Somehow I missed this story when it happened, only stumbled on it now while searching for something else on the Presidency's website (
www.presidencia.gov.do):
Quote:
Gobierno y munícipes de Puerto Plata acuerdan solucionar problema del vertedero
El gobierno acordó con los distintos sectores de la ciudad de Puerto Plata soluciones transitorias y definitivas al vertedero de esa ciudad, anunciaron los ingenieros Félix Bautista y Mariano Germán, quienes encabezaron la comisión designada por el presidente Leonel Fernández para estos fines.
Conforme a lo acordado con las autoridades y representativos de esa provincia, se operará transitoriamente un vertedero en Loma de la Bestia, el cual estaría al servicio del municipio de Puerto Plata.
El vertedero definitivo, conforme a lo informado por los funcionarios, operaría en Caraballo, en Montellano para lo cual se construiría un relleno sanitario con fondos del Banco Mundial que el gobierno central se encargaría de licitar, contratar y constituir.
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I'm only quoting part of the article in order to stay within the "fair use" guidelines for copyrighted material. You can read the full government press release at
http://www.presidencia.gov.do/fronte...lo.php?id=2174
Now, I happen to know several Sanitago- & North Coast-based DR1ers who have been active on this issue over the last couple of years and a few who were even invited to earlier meetings with Puig and the local mayors about this issue. Were any of you involved in this event or its follow-up? Anybody have actual knowledge of the sites, people, etc. involved that can provide some perspective on whether this is for real, and what the actual timeline might be for the various actions claimed? [
And no, CC, that does not mean one of your standard "it all means nothing" tirades! I'm looking for actual info here, not just cynicism].
Thanks in advance,
Keith
Waste Disposal on the North Coast
