Costambar Community Forum -

It is encouraging to see that the new boards of APC and the Junta de Vecinos, accompanied by the Beach Committee are now trying to work together for a change. It has always amazed me that there is so much more in common than there are differences, so why the intense rivalry and hatred in the past ? Anyway hopefully we can all look forward to a more constructive relationship between residents and …

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sorry for my english but i would likes to have information for appartemento frebe (i not sur the name it rigth)

According to the newspaper, another power plant will be installed in Puerto Plata. Shocked

http://www.puertoplatadigital.com/verNoticia.aspx?Id=14632

TO ALL RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORS AND BUSINESSES IN COSTAMBAR
The monthly magazine Costambar News, that for years has published useful information, classified ads, both free and for pay, jokes, etc., all in English and, as far as we know, has never gotten involved in the political affairs of this community, has just published, in its December 2013 issue, a column titled “JUNTA DE VECINOS DE …

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City Hall and garbage pick up

I am out of the country right now, however my husband told me, that we received a bill from City Hall - 1000 pesos per month for the garbage pick up.

As far as I was informed, we were supposed to pay around 400 pesos for the service ???? A couple of weeks ago, a guy from City Hall came to the homes at my neighborhood to catch information about names, addresses …

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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Junta-de-Vecinos-de-Costambar/224899557690495

what should one pay for a taxi ride into malecon puerto plata?

On October 13, Puerto Plata City Hall joined the Junta de Vecinos de Costambar and the Junta de Vecinos of Ciudad Universitaria and cleaned the gutters of Costambar's entrance road and the road that borders the south side of Costambar .Over 100 bags of trash were taken and disposed of by City Hall. Thanks to all who participated .

Responding to Unity's report of the recent meeting between the Ayuntamiento and the residents of Costambar, the Junta de Vecinos objected to our questioning of "information, loaded with errors and falsehoods, put forward by the Junta...". The following is Unity's explanation as to why we felt that the information put forth was inadequate and incorrect (supplied in English and Spanish):
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