| The absence of pothole
pain has led to driving euphoria as the Tronadora road passes through
the village of San Luis. Not only the wide, smooth surface but also
the nearly complete removal of the two speed bumps in San Luis has
drivers zooming along without thought for their shock absorbers and
other vehicular vulnerabilities.
The architecture/engineering/contracting
firm of Landmark SA is planning to give drivers more reason to stop
in San Luis, however. According to principals Christian Lara and
Anthony Rizzo, Landmark is to begun construction of a small retail
center within a few months. Present thoughts include a pharmacy,
a convenience store with wine, and a very nice coffee shop. The
site is at the entrance to San Luis before the first house on the
left. Behind the retail center will be an 18-lot development. Christian,
like Puerto San Luis Lodge and Yacht Club
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empresario Mario
Martinez, is a local person who did well in Boston, where both were
associated with the Rizzo family.
On August 30, Fuentes Verdes
Ecological Association brought their development concerns to the
Tilaran Municipal Council. Association Secretary Sandy Shaw made
a thorough presentation about the "explosion" of development
around Lake Arenal, distributed a geomorphological map showing fault
lines and unstable areas, and pointed out that many developments
are underway without benefit of oversight by the various authorities
meant to enforce the regulations. Asking the council members "What
is sane development?" Sandy pointed out future dangers of current
trends, and suggested a course of action for the Council, offering
the help of Fuentes Verdes in providing oversight.
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