers emerged this week. At its August 29 session, the Chapala city council approved the municipality’s 2018 Ley de Ingresos (Income Code) which fixes the table for property taxes, business licenses and other government fees at the same rate applied for 2017.
As the 2017 hurricane season peaks, whipping up fierce weather across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, Lake Chapala is surging.
With local residents giving an overwhelming thumbs up to the Chapala government’s proposal to renovate the borders of the highway stretching through the center of Ajijic, work crews are scheduled to get the project rolling early next week.
Inspectors from Chapala’s regulations office are fanning out in the community to detect and crack down on violations of municipal ordinances on commercial use of public property.
A bundle of money was discovered missing from the Banorte automatic teller located next door to the entrance of Chapala City Hall when personnel from the Armstrong armored car company arrived Thursday, August 24 to restock the machine.
Rehearsals for the Thrill the World Ajijic 2017 Zombie dance fundraiser will start Saturday, September 9, 1-3 p.m. at the Centro Cultural Ajijic.
September is known as the mes patrio (patriotic month) in Mexico, bringing lots of activities linked to various historical events and pride in the homeland.
The Chapala government has acquired five new patrol vehicles and assorted professional gear to enhance the work of the municipal police force.
The scale of impunity
This piece of data may not come as much of a surprise to some long-term residents of Mexico.
