hey everyone- just wanted to forward this from jane longley andrew's wife. hope it will suffice for the time being. i will speak with peter tomorrow prior to the meeting. mc Michael Cipoletti Friends of Students for 60000 ikecip@xxxxxxxxxx 857-205-0236 Boston 505-89245142 Claro 505-83910685 Movistar ikecip Skype www.fsf60k.org Begin forwarded message: > From: Nuevas Esperanzas <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: June 1, 2011 10:54:55 PM EDT > To: michael cipoletti <ikecip@xxxxxx> > Subject: Update for La Union > > Hi Michael > > As you know things have been rather frantic here the last couple of weeks > with Volcan Telica erupting and then this week Andrew came down with some > horrible virus. So in order to get you an update on the work in La Union in > time for the meeting tomorrow I have compiled the following information from > the team’s monthly reports. Hopefully you may have some photos to go with it > from your visit last week. I hope this will be ok. I would be grateful if > you could pass on the report to interested parties and please pass on our > apologies that Andrew is not able to send a fuller report. > > Regards, > Jane > > Progress update for Nuevo Amanecer and La Union > > • Meetings have been held with the water committee and a > representative from the Mayor’s office to try to resolve on-going > disagreements surrounding community leadership and participation in the > project. > • Work on the construction of the pump house is complete > except for the roof which requires welding. The design has been finalised > and a welder is to be contracted. > • The plumber has installed almost all of the PVC pipes. > The only pipes left to install are those which will connect the header tank > to the distribution system. > • Due to poor levels of community participation not all > the trenches have been adequately in-filled and now that the rains have come > some have been significantly eroded. > • Around half of the water meters have been installed. > • The design for the electrical installations has been > approved by Union Fenosa, although some errors in the plan drawn up by the > contractor have been discovered. These are being corrected and will need to > be authorised by Union Fenosa before we can proceed. > > > ______________________________ > Jane Longley > > Nuevas Esperanzas > Apartado 400 > León > Nicaragua > > Tel: +505 23116057 > Mobile: +505 88502751 > > info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.nuevasesperanzas.org >