The Cinta Costera nightmare

I recently moved to a new home close to the Cinta Costera, just in time to see it completed and to witness former President Martin Torrijos lead a group of Cabinet Ministers in what turned out to be a farewell appearance in the city.

Like others I had earlier been filled with apprehension that I and my neighbors would be burdened with extra taxes to pay for the new roadway and park, that was open to all the people of the city.

That madcap scheme was finally revoked by the old administration, although it seemed that the Fishing and Yacht Club was still being showered with additional benefits, on land allegedly belonging to the country.

With the new government it seems that the yacht club has had a financial balancing, which seems to make sense, but at almost the same time it was bandied about by tourism authorities that the Cinta Costera was being bandied about as a location for the next Carnival. You have rightly described it as a nightmare proposal.

I hope I have been listening only to rumor and that wiser heads will prevail over the tourism authorities and the new mayor.

If the mayor) would take time to visit the residents of Bethania who have complained loudly about what one of your writers has rightly described as a “sex, noise and booze” orgy, he would know how unwelcome the event is the majority of the population. Thousands sands leave Panama city the day before it starts.

Time to convert it into a one day parade like those held on November 3, and do away with four days of noise, garbage, noise sex and booze.

Have the parade in Via Espana and Calle 50 and keep the littering crowds from destroying the new addition to our very limited city grassland. James Russell