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| Local Gathering for Sustainable Development a Smashing Success |
| Thursday, 06 March 2008 | |
 (NAD) On Saturday afternoon Feb. 16th, as many as 900 people visited the soccer field in Tamarindo to publicly manifest their concerns over the dire consequences of high density, non-sustainable development which is occurring in Tamarindo without controls or planning. Local Guanacastecos outnumbered foreigners in attendance by at least a 3 to 1 margin.The presence of so many locals brought home the fact that high density/high rise construction is about a lot more than some rich foreigners having their ...  Gabriela Valenzuela Hirsch The Mayor of Santa Cruz, Jorge Chavarria, made as speech as did many others. Multiple concerns were voiced about the widespread destruction of wildlife habitat and the displacement of native fauna, the lack of infrastructure to support high density development; a waste water treatment plant, adequate roads & parking, a sufficient supply of potable water, and that this type of development here in Tamarindo has resulted in a decline in tourism and a corresponding loss of jobs and the failure of businesses. Please read the complete speeches here:
 Warner Rodriguez Bastos Some fear that the very future of tourism along all our beaches is in potential jeopardy if development elsewhere proceeds as it has been allowed to here. Bruce McKillican, a father of three and resident of Tamarindo succinctly stated that "It is about the environment and seeing it protected. Tamarindo is the tip of the spear for development in Costa Rica. Where the tip goes, so goes the rest." Tamarindo is, or was, the most popular tourist destination in Northern Costa Rica. If over development hurts tourism here, it does not bode well for other destinations or the national tourism industry as a whole. Tourism is the mainstay of the Costa Rican economy and could be in danger, if non-sustainable constructuion practices are allowed to continue unchecked along our coastlines The organizers of the Save Tamarindo Campaign have put their money where their mouth is and donated $10,000 to the Asociacion ProMejoras de Tamarindo (APMT) to be spent on completing the Urban Plan for Tamarindo! Many people have questions about our existing Plan Regulador. In particular why will this new Plan be enforceable when our existing Plan has not been? In 1999 a comprehensive plan for the development of Tamarindo from the Estuary to Punta San Francisco and 200 meters inland was established by ICT. For more information we refer to this article:  Local Folks Aware and Expressing Their Opinions This campaign most certainly has created greater awareness and has allowed people to openly express their opinions about non-sustainable development. Over 400 hundred people signed a petition requesting an immediate halt to this type of development until the new “Plan Regulador” (Urban Plan) for the District of Tamarindo is approved and put into effect. It remains to be seen if this petition will have any impact on these proposed buildings that many, if not most, regional residents find objectionable. Please look for party photos here This petition had over 2,000 signatures in just the first month! You can sign this petition online at www.savetamarindo.com and you can read the comments of hundreds of these signers which are published there. This campaign appears to be gaining momentum exponentially and it is hoped that it will gain the attention of both regional and national government officials to seek temporary and immediate measures to address this problem. Please help us preserve this special place; Tamarindo. Donations to get the Plan Regulador approved and put into law expeditiously can be made thru the APMT:
Banco Nacional de Costa Rica
Asociaciòn ProMejoras de Tamarindo Account No. 200-02-145-762-7 For International Wire Transfers:
Banco Nacional de Costa Rica
Agencia: Playa Tamarindo 145 Nombre: Asociaciòn ProMejoras de Tamarindo Codigo SWIFT: B.N.C.R.C.R.S.J Codigo Universal del Banco: 019462 Tel: 653-0366 / 653-0906 / 653-0912 Fax: 653-0016 Please fax a copy of your deposit receipt to 653-1679 and specify Donation either to APMT’s code 1: Enforcement of law through APMT Pro Team or/and code 2: Regulatory Plan and Sustainable Development and please state your name and e-mail address as we will put you on our mailing list. Thank you. Please download the APMT forms here Comments (0)
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