The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Homeowners in the lakeside subdivision of Chula Vista declared a minor victory this week after gaining concessions from municipal authorities to provide tactical support in an ongoing battle to keep businesses out of their single-family residential zone.
The summer wet season is going strong, bringing seasonal blessings to Lake Chapala.
Ajijic already shines as the crown jewel of Lake Chapala’s north shore. Chapala Mayor Javier Degollado is now itching to cast a spell and turn the village into a nationally recognized Pueblo Mágico.
Chapala Mayor Javier Degollado seems to be living up to his government slogan “Rescatar para Transformar” (Rescue to Transform), recently picking up the pace of projects that are changing the face of public spaces in every corner of the community.
The Ajijic waterfront is bursting with new life following the massive reforestation project carried out Saturday, June 18.
A state-funded program aimed at controlling excessive aquatic weed growth in Lake Chapala is slated to get underway this summer, according to a spokesman for the Intermunicipal Association for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development (Aipromades)
Now that the Chapala-Ajijic bypass (Libramiento) is in good condition, Mayor Javier Degollado is asking Jalisco’s Transportation Department (Secretaria de Movilidad or Semov) to implement regular speed traps to keep lead-footed motorists in check.
Ajijic’s double-pronged Chupinaya mountain run is on track for Sunday, July 17 after the promoters surmounted a stumbling block put in their path by the town’s Comunidad Indigena.
Chapala’s municipal treasurer Roberto Molina Salazar appears to have been hoodwinked by a shady awards program claimed to recognize high job performance by public servants.
