Due to the
enormous outcry and opposition that the sale, relocation and fencing has
generated as well as the closure of the Historic Camino Real, the Municipal President,
Hector Lopez Santiago, conducted a community meeting in Chacala on October 16th
of this year to inform the residents and answer questions from the community.
The following is a summary of what he said.
The Palm
Grove Area 'El Palmar', as it currently stands
In spite of the worldwide financial crisis, the Riviera Nayarit project is
still on course and includes the entire Pacific coast of Nayarit. With
reference to the town of Chacala, the Municipal President held talks with the group
of investors: two US citizens and one Mexican citizen from Guadalajara. They
presented a pre-project including the construction of 3 hotels with 80 rooms
each, a golf course, a residential area and a marina. According to the
investors, the town of Chacala will be the beneficiary of a new sewer system,
road improvements, employment opportunities as well as a water treatment plant.
As high season nears, the town demanded that a parking area be built for buses
and cars, as well as public bathrooms, a recreation area as well as over the
long term, green areas, and an area for athletics, etc.
View from the Road between Chacala and the Highway
It is worth
mentioning that two days after the Municipal President’s visit, construction
began for a parking area on land that is designated as a reserve under the
municipal land that belongs to the town of Chacala. Construction also began on
a new road that will provide additional public access to the town from the
paved road.
Lastly, the Municipal president mentioned that the priority of the Governor of
Nayarit will be progress for tourism that supports the people of Nayarit with
complete adherence to the ecological regulations with minimal impact to the
ecosystems, local traditions, customs and rights of the town and its people. As
we again face this type of project, we hope that this time promises to the town
are kept.