Re: Pedro the Delegado

Posted by Jane G/Lois Lane on February 15, 2014, 9:49 am, in reply to "Re: Pedro the Delegado"
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Lois Lane went to the Way-Back Machine again to pull out her article in the Guadalajara Reporter welcoming Pedro right after he won the election. For a politician in any country, he's done an exemplary job of accomplishing what he said he would for La Manzanilla. Many say he's the best Mayor we've ever had. New Mayor in La Manzanilla Lifetime resident Pedro Preciado Chavez became La Manzanilla’s new Delegado in the October 28 election. Everybody in town is familiar with Pedro and his friendly smile. Prior to beginning his three-year term as mayor, he served as driver and announcer for the La Manzanilla Information System truck, our primary source for news of important local events. He also worked for 22 years with this area’s Civil Protection unit. Pedro is young, energetic, and has big plans for our pueblo. Priority number one is safety. “We need a phone in this office so people can reach us in an emergency, we need more streetlights and to replace burnt-out ones, and we need a permanent police presence in this town,” he said. When I rolled my eyes and commented that I’d heard that story before, Pedro reminded me that La Huerta has a new administration now, too. He said he has no problem badgering the municipio, if that’s what it takes, to get what La Manzanilla needs. Pedro seems sincerely interested in helping everyone in our community. Recognizing that not everyone who visits the Delegacion is comfortable speaking Spanish, he said his uncle will be on-call to help with translation. He also said he hopes to form a task force comprised of members of the foreign community to better address our needs. Not every mayor of La Manzanilla has been, how shall I say it, eager to work with, let alone help, expat’s. Other plans include an overall clean up of the town, a “pride-of-place” effort to maximize La Manzanilla’ natural beauty. Emphasis will be on street, beach, private- and pueblo-owned property maintenance, as well as sprucing up the plaza area. We welcome Pedro to his new job and wish him much success. ************* This gives new meaning to Kent Fiddy's song for Cisco's Amigos, "Pedro's Lament". FREE PEDRO!

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