Comments on: Uproar Over Project Shut Downs http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2008/12/uproar-over-project-shut-downs/ Costa Rica real estate - Where it all starts. Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jabzebedwa http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2008/12/uproar-over-project-shut-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Jabzebedwa Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:38:41 +0000 http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/?p=129#comment-369 Hi segun, I don't know Grand View Estates. I hope to have a comprehensive list shortly of who was affected by the shut downs. I'll post here if Grand View was one of them. Ben Hi segun,

I don't know Grand View Estates. I hope to have a comprehensive list shortly of who was affected by the shut downs. I'll post here if Grand View was one of them.

Ben

]]> By: segun http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2008/12/uproar-over-project-shut-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-380 segun Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:57:05 +0000 http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/?p=129#comment-380 <DIV>sorry about the misspellings. it is grand view estates. regards, segun<br /><br /> <DIV>sorry about the misspellings. it is grand view estates. regards, segun

]]> By: Jabzebedwa http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2008/12/uproar-over-project-shut-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Jabzebedwa Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:50:36 +0000 http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/?p=129#comment-381 I'm sorry segun, I don't know about grad view estates. I'm sorry segun, I don't know about grad view estates.

]]> By: segun http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2008/12/uproar-over-project-shut-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-383 segun Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:45:10 +0000 http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/?p=129#comment-383 did thi affect grad view estates? did thi affect grad view estates?

]]> By: tigre http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2008/12/uproar-over-project-shut-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-230 tigre Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:32:58 +0000 http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/?p=129#comment-230 Hey Ben and Rob! Sorry for the delayed response from snowy? California. :) I am not aware of any recent sales of Dan's lots in Tres Rios. I think there are still lots available that offer good value and views (not the mention some of the best infrastructure in the southern Pacific zone. There are many resales on the market, both in Tres Rios and San Buenas, and we show these lots often. Large parcels, with great views, well planned infrastructure, and listed at a good price...all good reasons to be excited about this area of paradise. Hey Ben and Rob! Sorry for the delayed response from snowy? California. :) I am not aware of any recent sales of Dan's lots in Tres Rios. I think there are still lots available that offer good value and views (not the mention some of the best infrastructure in the southern Pacific zone. There are many resales on the market, both in Tres Rios and San Buenas, and we show these lots often. Large parcels, with great views, well planned infrastructure, and listed at a good price…all good reasons to be excited about this area of paradise.

]]> By: Ben http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2008/12/uproar-over-project-shut-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Ben Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:49:22 +0000 http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/?p=129#comment-221 Hi Richard, nice to have your comment. La Parcela was talked about at the meeting. Interestingly it was brought up by the Fishing industry folks that were there. La Parcela sits in the Dominicalito area where a lot of fishermen launch their boats. It was mentioned that the sweep had cited La Parcela for being in the <a href="http://crexpertise.info/index.php?p=185&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#more185" target="_blank">maritime zone</a> (zone maritima in Spanish if you want to Google it). Its "grandfather" status does protect it, but this underscores the frivolous nature of some of the citations that were handed out during the sweep. The fisher community was concerned about it due to the fact that La Parcela employs 17 Dominicalito families. One of the decisions of the past few days was that such frivolous, and in some cases erroneous, citations be avoided by requiring that an expert's signature be on the citation. We've been doing a number of showings up in the Tres Rios and San Buenas areas lately. The San Buenas golf course is now enjoying some pretty good sales after a couple of slow, rainy season months. Rod is the Tres Rios expert. I've asked him to post the status of that development so hopefully we'll be hearing from him here. Hi Richard, nice to have your comment.
La Parcela was talked about at the meeting. Interestingly it was brought up by the Fishing industry folks that were there. La Parcela sits in the Dominicalito area where a lot of fishermen launch their boats. It was mentioned that the sweep had cited La Parcela for being in the maritime zone (zone maritima in Spanish if you want to Google it). Its "grandfather" status does protect it, but this underscores the frivolous nature of some of the citations that were handed out during the sweep. The fisher community was concerned about it due to the fact that La Parcela employs 17 Dominicalito families.

One of the decisions of the past few days was that such frivolous, and in some cases erroneous, citations be avoided by requiring that an expert's signature be on the citation.

We've been doing a number of showings up in the Tres Rios and San Buenas areas lately. The San Buenas golf course is now enjoying some pretty good sales after a couple of slow, rainy season months. Rod is the Tres Rios expert. I've asked him to post the status of that development so hopefully we'll be hearing from him here.

]]> By: Richard Hennessy http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2008/12/uproar-over-project-shut-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Richard Hennessy Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:11:14 +0000 http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/?p=129#comment-218 Hey Ben looking forward to seeing you in Ja. What has happened to La Parcela, they were singled out in some news stories as being in the "restricted" zone? I would have thought that they have been there long enough to be grandfathered. i.e. having been there b4 the current law. Have there been any re-sales in Dan A's Tres Rios development that you know of? Say hi to Rod. Richard Hey Ben

looking forward to seeing you in Ja. What has happened to La Parcela, they were singled out in some news stories as being in the "restricted" zone? I would have thought that they have been there long enough to be grandfathered. i.e. having been there b4 the current law.

Have there been any re-sales in Dan A's Tres Rios development that you know of?

Say hi to Rod.

Richard

]]> By: Ben http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2008/12/uproar-over-project-shut-downs/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Ben Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:40:59 +0000 http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/?p=129#comment-208 The event didn't disappoint. The meeting was set for 9:00 AM and got started at 10:15. Ahhhhh - Latin America, ya gotta love it. The short of it is that there is no moratorium. If there was a theme to the day, it was: "Preserve Nature and Jobs". A moratorium would be a serious hit to the "Jobs" aspect of that theme, while allowing development to continue on, unregulated, would be a threat to "Nature". A developer friend of mine who was there summed it up well when he said: "If corrupt, an official will be pro-development, and pro-inefficiency". Wow, does that ever put it in a nutshell. So, what we are hoping we have in these under paid officials, is a group of guys that have a genuine interest in the zone, both environmentally, and socially. There were some resolutions signed by the mayor of Osa, as well as various department heads. Reporters and photographers were all around. Overall, if the ideals mentioned there are allowed to prevail, we will see some responsible, well funded, sustainable development in the future of our zone. One of the official objectives of the zone is to preserve 70% of the Canton de Osa in Jungle. A lofty objective, but attainable. The event didn't disappoint. The meeting was set for 9:00 AM and got started at 10:15. Ahhhhh – Latin America, ya gotta love it.
The short of it is that there is no moratorium.

If there was a theme to the day, it was: "Preserve Nature and Jobs". A moratorium would be a serious hit to the "Jobs" aspect of that theme, while allowing development to continue on, unregulated, would be a threat to "Nature".

A developer friend of mine who was there summed it up well when he said: "If corrupt, an official will be pro-development, and pro-inefficiency". Wow, does that ever put it in a nutshell.

So, what we are hoping we have in these under paid officials, is a group of guys that have a genuine interest in the zone, both environmentally, and socially.

There were some resolutions signed by the mayor of Osa, as well as various department heads. Reporters and photographers were all around.

Overall, if the ideals mentioned there are allowed to prevail, we will see some responsible, well funded, sustainable development in the future of our zone. One of the official objectives of the zone is to preserve 70% of the Canton de Osa in Jungle. A lofty objective, but attainable.

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