Mayor’s Urraca Park  “revenge” move

Panama mayor, José Luis Fábrega,  has announced that the Municipality of Panama will take over the administration of Parque Urraca from the  Community Board, a move inspired by opposition to the mayor’s pet project, a beach fronting the Cinta Costera, says Bella Vista, representative Ricardo Domínguez.

The measure was reported to Domínguez, through a note signed by Fábrega, which the mayor shared on social networks.

Domínguez acknowledges that the parks are the responsibility of the Municipality, but for the last 10 years, his community board managed this public space in Bella Vista.

The measure is adopted, according to Fábrega, because the site of the park is was assigned in use and administration in favor of the Municipality since 2012.

However, reports La Prensa Dominguez considers that this is due to “retaliation”, because last Tuesday he voted in favor of suspending the public consultation related to the beach recovery project, which Fabrega is promoting..

Domínguez said that they have invested a million dollars in improvements to this park with funds from decentralization.

In addition, the Community Board of Bella Vista has assigned about four workers to the park upkeep who will retire, after the mayor’s note.