Domingo Contreras, running for mayor for the National District on the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) ticket, says he wants to empower people, promote a culture for order, respect for norms and public spaces and tourism in the capital city.
He said he commits to lowering the temperature of the city by 2 degrees, by planting 40,000 trees and a million bushes. He says he will foster an environmental mentality in city residents and encourage students to become involved. He said city residents have the right to public space and that this is important for mental health.
Contreras says his city government will focus on new governance, environmental sustainability, transit, mobility and accessibility, talent as a capital and a city that takes advantage of the development of tourism.
The PLD candidate for mayor also stated that the city needs to divide the territory into polygons to take advantage of its social and intellectual capital and the characteristics of each territory. He envisions working collectively with the community.
Domingo Contreras was the first to be interviewed on radio by Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) students. Others that will follow are Carolina Mejía, running for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), Bartolomé Pujals (Alianza Pais), Hugo Beras for the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) and Johnny Ventura, for the People’s Force (FP).
Contreras says he will issue a resolution whereby businesses and buildings need to have security cameras that are connected to the city government intelligence center. This will be connected to the National 911 Emergency System.
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29 January 2020