The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Caring people residing in the Lake Chapala area have come up with various options for supporting disaster relief for victims of the September 7 earthquake in Oaxaca and Chiapas.
Patriotic spirits will soar in the Lake Chapala area throughout the coming week with special activities scheduled to mark the anniversary of the 1810 start of Mexico’s Independence struggle against Spanish rule.
Inspectors from Chapala’s regulations office are fanning out in the community to detect and crack down on violations of municipal ordinances on commercial use of public property.
Chapala Mayor Javier Degollado González will present his second annual Informe de Gobierno (government report) to the constituency at a solemn session of the city council set for Tuesday, September 12, 6 p.m., at the Auditorio de la Ribera in La Floresta.
Rehearsals for the Thrill the World Ajijic 2017 Zombie dance fundraiser will start Saturday, September 9, 1-3 p.m. at the Centro Cultural Ajijic.
Good news for local taxpayers emerged this week. At its August 29 session, the Chapala city council approved the municipality’s 2018 Ley de Ingresos (Income Code) which fixes the table for property taxes, business licenses and other government fees at the same rate applied for 2017.
The Chapala government has acquired five new patrol vehicles and assorted professional gear to enhance the work of the municipal police force.
As the 2017 hurricane season peaks, whipping up fierce weather across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, Lake Chapala is surging.
With local residents giving an overwhelming thumbs up to the Chapala government’s proposal to renovate the borders of the highway stretching through the center of Ajijic, work crews are scheduled to get the project rolling early next week.