NP #117: NCA’s new President Luis Pardo & ex President Kuki Araya share Nosara updates as of August 2021

The new NCA President Luis Pardo & ex President Kuki Araya stop in for an August 2021 update.

Here are my notes from this conversation:

  • New NP studio & 1st new episode
  • R jokes about K quitting NCA
  • L introduction
  • NCA staffing update
  • What are L’s goals as President?
  • Consequences and assumptions
  • Nosara assumptions upon arrival
  • What is K proud of and what are L’s biggest challenges?
  • 1975 NCA bylaw reference
  • The dump
  • Fighting fake news
  • What is L most scared about?
  • Checking facts
  • More activity with groups and governments
  • R asks ‘How do you keep people like me who want to support the NCA but get mad about how you go about things?’
  • Social media
  • Roundtable event
  • Community & communication
  • Walking trails
  • 25th of July importance to Guanacaste
  • Ways for dialogue
  • What’s happening with sidewalks?
  • Bhodi & Harmony pathways shout out to Gary
  • Gensler appreciation for helping
  • Water issues
  • WCA
  • New people in Nosara
  • R complains about complaining
  • NCA not police
  • L’s thoughts on social media comments
  • R complements L for going to roundtable
  • New projects including dump closure process
  • High season update with L where R asks the tougher questions
  • Regulatory plan
  • Wastewater treatment long term goal
  • R jokes about winning regulatory plan bet with K & Josue from Nicoya
  • L & K thank R
  • R thanks L for roundtable

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