Residents of San Nicolás de Ibarra presented their complaints and recommendations to the president of Chapala. Photo: Jazmín Stengel

Jazmín Stengel (Chapala).- After a break of six weeks, the regular Wednesday citizen meeting “Miércoles Contigo” was held again in San Nicolás de Ibarra with Municipal President Alejandro de Jesús Aguirre Curiel and about 100 neighbors in attendance. They denounced the lack of security in the town and the lack of services at the ‘Francisco Villa’ Telesecundaria school, as well as a process to elect a delegate.

On the issue of security, neighbors reported several assaults in the community due to  less frequent police patrols. They demanded special attention be paid to this problem. After hearing the petition, President Aguirre Curiel and Commissioner Sergio Conzuelo Ramírez promised to take action. 

Other attendees advocated for the needs of local adolescents. At Telesecundaria ‘Francisco Villa’ the students lack basic services such as drinking water, of utmost importance to maintain hygiene. They noted the countless infrastructure repairs needed, lack of school furniture and required maintenance.

The current water administrator of the delegation, Juan Antonio Vázquez Ayala, presented a project to the president of Chapala, Alejandro Aguirre, to pump drinking water to the educational institution’s facilities. This is still in the evaluation stage.

The third complaint by the residents of San Nicolás de Ibarra was again the replacement of the current head of the office, Salvador Delgadillo Márquez, because he has been accused of mismanagement or being inadequate for the position. For this reason, the residents continue to question the election of delegates promised during the campaign which to date the City Council has continued to postpone. 

Translated by Mary Woods