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    Sosúa Beach Renovations

    Correct. They are all squatters. The sooner it gets bulldozed and cleaned up the better it is for the community. That place is a Cholera outbreak waiting to happen. I'm surprised it hasn't happened already. Your point of both sides of the 60 mtrs being squatters is exactly why the gov't...
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    Plane crash in Puerto Plata

    In that pic it looks like the prop wasn't damaged. So for whatever reason the engine wasn't running when it hit. He also had wing strikes, either clipping trees or the ground when he hit.
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    Septic tanks/beds

    I can imagine. Any pics? I could tell some stories! But I won't. They're all Stateside septic tales. But I got some whoppers.
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    Excavation on Hill in Sosúa

    Go out past Puerto Plata, past Cofresi, past Amber Cove. You'll see a small gas station, take that road to the right down the coast towards the village of Guzmancito. About 20 minutes from Rt 5 there will be a beach on your right side that is very similar to Sosua Beach. Vendor shacks...
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    Excavation on Hill in Sosúa

    Which also negates the need for the Playa Media path. I wouldn't want that going thru the middle of my new big dollar project.
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    Excavation on Hill in Sosúa

    The original plan way back was for condo/hotel towers on the beach side of 5 and some pricey villas on the hill side. The Pastoriza family owned both sides of rt 5. Of course a lot can change in a decade plus. But I think once they started the actual site planning recently they decided...
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    Excavation on Hill in Sosúa

    I can't say what's in el Presidente's head or his motives, but you can have both. Helping to pave the way to bring in real paying jobs with real benefits, does improve standard of living/quality of life. Everybody wins in my book.
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    Clothes Pins

    I never leave the house with wrinkles. My mother was very firm about that growing up. Always ironed. Also no underwear as outerwear (T-shirts). She would tell me and 2 brothers "We're not raising any James Deans in this house". 60 years later and I still obey her. No T-Shirts of any...
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    Excavation on Hill in Sosúa

    Agreed. Public beach is public beach. There is an gov't office (assuming it still exists) that determines public beach access thru private land when someone is developing up against a 60 mtr setback. They look at everything and decide if a public access path is needed or not. It...
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    Excavation on Hill in Sosúa

    It will take them a day to get organized, unlock the tear gas, decide who gets to shoot them, etc. Two days max.
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    Excavation on Hill in Sosúa

    When it's finished, I'm sure there will be distinct lines between private and public space. Terraced private space with fencing and key card gates. The developed space on private property will be 100% inaccessible to the public. Public access only to the beach on both ends and maybe in...
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    Excavation on Hill in Sosúa

    What specifically would you be demonstrating against?
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    Are the gangs being taken out of Paul???

    My sincere condolences to you and your family.
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    Uproar Over Arrest of Dominican Defending Himself

    I heard the Bodega Owners Association called the NRA for assistance. I also heard the girlfriend pulled a knife when the card wouldn't work and threatened Jose or may have even stuck him. This case is epic. Jose didn't antagonize, he didn't even reisist at first - kept his eyes down...
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    Excavation on Hill in Sosúa

    A Double Decker! Then it's an easy transition to the Walking Bridge from the upper level. I'm starting to get a Disney World vibe on this thing.
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    Excavation on Hill in Sosúa

    I think that's where they're putting the parking area. Makes sense. And doing just the clearing now makes sense because it gives them a nice sized staging area for the construction on the beach side. It's a small site, they'll need all the room they can get for equipment, materials...
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    AirBnB Prohibits Parties Permanently

    Makin' mad stacks, yo Back to airbnb, (and vrbo, homeaway, etc.) it allowed people who had no idea how to deal with renters or what to watch out for, no experience whatsoever, into the rental business. That caused a myriad of problems, both for the new born landlords and the renters. It...
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    AirBnB Prohibits Parties Permanently

    You can believe it or not. No sweat. I know it's hard to accept, but the attitude towards p4p on the NC has been changing over the last decade. That attitude will ramp up faster as more projects come in like the beach development. It's just a fact of life in areas that are changing to a...
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    AirBnB Prohibits Parties Permanently

    There are a few. I had a buyer be denied a purchase of a condo because he showed up with a chica that wasn't his wife or "permanant" girlfriend. The Sales Admin (a dominicana) took me aside and told me that they "would not sell to him". True Story. There's a few developments that want no...