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Héctor Ruiz Mejía.- A tres días de que inicie el periodo de operativos navideños que abarcan desde el 12 de diciembre hasta el 6 de enero, el Ayuntamiento de Jocotepec no ha dado a conocer las estrategias para recibir y salvaguardar la integridad de turistas y locales en estas fiestas decembrinas.
Y es que, pese al incremento de accidentes viales como resultado de imprudencia por la ingesta de bebidas alcohólicas y estupefacientes en estas fechas de fiestas y posadas, hasta el momento no habrá ningún operativo de movilidad encargado de prevenir o sancionar dichas acciones, confirmó el edil Hugo García Vargas, ya que la dirección de Comunicación Social no brindó información respecto al tema.
Asimismo, externó su preocupación respecto al poco personal de policías con el que cuenta el municipio, pese a que el propio José Miguel Gómez López, presidente municipal de Jocotepec, se pronunciara en redes sociales sobre el incremento de robos y extorsiones en estas fechas.
Por lo que el munícipe solo exhortó a la comunidad a “que estén muy al pendiente, muy vigilantes cuando vean personas sospechosas”, para lo cual brindó el número de reporte, que es el 387-763-0006; “necesitamos que ustedes nos ayuden a hacer su parte”, expresó.
Respecto a la clínica municipal, autoridades médicas aseguraron que el único operativo será el de vigilar que haya los correctos filtros de sanidad respecto al COVID-19, apostados en las entradas de eventos tales como el Tianguis Navideño.
No obstante, a decir de autoridades médicas, invitaron a la comunidad a ser conscientes respecto al uso del cubrebocas, pues “solo pasan el filtro y ya una vez dentro se lo quitan y desafortunadamente ya nosotros no podemos hacer nada al respecto”, comentó el médico.
Por lo que recordó que la pandemia aún no termina y aseguró que ya el cuidarse del virus es una decisión personal.
Por su parte, el departamento de Bomberos Jocotepec aseguró contar con planes de prevención y recorridos en apoyo a las peregrinaciones como la del 12 de diciembre en conmemoración a la Virgen de Guadalupe, así como invitándolos a seguir con las medidas de desinfección dentro de estos eventos.
Así como “rondines” nocturnos, operativos de regulación de cohetes y charlas de prevención de fogatas; que en esta fecha suele ser común que la gente haga fogatas en la calle.
The Mayor of Chapala, accompanied by ejido residents, public officials from the Municipality and the State Government
Editor. – The President of Chapala, Alejandro de Jesús Aguirre Curiel, announced the repair of 90 kilometers of farm-to-market roads during the start of the works in the ejido or communally-owned area of Potrero David López, in the Atotonilquillo delegation.
The work began with the receipt of heavy machinery from the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) through the Rural Development Directorate and the machinery module and the boards of directors of the ejido areas.
«Today we start with this commitment to refurbish the farm-to-market roads; this is coordinated with you (ejido representatives), in the sense that you have a part and the Municipal Government another part. We thank SADER for the coordination and support of machinery to be able to give a prompt and timely response to the ejidos of our delegation and the municipality of Chapala,» said Aguirre Curiel.
These actions will allow for the rehabilitation of approximately 30 kilometers of road in
Atotonilquillo and approximately 100 kilometers throughout the municipality. The program began in Atotonilquillo and will be replicated in the other ejidos of the municipality, including the indigenous communities.
«We have been in the government office only a month and a half, and it has not been an easy start. I would like us to be faster, but due to budget issues and conditions we will not describe in detail, it was not the best way to start our administration. However, we have resolved some of the problems and we have made progress and achieved many results,» said the mayor of Chapala.
Through a press release, the Municipality reported that, «the renewal of the heavy machinery agreement with the State Government will allow improving the connectivity of communities, plots, ejido areas and the economy of producers; supporting farmers in their agri-food production processes in Chapala, as well as facilitating their transit through the farm-to-market roads located within the municipality».
Translated by Kerry Watson
Photo: Family van involved in an accident in El Molino.
Once again there was an accident on the Guadalajara-Morelia highway, near El Molino in the municipality of Jocotepec. The vehicle involved in the accident was a family van. No serious injuries were reported. It appears that speeding was the cause of the accident, and resulted in traffic jams in the area where lanes were reduced. This location has been a constant source of accidents.
Translated by Dee Lynn
The unit was left on its side.
A heavy truck ended up on its side on the northbound lanes of the Chapala-Guadalajara highway, at the intersection of Calle El Zapote, just before the Guadalajara airport exit. The incident occurred during the morning of November 30.
The accident damaged the truck and caused a traffic jam in the area, which is already difficult at peak hours, because one lane was closed. No fatalities were reported.
Translated by Mike Rogers
Photo: One of the crashed cars.
Livestock left to roam by irresponsible owners continues to be a problem for motorists, who are plagued by accidents, such as the one that occurred on the Santa Rosa-La Barca highway during the morning of November 27, in which two cars were damaged.
The incident occurred a few meters from the access to Poncitlán, causing traffic congestion in both directions. Emergency services personnel arrived at the scene to attend to those affected.
Translated by Dee Lynn
The mayor of Jocotepec will seek to implement new regulatory measures in the garbage collection system once the crisis is resolved. Photo: Courtesy.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía.- After ensuring that he has the documentation that would legally allow him to reopen the La Loma landfill, Jocotepec,President José Miguel Gómez López iis opting to peacefully resolve the issue with the ejidatarios (indigenous peoples) which has prevented the reopening of the provisional La Loma landfill.
«At first they were reluctant, very closed, but now they are changing their minds,» said the mayor, who explained that ejidatarios have begun to change their minds after attending meetings.
The landfill would provide a temporary solution to the worrying situation faced by the current garbage collection service, which has to transport the garbage to Ixtlahuacán in a round trip that takes more than four hours.
«AlrWith a landfill open there a single truck could make three round trips in one day», explained José Miguel, who added that the collection company GIRRSA would also benefit, since it has not been able to profit from its trash-hauling contract with Jocotepec. «This would decrease their operating expenses, such as diesel fuel costs, tires, maintenance, personnel time, as well as allow the operation of only four trucks out of the seven stipulated in the contract,» said the official.
Therefore, he said that in a «Solomonic» way, everyone will benefit from the project and assured that it will put an end to the endless bags that daily wait on the sidewalks to be moved.
Once the garbage collection service is regularized, the interviewee stated, new measures will come into effect for processing of the garbage, from its collection, to its disposal.
As part of the new measures, he explained, there will be a charge (according to the amount of garbage picked up, similar to the United States, which is a first world country, where everyone has to pay for the service», he said.
He added that the separation of garbage will be mandatory to allow some cost recovery, since all the cardboard, glass and metals will be sold. The government is still working on profitable recycling of organic waste. Service will be denied to anyone who does not separate their garbage.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator and Elizabeth Shields and Patrick O’Heffernan
Photo: Decorations that will be used on Colón Street, which will need a «manita de gato».
Sofía Medeles (Ajijic, Jal.)- The person in charge of Ajijic’s office, Maximiliano «Max» Macias, requested the help of volunteers to rehabilitate the Christmas decorations that will decorate Colón Street and the main square.
Since according to Max, the decorations will be reused, “they need a little help.»
«We already have the material to fix the decorations, we only need the hands to start the work. The meeting days will be shared on the Ajijic page, and the afternoon schedules will also be posted there.”
Finally, Max indicated that he has planned several family activities for this Christmas season in Ajijic, which will be published on the Facebook page: Delegación Ajijic 2021-2024.
Translated by Sydney Metrick
Photo: Calle La Paz in San Juan Cosalá.
Calle La Paz in San Juan Cosalá is getting a facelift less than a year after it was repaired. According to municipal authorities, installation of a new drainage connection began last Thursday. The new connection will lie at a depth of 80 centimeters rather than the four meters of the old connection. If maintenance is needed in the future, this will minimize the amount of digging needed.
So far, Jocotepec’s Social Communication Office has not provided information regarding the cost of the work or the estimated time of its completion.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator and Elisabeth Shields
Although there is no official confirmation from the authorities, forensic service vans were present at the site.
There has been another report of a property in Chapala where buried human bodies could be located. It is on Navarro Street at the intersection with Juarez, near Madero Avenue, the main avenue in Chapala. Investigators from the Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences and the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office have been searching for skeletal remains for the past week.
There are unofficial reports that human remains have been found, but authorities have not confirmed this. As of Thursday, December 2, they have not provided information to this newspaper.
The property, which is near a department store and the truck station, has seals indicating that it is a secured property. The search continues.
Translated by Mike Rogers
Vivienda en la que se realiza la busqueda.
Redacción.- Una finca es intervenida por personal de la Fiscalía de Jalisco y el Instituto Jalisciense de Ciencias Forenses con el fin de realizar la búsqueda de restos humanos, la vivienda se encuentra cerca a la central de camiones de Chapala y a una tienda departamental, en la zona centro de la cabecera.
Desde hace una semana, las autoridades realizan los trabajos de búsqueda, aunque la Fiscalía del Estado ha mantenido hermetismo y no se han dado a conocer detalles de lo realizado, aunque extraoficialmente se habla del hallazgo de por lo menos una osamenta.
La fina ubicada en calle Navarro al cruce con Juárez y con cercanía en la principal avenida de la cabecera de Chapala, ya había sido intervenida, encontrando diversas dosis de drogas. En el domicilio hay un letrero que indica que el lugar se renta, mientras que por la ventana se alcanzan a observar rayones en la pared y figuras alusivas a la llamada “Santa muerte”.
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