Papirex
May 16, 2009, 11:51 AM
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Re: [Rolly] Submit your story/experience for new Fracc website
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Thanks for the very comprehensive definition of a fraccionamiento Rolly. It has always perplexed me that many forum posters don't seem to understand that a fracc is usually just like any other colonia, except that there is usually a little more self-governance. There is nothing exclusive or snobby about most fraccs.
When we first moved to Cuernavaca, we lived in The fraccionamiento of Burgos on the southern edge of the city. Actually, Burgos it part of the municipio of Temixco and not a part of Cuernavaca. We lived two houses away from the elected Gerente, or manager of the Burgos fraccionamiento. He told me that when Burgos was first developed, Temixco did not want to accept the responsibility or administer it.
The village of Temixco allows Burgos to rule itself, like an independent county. We had our own private police force, water well, garbage service, street maintenance, etc. The only down side was that we got our electric service from CFE. Most of Cuernavaca gets electric service from Luz Y Fuerza. L Y F is just as bad as CFE, they are both federally owned, but L Y F will not turn your power off or access any penalty if you are a couple of weeks late in paying your bill. http://www.lfc.gob.mx/
One time, our water service slowed down quite a bit. We called the association office and they promptly sent some plumbers to our house. They determined that the lateral pipe serving our house from the water main was partially blocked. They dug a trench across the street and replaced the water service pipe to the house, that fixed the problem. There was no charge since they were responsible for maintaining the water system in the fracc.
We had three day a week garbage pickup. We didn't need to listen for any bells on the garbage trucks. We would put our garbage can on the wide sidewalk in front of the house on the night before pickup day, and bring the empty can back inside the next morning. With the frequent patrols by our private police, no cans were ever stolen during the night.
Salespeople had to register with our police and notify them when they would be in the area. We were not pestered with peddlers frequently ringing our doorbell, maybe only three times in one year.
We lived in a Retorno (cul de sac) There was a big tree growing at the end of it in front of our house. Every time our dogs could get out, they ran over to that tree and watered it. That was another benefit, but only for the dogs.
Our fraccionamiento was not a snobby place, but it was a very secure and tranquil place to live. Our association fees were about $4,000 Pesos per year. For all the services we got, I didn't consider that to be excessive.
Rex
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved" - Victor Hugo
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