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Committee Against Marina Seeks Residents to Sign Petition

Posted by Editor | May 31, 2008 | Categories: Community Calendar, Community News, Economic Development, Government and Politics |

June 1, 2008
2:00 pmto4:00 pm

The anti-marina movement has prepared a petition with the help of a lawyer for which they are urgently seeking signatures this weekend in order to present it to the national government on Monday. 

The movement, which is now known as the “Comité Unidos por Talamanca y Caribe Sur” with the goal of continuing to lobby for sustainable development of the area, plans to present the petition as soon as possible as they have found out that the Congress has the issue of the marina law on the agenda for the coming week. Congress is proposing to amend laws in such a way that would allow investors to get a provisional concession from the Municipalicity and Costa Rican Institute of Tourism (ICT) and a go ahead from the environmental ministry prior to the completion of a full environmental review. With this provisional concession, the investors would be able to start the project without waiting for their official concession and the full review of their plans.

The proposals before congress is intended to “speed up investments” in Costa Rica.

Puerto Viejo area legal residents, i.e. those holding a cédula de residencia or Costa Rican cédula, are invited to sign the petition.

Update: The committee will have people going around collecting signatures this weekend. The letter can also be signed at Lourdes’s little clothes shop next door to ATEC. The next meeting of the committee is on Sunday, 1st of June at 2 PM at the Centro Pro Niño behind the PV school.

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  1. Carlos Bravo Flores (No profile image? Get yours at gravatar.com) Carlos Bravo Flores on May 31, 2008 2:27 pm

    No Marina!!!!!!!!Please.I was born here and I do not want it.My family does not want it.

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