In the heart of the Cibao, in Santiago de los Caballeros, the Merchants Association of Peking, in the southern part of the city, demanded on 7 November 2017 that the municipal authorities finish the public market. Felix Antonio Colón, the president of the Association, said that the plaza is 75% completed.
Local neighborhood groups complained that the area occupied by the market has been taken over by nefarious groups that are active in drugs and prostitution.
They called for Mayor Abel Martínez to put the market into operation. Over 120 merchants, large and small have been assigned spaces in the new plaza and the delay in finishing the construction is also affecting more than 800 families.
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Diario Libre
8 November 2017
