There's been alot of talk lately about a re-zoning plan for certain beach areas in Rincon and Anasco. At a meeting at City Hall in Rincon the public was offered a platform to see the plans and comment, Cyndi went to the meeting. We haven't lived in Rincon long enough to be sure about too much, but the mood around town seems to be that San Juan is looking for ways to make some tourist dollars and Rincon and Anasco are the targets. Even the mayor of Rincon spoke against the proposal.
I read a New York Times article posted on the Surfrider blog :http://s.nyt.com/u/CpO that tells of a town in the Dominican Republic that is working toward attracting the eco-tourists that seem to in vogue currently, and that may be a model for Rincon to follow. Of course any development of these areas and especially anything near the Tres Palmas Marine Reserve http://www.surfrider.org/rincon/rmtp.php should be discouraged, but sometimes the lesser of two evils is the only choice.
Eco-tourism may be a fad and and may draw more people here than we want, but it's not going to be large condominiums and all-inclusive resorts that are the other end of the spectrum. The people in Rincon care about its resources and the future of their town. If we can counter the proposed re-zoning plans with an organic plan of our own, perhaps San Juan would be more interested in listening.
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Unemployed people from PR west coast dot care about eco system .Before Surfrider and other activist came to PR there was resort developments in costal areas.I guess the people that are against future developments in coastal areas are guest houses owners that face future competition in getting bussisness nothing to do with eco system
ReplyDeleteI beg to differ. The locals were very vocal in opposition to opening their town to whatever San Juan wanted to do. They may not care about Eco systems, but they do care about basic services such as running water, services that are stretched to their limit without development.
ReplyDeleteDidnt Surfrider owns Dos Ceibas Project in Rincon.Thats nice they have the complete right to build and own whatever they please but not me or other developers that could bring thousands of jobs because of eco system. What a bunch of hipocrites
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