Originally posted by flyfishinPam
Damned if you do, damned if you donīt...
as for voting with the politico party in power on the fed level didnīt work for Loreto this time around. Our streets were destroyed and they remain
unpaved. Weīre told that the state (PRD) promised to repave the streets and install lighting and the city (PAN) decided to take the opportunity to
re-do all the water lines and sewer lines before the repavement. Well water lines and sewer lines have been completed (sort of, but a big botch job)
and we still wait for repavement. Only three blocks were repaved and the light posts all painted Yellow (PRD party color) so that the innaugration of
which would provide good photo ops, but we wait for the funding to complete the rest of the townīs repavement. So Loreto remains a disaster and a
joke, so much so that many tourists wonīt be returning to this dirty, dusty city (as per many comments I am hearing first hand). To somewhat remedy
the situation, the town decided to repave two blocks in the center of town (in front of my shop) with money that was destined for other projects
(their pocktes?? :lol, two weeks later streets are still a mess and hopefully we
wonīt receive any major rains because then it WILL be a disaster area. This is politics pure and simple and the small businesses and townspeople are
caught in the crossfire between the PAN and the PRD. rumor has it that the gov in La Paz has decided to play the political game so that Loreto votes
PRD next election, and it may happen. I canīt imagine how the other businesses are doing. If mine wasnīt an already established business, we would
have been out of business because of this "progress" taking place all over town. I notice that many other newer businesses along the main streets
have closed permanently which is really too bad.
I also agree on the property tax situation, they are waaaay too low for us to expect the basic services we get, and then you have to factor in all the
graft that definately takes place, so whatīs left? |