For a while now, members have been asking about a rumored water rate-hike for people who rent out their homes, so we tracked down a high level SEAPAL executive for the definitive answer. The utility confirms that it’s beginning an effort to ID private individuals who rent out their homes or condos…and to change their […]
The British Royals aren’t the only ones to welcome a new addition to the family – your ANA is proud to announce the addition of not one, but two new Full-Building Members! In June, Brisa Lunar – an 8-unit, two-building condo complex at 221 Gardenias – joined our ranks. And this week, Monte Vista – […]
While the city is full of potholes this time of year, this one where Hortensias meets Highway 200 was a dangerous hole into the drainage grate. Alert new ANA member Steve Moore (Brisa Lunar) recently spotted it and let Administrator Jae Palsce know. One of the new concrete beams supporting the big metal drainage grates […]
June 14, 2013 PUERTO VALLARTA: At its regular Board meeting today, the Board of the Amapas Neighborhood Association (ANA, Asociacion de Vecinos de la Colonia Amapas, A.C.) voted to allocate funds to additional administrative help to get its new work as a Junta Vecinal underway. Specifically, the Board voted to allocate $18,000 pesos to cover […]
On Monday, June 16, workers and trucks appeared on Gardenias street to clear the road of debris and landslides, and to clear drainage for the rainy season. Previously as a neighborhood association, our requests to the city for this work went unheeded. But as a Junta Vecinal, we made the official request throught the Department […]
One of the first benefits of the new Amapas Junta Vecinal was a recent (and long-awaited) ‘tour’ by City officials of the rock- and mudslides that have accumulated on Gardenias, Hortensias, and Callejon de la Igualdad, creating traffic problems and occasional two-lane ‘lakes’. On May 28, ANA member and Las Moradas resident Michael Baietti took […]
It’s been a busy month. On May 24, Board member in charge of Security Gene Mendoza hosted a breakfast meeting with the new Sub-director of Police, Ernesto Ojinaga; Comandante of Transito, Jose Campoy; and Transito Sub-Director Everardo Rubio, to review recent Amapas Patrol performance and work for improvements. Gene stated that, while area break-ins […]
It’s official: In May 2013, the City approved the Amapas Junta Vecinal! With the same geographic boundaries as the ANA, but representing all colonia residents (not just ANA members), our Junta Vecinal is entitled to special recognition and cooperation with the City and its many departments – all facilitated by the Office of Citizen Participation. […]
In 2012 the ANA was responsible for passing a new “Plan Parcial”, defining development limits in Amapas. All new permits must be issued against this plan, which more strictly defines development in terms of density and height. Now, the ANA is fighting to refine and enforce this plan. We need your help. Please visit this […]
CategoriesSecurity | SeguridadSecurity is paramount to the ANA. In 2012, members generously donated the funds required to purchase and outfit a suitable vehicle for local police to be able to patrol Amapas 24/7. “After patrols were initiated in the summer of 2012, reported home burglaries in Amapas dropped by 90% compared to the previous year,” said Gene Mendoza, […]
