To All |Doomsayers..:)

woofsback said:

..........they have done alot to make sosua better and i have to tip my hat of too them...very well done...

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thanks, that's good to hear...........

Sounds like Sosua is making a bit of a comeback

Good to hear something positive from time to time. Especially in an area like Sos?a.

HB

Change is hard for some people, especially for those who don't have the opportunity to leave and return, seeing it with new eyes. However, given time, I believe that Sosua will continue to improve for everyone's enjoyment.

While I am not associated with this organization beyond a FaceBook friendship, I recommend anyone interested in keeping abreast of information on Sosua improvements who is a FaceBook member should "Friend" Adss Sosua.

Doing so will give you information and a platform for feedback to those who are working for change.

Lindsey

I cant recall one person saying that Sosua was perfect, and leave it like it was..

What people had a problem with was girls being arrested for just walking down the street..And some of the stupid things like wanting to enclose the bars..The intentions of cleaning up Sosua are good, but i think that they just started out on the wrong foot..

A cleaner, calmer Sosua will benefit everyone in the long run..

LindseyKaufman said:

While I am not associated with this organization beyond a FaceBook friendship, I recommend anyone interested in keeping abreast of information on Sosua improvements who is a FaceBook member should "Friend" Adss Sosua.

Doing so will give you information and a platform for feedback to those who are working for change.

Lindsey

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Is Adss Sosua the mayor. I'm not a member and have no interest in being one, however, I would join just to have that contact with the mayor.

woofsback said:

they have done alot to make sosua better and i have to tip my hat of too them...very well done...

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Good post, woofsback.

Yes, there have been a lot of positive changes. Besides those you listed, sidewalks during the day seem less crowded, not the congested spots that we had previously. And the main street seems more open, easier for cars to navigate. If I didn't know better, I would think the sidewalks and the street had been widened.

Are we talking about the same place where I was a couple of hours ago, and also a year or so ago?
You are implying that as I go there daily for something I have not noticed the amazing improvements 'cos my eyes have failed and the wonderful changes have crept up on me without my noticing?
And that in your week or so holiday every year you have seen what I've not?
The only thing that's changed is your perception.
Somebody is trying to fix something that's not broke.
Sosua's fine and 'a comeback' implies a previous downfall which is not apparent.
I went to Cabarete last night with a group of visitors for a change and what?- Expensive, tourist scamming, hellish noisy, no parking and ,ultimately,for non-tourists, characterless, Gringo oriented and boring!
I still prefer Sosua (and I have absolutely nothing to do with the so-called Sex Industry, as a seller or buyer but) it's just more vibrant and more "interesting".
The roads are still chaotic and clogged. The pavements still overflow splendidly. Folks still parade to see and be seen,one hole in the road was fixed for a while, the lights work again,- sometimes; the motoconchos are still wonderfully suicidal etc. etc.
The families still gather in the Dominican holidays on the beach like for ever.The empanada wagons and Jaroah vans still park all over and the chicken grills are wafting tempting aromas in the evening air. What's not to like?

I'm sorry but IMHO you are talking rubbish.

Ken2 said:

Is Adss Sosua the mayor. I'm not a member and have no interest in being one, however, I would join just to have that contact with the mayor.

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Adss is Asociaci?n desarrollo sostenible Sos?a, association for a sustainable Sosua.

Recent postings have told which areas are targeted for clean-up and what public officials will be present.

This association has nothing to do with street activity, changes in laws, or police.

Lindsey

one person's opinion doesn't make it law. sometime people only see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear. some people see "so-sewer" and some people see "sosua".
i've noticed those observations for the past 6 years in sosua. change is always slow in a 3rd world country.

woofsback said:

i have been down here for 3 days and these are my observations
#1...sosua is much cleaner
#2...more people out and about
#3...beach is teeming with families
#4...newer buildings and highways much better
#5...night life much better controlled
#6...life is much better here

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WOW, great news, thank you.

well its easy to say things have picked up when you are talking about X-mas/New Years super high season. If you're not busy now you will never be.

The big question is, how will the rest of the season be, and more importantly, how will summer and fall pan out?

LindseyKaufman said:

Adss is Asociaci?n desarrollo sostenible Sos?a, association for a sustainable Sosua.

Recent postings have told which areas are targeted for clean-up and what public officials will be present.

This association has nothing to do with street activity, changes in laws, or police.

Lindsey

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Thanks, but still worth signing on for. I support what the Asociacion is trying to do.

It is so nice to hear that all the poor people have been kicked out of Sosua....don't want poor people around.

woofsback said:

i have been down here for 3 days and these are my observations
#1...sosua is much cleaner
#2...more people out and about
#3...beach is teeming with families
#4...newer buildings and highways much better
#5...night life much better controlled
#6...life is much better here

they have done alot to make sosua better and i have to tip my hat of too them...very well done...

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+1. It is nicer, not sure why anyone can dislike the curtains in front of secrets etc. Just looks nicer,.

#6...life is much better here.

as long as there are girls, it will be....

Kyle said:

#6...life is much better here.

as long as there are girls, it will be....

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Yeah and if they sit behind the curtains and say "Te quiero Papi" is better for them, the men inside and families and couples walking by on the street. Good for Sosua. Sosua get a better mix of tourists - like it had before.

It seems the one person that has benefited the most from the sweep has been Peter from La Passions. He is raving about how his business has picked up. Another happy expat!!