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Arroyo & Playa meeting June 6
Posted by SpencerC on May 23, 2024, 10:35 pm Moderator
Today I received this translated copy of a public notice to attend a meeting on June 6 at 6:30 in the Jardin. Big thanks to the committee for taking action.
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF: Preliminary diagnosis of the environmental problems of Arroyo La Manzanilla, in the section of the town of La Manzanilla del Mar, Jalisco, Western Mexico The Arroyo and the Beach of Manzanilla del Mar, Jalisco, face an important socio-ecological problem that has evolved recently. The obvious characteristic of this problem is the excessive accumulation of stones and debris on the beach, which is connected to the ecological deterioration of the arroyo in our community.
Both the Arroyo and the Beach are two fundamental natural resources for the sustainability of the ecosystem and the socioeconomic life of the town of La Manzanilla as most of our economic activity comes from the tourism sector, which provides an important source of employment and income for the local population, as well as for the Municipality of La Huerta and the State of Jalisco.
Faced with this scenario, several of us have organized ourselves to take immediate action to address the problem, its causes and its effects. But we are facing a complex situation, whose solution cannot fall on a few people, but must involve our entire community, such as the Government at its different levels, research centers, organized civil society, among other key actors.
In this context, you are cordially invited to attend the public presentation of the Preliminary diagnosis of the environmental problems of Arroyo La Manzanilla prepared and presented by the University of Guadalajara, to know What has happened to the Arroyo and the Playa de la Manzanilla that affects its proper functioning and image, and What can we do to rehabilitate them and prevent further damage from being caused. The event will take place on June 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the main Garden of La Manzanilla del Mar. Your participation is very important to care for and maintain the Arroyo and the Beach, which are two vital resources for the well-being and sustainability of our beautiful Manzanilla del Mar SINCERELY, COMMITTEE FOR THE CARE OF THE LA MANZANILLA ARROYO AND BEACH
Committee members: Josefina Padilla, Daniel Zaragoza, Maria Chavarin, Gerardo Martinez, Susana Pena, Wilberto Vargas, Perla Diaz, Fabiola Zermeño, Rebecca Wolfchild, Consuelo Ledesma, Lolis Torres and Moses Dominguez SpencerC/Moderator
Anne, I am passing on information as I receive it, these are not my notes as I’m away until the fall also. It sounds like the committee is committed to open communication and forwarding everything possible as the meetings happen and decisions are made. SpencerC/Moderator
Here’s the latest from an internal meeting Friday:
Good afternoon,
I share a summary of the meeting held today with municipal and state authorities.
The meeting was held at 1 p.m.
Present were the municipal president, a commander who coordinates a Civil Protection area at the state government level and two researchers from the University Center of the coast, who made the diagnosis. Also one person from the Municipal Civil Protection, one person from those in charge of the Clearing Machinery. As well Josefina, Perla, Daniel and I, Moisés, were there.
The municipal president limited the meeting to the issue of clearing, because he had the concern, shared by the Commander, that the community did not want this to happen.
So the first thing we did was say that we did agree with the desilting, we just wanted it to be done properly, so that the problem in the stream would not increase, the effects of which we already know.
Then we introduced ourselves as a Committee, saying that we were part of a larger group and that we had carried out the beach cleaning activity before Easter, which involved about a hundred people, and that we were organized to promote action which would benefit the arroyo and the beach conditions.
The commander's position was in the sense that his area was going to verify that the desilting was carried out under the best conditions, because that could actually be a generator of the problem; Faced with this, the Municipal President proposed to carry out a tour the following week (Thursday he said, now we know it will be Tuesday), where the municipality, State Civil Protection and community representatives will see on the ground where and how to do the clearing. It is important to say that the commander expressed doubts about whether the problem on the beach actually derived from the Arroyo, however he said that the desilting should be reviewed and know what the Diagnosis prepared by the UdG Center says.
The two researchers who were there intervened very punctually, and they explained why they considered that the desilting did influence the amount of stones on the beach, despite the fact that the diagnosis is preliminary.
Daniel put on the table the issue of the small square that is being built at the end of the arroyo and where it meets the sea, which would be a problem if all the stone and gravel material deposited there is not collected before the rains start.
The Municipal President said that the next work will be completed before the rains and that the company in charge already knows that it has to remove all the material that is not from the area.
Daniel also raised the problem of the material that year after year is placed in the path of the crocodile sanctuary . Given this, the commander pointed out that it will be important to also study that area and act on the results.
So, in my opinion, a spirit of collaboration was created and that this is the beginning of a working process that leads us, as a population, to be very informed and involved in addressing the problem; such as the potential risks and the vulnerability the community encounters due to everything that being on the Coast implies, given the hurricanes.
And that for the part of the authorities; will be to meet their obligations and be attentive to the demands of the community. In this regard, the Commander even spoke of the need to make a Work Plan, which the Municipal President seconded by saying that this should consider a short, medium and long term Plan
We had a good meeting: the community's position was made known through this committee. They are interested in continuing to work despite the fact that the municipal government is leaving. They know that it is their obligation to continue working and leave everything ready because the wet season is coming. The commander warned us that July and August are going to be the months with the most water, so that can be more dangerous, which is why it is urgent to desilt.
In addition to the meeting next Tuesday, they committed to attending the public presentation of the diagnostic results on Thursday, June 6 at 6:30 p.m. SpencerC/Moderator
This is forward motion…the participation of experts, government officials and local activists is impressive. The landscape and the beach terrain has changed yearly and in the end it will be Mother Nature who decides…being a part of the outcome is our responsibility. We can make a difference…of that I am confident. Thank you for keeping us informed.
It amazes me no one has mentioned the constant putting of rocks into the lagoon every fall to create a road across. I have lived on the far side of the beach for 25 years and every fall at least 75 truckloads of rocks are put into the lagoon to form this road and every rainy season they are washed out into the ocean. Then rocks appear on the beach in various places along the bay. A bridge has been needed for many years and apparently the money has showed up in Laverte but for some odd reason the bridge has never been built, but the constant pouring of the rocks into that channel keeps happening . If someone could pass this message on to the committee on June 6 it would be much appreciated as I am not there at the moment. At least the subject is hopefully being seriously addressed.
Thanks Stephanie. It is such an obvious problem, but has been there so long no one pays much attention unless you live on the other side of the lagoon. For many years, we have been told there will be a bridge to avoid this dumping of rocks but every year it doesn’t happen. We need one like the yellow one over the other Royal at the other end of town, but ours would be used consistently
on May 23, 2024, 10:35 pm
