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08-27-2009, 06:40 PM
The Strategic Development Council of Santiago shared its vision for the Santiago Strategic Plan 2010-2020 with Hoy newspaper. Carlos Alfredo Fondeur, president of the organization, said the objective is to enhance the quality of life in the province. The focus is on land use, economy, governance, population and culture.
He says they still need to complete parts of the 2002-2010 plan, such as the construction of the Avenida Mirador Norte and the 33-km highway between Canabacoa and Quinigua that would solve the traffic bottleneck in the city.
Fondeur says that also pending is the construction of the central park, and the city brand project. "Our idea is to sell this city as a health center, given its present already competitive offer. We also want to sell Santiago as a place for entertainment, he said, mentioning its many party and concert halls, the Cibao Stadium and its many quality restaurants.
He acknowledged that in recent years the city has experienced problems brought by demographic growth, growing unemployment, decline in private investment and the closing of free zone manufacturing plants. He said the city needs to deal with two other sserious problems: rising violence and the illegal migration of Haitians. He says Haitians tend to create slums in the areas where they install themselves. They also see as a major problem requiring urgent attention the managing of the waters of the highly polluted Yaque del Norte river.
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He says they still need to complete parts of the 2002-2010 plan, such as the construction of the Avenida Mirador Norte and the 33-km highway between Canabacoa and Quinigua that would solve the traffic bottleneck in the city.
Fondeur says that also pending is the construction of the central park, and the city brand project. "Our idea is to sell this city as a health center, given its present already competitive offer. We also want to sell Santiago as a place for entertainment, he said, mentioning its many party and concert halls, the Cibao Stadium and its many quality restaurants.
He acknowledged that in recent years the city has experienced problems brought by demographic growth, growing unemployment, decline in private investment and the closing of free zone manufacturing plants. He said the city needs to deal with two other sserious problems: rising violence and the illegal migration of Haitians. He says Haitians tend to create slums in the areas where they install themselves. They also see as a major problem requiring urgent attention the managing of the waters of the highly polluted Yaque del Norte river.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)