Cabarete appeals to President Medina to stop Encuentro Beach privatization
The Association for the Protection of Encuentro Beach and Somos Pueblo, a civic community organization, are leading an appeal to President Danilo Medina to stop actions that are leading to the privatization of the Camino Viejo access to Playa Encuentro on the western side of Cabarete in Puerto Plata on the north coast. For decades, the beach has been a popular meeting point for surfers, kite surfers, wind surfers and beach goers in general.
“We publicly denounce that this natural jewel of our country known as Playa Encuentro has been for years the place of repeated threats of closure by ambitious investors who have gone above Dominican laws supported by influence traffic and abuse of power, prohibiting the public step to this vital artery that contributes enormously to the economy of the tourism sub-pillar and pillar of the self-sustainability of the area,” states the open letter to the President.
In the full page advertisement published in Diario Libre, the association calls for President Medina to intercede with the ministries of Tourism and Environment for the satisfactory resolution of the conflicts for the good of the community, domestic and foreign tourism, sports and the safety and protection of citizens and compliance with Dominican laws.
The signees are requesting that the authorities provide immediate and permanent guarantees for the free access of vehicles to Playa Encuentro by the present Camino Viejo. They also request that the authorities provide safety to the visitors to the Playa Encuentro, ending threats that have put people in danger and affected the wellbeing of the services there offered. They also request that the pertinent authorizes make use of studies that are available so that congress can declare Playa Encentro as a Eco Sports and Touristic Park of the Community of Cabarete and that this be managed by a committee. This would be the spread from the Camino Viejo and the coastal area of 60 square meters.
Source: DR1
May 5, 2018
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