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Jim
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Posted: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 09:12 pm |
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Today the Municipal Digger removed the "tower"
obstruction on the road to the muellecito.
Victor Gonzalez sued ACDEC, after they told
him he had to remove his obstruction. He lost that
case last week!Attachment: Picture 146.png (Downloaded 86 times) Last edited on Thu Oct 18th, 2007 09:13 pm by Jim
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Posted: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 10:22 pm |
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| HOORAY! HOORAY! HOORAY!!! Bully behavior loses once again....
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Abe Ross
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Posted: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 10:31 pm |
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Will they charge him for the work? They should. 
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Island Woman MJ
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Posted: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 10:49 pm |
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Hey, there could be a trend here...Smart move, Victor, thanks! Now sue them for your other destructive actions that are in litigation on the big island...that'll show 'em. No, really!
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Diving Debbie
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Posted: Fri Oct 19th, 2007 12:26 am |
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| OMG - how could they possibly destroy a bird-watching tower?!? Kidding! Great to hear!
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Posted: Fri Oct 19th, 2007 12:26 am |
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Congratulations to the entire Culebra community on successfully showing bullys that they just won't survive long on Culebra!!!!
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Jim
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Posted: Fri Oct 19th, 2007 09:15 am |
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Today at 4:00PM I am told the city attorney Geigel
filed criminal charges against Señor Gonzalez.
There is an old saying amongst us older ones,
"Don't mess with the Culebrense". It's something
we say to newcomers. It actually has two meanings.
One, live and let live. Two, the good nature and
relaxed nature of the locals should not be confused
with "their easy" The Island is very tolerant and
accomodating, but when they have had enough,
look out, it's over.
Look at this Gonzalez mess, warnings from Noramid
Peña, Calendar editorials, "WE hope this was an
oversight", the Mayor reluctant to intervene with a
guy who presented himself as an environmentalist
and who had a major land transaction with his father.
But as the Island fretted over the Mayor's reticence,
a lot of us knew there would come the day when
enough is enough. Congratulations to the Mayor
and the Island patriots who stood up for our rights!
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Jim
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Posted: Fri Oct 19th, 2007 09:32 am |
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For those of you who missed the struggle with Gonzalez, here is a reprint
of my May 2005 editorial,
The island is revving up. The passionate appeal by Nora Peña
(Denying access to Paradise - July Calendar) has really focused our
Island on what may happen to us if we don’t take action now.
I visited the Resaca helipad after recently hearing it had been bulldozed.
The helipad is intact, but the perimeter has been cleared for about
10-15 feet, rocks, cactus, and all, pushed over the edge. Some of it is quite
precarious to the old hiking trail. The two-lane old military road
is being patched here and there. The rumor is the new owner wants
to put in a Windmill Farm. The new owner, Victor Gonzalez, is a board
member of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. For all the good work
the NFW does, we hope Mr. Gonzalez will take time to explain his intentions.
There are neighboring properties to consider, the old historical
access road, the wonderful hiking trails. Mr. Gonzalez, if your ideas
are good for the Island, we will understand, we like good ideas. Is
your policy bulldoze first, answer questions later? .
Most of us are hoping that you will be a good neighbor. But your f
irst step was to bulldoze one of most beautiful lookouts in the
Caribbean. Do you have any idea of how many couples have
photographed each other on those rocks.You have destroyed
one of our treasures, we only have so many.
Maybe you ought to visit with our City Council and Mayor and
find out
what our treasures are, before you destroy something else. Even if
our City Council and Mayor like your windmills, you should be able to
install them without destroying our treasures. If your guys can’t figure it
out, we have talent on this island that can. It would be a feather in
your cap to hire local men. Considering your NFW background, we
are hoping this was an unfortunate misstep. Give us something we
can
support and be proud of,
If you decide to do nothing, you are really going to be a popular guy.
How about a big house for you and Mrs. Gonzalez, and dedicate the
rest to nature trails and wildlife....Now that’s something that
is good for you, good for us, good for our tourists, and good for
our wildlife.mCulebra brings out the best in us.....We hope it brings out
the best in you!
Here's a link to his profile:
http://www.theculebracalendaronline.com/Sept%202005/pages/page_13.html
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Island Woman MJ
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Posted: Fri Oct 19th, 2007 10:15 am |
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Arrogance combined with willful ignorance is an always volatile combination. What a waste of time, resources and energy for so many; had he but taken the Culebrense road with those who love this island passionately yet share it willingly, instead of thinking he could steal what can't be bought anyway...
Last edited on Fri Oct 19th, 2007 10:17 am by Island Woman MJ
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Doug
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Posted: Fri Oct 19th, 2007 03:39 pm |
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Jim,
What is the nature of the criminal charge?
Doug
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Diving Debbie
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Posted: Fri Oct 19th, 2007 10:17 pm |
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Here's an article from PRWOW concerning the demolition, complete with a quote from Culebra's own MaryAnn Lucking.
http://prwow.com/news/eng/news_detail.php?nt_id=14308&ct_id=1
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Posted: Fri Oct 19th, 2007 10:39 pm |
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Here is Coralations "official" statement and thank you to the entire community (scroll down for english)
CORALations
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VICTORIA PARA CULEBRA
ACCESSO DE MUELLECITO ABIERTO
MUNICIPIO RADICA CARGOS CRIMINALES AL RESPONSABLE
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EL MUNICIPIO DE CULEBRA SE APUNTA UNA VICTORIA MAS EN SU LUCHA POR EL LIBRE ACCESO AL MUELLECITO DE PLAYA FLAMENCO. MUCHOS DE USTEDES SE ACORDARAN COMO EL SR. VICTOR GONZALEZ HA QUERIDO PRIVATIZAR EL ACCESO AL MUELLECITO Y LLEGO INCLUSO A RADICAR CARGOS CRIMINALES DE ENTRADA ILEGAL A "SU PROPIEDAD" A MIEMBROS DE LA COMUNIDAD DE CULEBRA. DESDE QUE EL SR. GONZALEZ ADQUIRIO UNOS TERRENOS EN AREAS DE MONTE RESACA HA INTENTADO BLOQUEAR EL ACCESO. LA VICTORIA REPRESENTA UNA POSIBILIDA DE EXITO CUANDO UNA COMUNIDAD SE UNE PARA DEFENDER SUS DERECHOS. LA VICTORIA NO HUBIERA SIDO POSIBLE SIN EL APOYO DE TODOS LOS QUE SE MANIFESTARON DURANTE LOS CASOS EN CORTE. LO SIGUIENTE UN RESUMEN DE COMO SE RESCATO ESTE ACCESO MEDIANTE CANALES TECNICOS.
CUANDO EL SR. GONZALEZ COMENZO LA CONSTRUCCION DE SU SUPUESTA TORRE DE OBSERVACION DE AVES EN MEDIO DEL ACCESO AL MUELLECITO, MARICARMEN CRUZ GUILLOTY, RADICO UNA QUERELLA EN ARPE Y EN LA AUTORIDAD DE CONSERVACION Y DESARROLLO DE CULEBRA (ACDEC). ARPE CONTESTO CON PRONTITUD CONFIRMANDO LA ILEGALIDAD DE LA ESTRUCTURA. DURANTE UNA VISTA PUBLICA LA COMUNIDAD SE EXPRESO A FAVOR DEL LIBRE ACCESO A SUS PLAYAS. LUEGO DE ESTAS VISTAS EL MUNICIPIO APROBO UNA ORDENANZA MUNICIPAL CON SU REGLAMENTO PARA PROTEJER EL LIBRE ACCESO A LAS PLAYAS. ACDEC NOTIFICO AL SR. GONZALEZ QUE TENIA QUE DEMOLER LA ESTRUCTURA Y LE DIO TREINTA DIAS PARA UNA REVISION JUDICIAL. EN LUGAR DE APELAR, EL SR. GONZALEZ RESPONDIO CON UN MANDAMUS DEMANDANDO A MIEMBROS DE LA ACDEC. EL TRIBUNAL DETERMINO QUE NO TENIA JURISDICCION YA QUE EL SR. GONZALEZ NO SIGUIO EL DEBIDO PROCESO DE LEY Y SE VALIDABA LA ORDEN DE ACDEC DE DEMOLER LA TORRE. LUEGO DE ESTO EL SR. GONZALEZ BLOQUEA NUEVAMENTE EL ACCESO, PERO NO DURO MUCHO YA QUE APARENTEMENTE HEROES ANONIMOS DE LA COMUNIDAD CULEBRENSE REMOVIERON LOS OBSTACULOS. EN EL DIA DE AYER PERSONAL DE OBRAS PUBLICAS DEMOLIO LA TORRE Y A LAS 4:00 PM EL LCDO. CARLOS GEIGEL DEL MUNICIPIO DE CULEBRA Y ACDEC RADICO FUE AL CUARTEL DE LA POLICIA DE CULEBRA A RADICAR CARGOS CRIMINALES AL SR. GONZALEZ POR SABOTAJE Y POR VIOLAR EL ART. 246 DEL CODIGO PENAL QUE PROTEJE EL LIBRE ACCESO A LAS PLAYAS Y PODRIAN IMPONERLE MULTAS DE HASTA $5,000 Y ENTRE 3 A 8 A~NOS DE CARCEL.
CUALQUIER BLOQUEO EN EL FUTURO PUEDE SERVIR COMO FUENTE DE INGRESO PARA EL MUNICIPIO DE CULEBRA!
LLAMA A LA ACDEC O AL MUNICIPIO DE CULEBRA PARA DARLES LAS GRACIAS AL ALCALDE, ABRAHAN PENA Y AL LCDO. CARLOS GEIGEL POR DEFENDER EL LIBRE ACCESO A LAS PLAYAS DE CULEBRA O ESCRIBE UNA CARTA AL GOBIERNO MUNICIPAL DE CULEBRA
PO BOX 189
CULEBRA, P.R.
00775
787-742-3521
787-742-3525
787-475-0418
TENEMOS QUE AGRADECER TAMBIEN AL EX-ALCALDE DE CULEBRA, DON RAMON FELICIANO ENCARNACION Y SU HIJA LOURDES FELICIANO, MARIA CRUZ GUILLOTY (MARICARMEN, LA CUCUBANOVERDE), PAN MEIBERS (POR HABER SIDO ARRESTADO), ROSARITO MORALES, JIM PETERSEN (QUE NO IMPORTA CUAN OCUPADO ESTE SIEMPRE AYUDA), CORAL RODRIGUEZ. A LA FUNDACION DE CULEBRA (POR ORGANIZAR LA MARCHA AL MUELLECITO), A LOS HEROES ANONIMOS DE CULEBRA POR REMOVER LOS OBSTACULOS, LISSIE (LA MONJITA QUE TESTIFICO CON NOSOTROS ANTE LA CAMARA DE REPRESENTANTES DE P.R.), Y SOBRE TODO A LA COMUNIDAD DE CULEBRA POR DAR SU APOYO DURANTE LOS CASOS EN CORTE EN CULEBRA Y FAJARDO.
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VICTORY FOR CULEBRA
MUELLECITO ACCESS OPEN...
CRIMINAL CHARGES AND FINE LAUNCHED AGAINST BEACH BLOCKER
The municipality of Culebra scores a huge (and we hope final) victory in the struggle to free the access road to Flamenco beach area known as the muellecito! Most of you will be familiar with multiple charges filed by the industrialists Victor Gonzalez on members of the community for tresspassing, when he first bought the option to buy areas of Mt. Resaca and immediately blocked the traditional access road. This victory represents the possibility of success when a community unites in defense of their rights. The victory would not be possible if not for the hundreds of folks who turned out to these court cases to express their outrage to the press. What follows is a summary of how the access was restored through technical channels.
When the concrete "bird watching towers" were constructed on the access road, Maricarmen filed querella with ARPE (ADMINISTRATION OF REGLAMENTS AND PERMITS)and notified ACDEC (AUTHORITY OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CULEBRA). ARPE wrote back immediately confirming the illegality of the structure. At a public hearing the people filled the room in support of free access to beaches. The municipal government of Culebra crafted a beach access ordinance that was well focussed and strong. A regulation was created to implement the ordinance. ACDEC wrote Gonzalez stating the illegal structures must be removed, and letting him know that he does not have the right to block access. He had 30 days to appeal to ACDEC, but instead chose to file a mandamus against the agency in court. The judge ruled last week that the court did not have jurisdiction since Gonzalez did not abide by the munipality's policy.
Unbelieveably, just a day or two after this ruling, the road is blocked again, this time with a huge boulder placed dead center the concrete "bird watching tower." This block did not last long, as anonymous heroes from town apparently removed it. Yesterday, the 18th of October, 2007, municipal government tore down the illegal towers, and, at 4:00pm in the afternoon, Lic. Geigel filed criminal charges referencing the penal code for sabotaging a public access road which can result in fines of $5,000.00 for the block, or between three and eight years in prison.
Any future blocks could serve as a continued source of sorely needed revenue for the Municipal Government of Culebra!
CALL ACDEC or Municipality to say THANK YOU
or drop a line to the
Municipal Government of Culebra at
PO box 189
Culebra, PR 00775.
787-742-3521
787-742-3525
787-475-0418
Thanks also to stoic efforts from the former Mayor, Hon. Don Ramon Feliciano and his daughter Lourdes feliciano, Maria Cruz Guilloty (Maricarmen the little green fire fly), Pan Miebers (for getting arrested) Rosarito Morales, Jim Peterson,(who no matter how busy always helps) Coral Rodriguez, The Culebra Foundation for organizing the first protest, the anonymous town heros who removed blocks, Lissie, the Monjita who testified with us at the House of Representatives and the community who took time off to repeatedly stand at the court houses in Culebra and Fajardo.
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