The Guadalajara Reporter

Intro to governor spawns community action council

Lakeside community leaders who were invited to attend a luncheon with Governor Aristoteles Sandoval during his August 8 visit took advantage of the occasion to do more than casual glad-handing with the state’s chief executive. They turned it into an opportunity to bend the ear of members of Sandoval’s cabinet, soliciting top-level attention to a variety of pressing local issues.

Those introductory encounters are already beginning to bear fruits. A group of entrepreneurs and community organization leaders have taken the first steps towards shaping a joint advocacy board aimed at working shoulder-to-shoulder with government authorities to resolve common problems, turn the area into a more amenable destination for tourists and retirees, and boost the local economy.

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