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victor gonzalez To carlos geigel <cacoge@aol.com>

<victorluisgonzalez@yahoo.c
om> cc edwin_muniz@fws.gov, Marc Roumain Prieto
<mroumain@drna.gobierno.pr>, fernando agrait
07/06/200909:31 AM <agraitfe@caribe.net>, beverly yoshioka
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Subject PRLF Flamenco farm coastal restoration project

Dear Mr. Geigel:

See the enclosed PDF file showing what happen on July 4, 2009 at
our property.
More people are now using PRLF's dirt road and are parking inside
its coastal forest then before. The fact that the property owners
on the Arenal section of Flamenco Beach are blocking the ARPE
required access from the Arenal municipal road to the beach and
that the Municipality has not fix the Arenal road is pushing all
these additional traffic into my property. I my road is in
better shape than the Arenal Municipal Road and that works
against me. Also, people and enterprises are using the beach
abutting PRLF property to carryon activities that are not
permitted and that result in the environmental degradation of the
beach and of my property. As they are far from the supervised
Balneario area they get away with doing all the activities that
are prohibited on such an environmentally sensitive area. Against
our wishes, they use PRLF property as a very convenient staging
area.
Please also be aware that there is a serious drug and human
trafficking problem in Culebra and that our property and the
USFWS OP are been use to hide drugs. (personal communication from
law enforcement officers)

The purpose of this email is to request your assistance. PRLF

alone can't do it.

We have sign agreements with the USFWS and the DRNA; and have
submitted the PUNTA Flamenco Master Plan to ACDEC a year ago.

As you are aware, as legal representative of ACDEC, PRLF has a

coastal restoration project in collaboration with the USFWS and
the DNRA. PRLF has not been able to move forward with this
project because the unauthorized vehicle use of PRLF property
continues. PRLF submitted to ACDEC a Master Plan that
incorporated ACDEC's and the Municipality's request for a parking
area close to the beach. As you can see we provided it. In order
for it to work we need to put the boulders at the end of the
road. Cars will have the nine parking spots plus a convenient
turnaround.
I need not only ACDEC's help but also the Municipality, DRNA and
USFWS to make it work.
PRLF has allow the'use of its dirt road, has improved the road
and provided parking areas and a turnaround.
Sincerely,
Victor Gonzalez
managing partner
PRLF
 4 of JLlly 2009
Finca PLlnta Flan1enco
PLlerto Rico Land and FrLlit, SE

View from turnaround at the end of the dirt road inside PRLF property. Notice the cars
parked on the designated parking area on the side ofth~ dirt road. This is the agreed upon
parking area at the end of the road. For more detail please see the Punta Flamenco Master
Plan submitted to the ACDEC by PRLF.
View driving in. Nine cars were parked on the designated area allowing other cars to
drive in.

View showing the designated parking area.

Another view of the parking area as one approaches the turnaround. Notice the silt fences
on the Laguna Flamenco forested area and the trees on the cente'r of the turnaround. At
the end, a car improperly parked on the sensitive coastal fringe vegetation.

Cars improperly parked on the turnaround blocking its use. Notice the white sand trail
over the dune leading directly into Flamenco Beach. Notice the sea-grape and the gumbo
Iimbo tress on the center of the turnaround.
 The turnaround, notice the cars improperly parked on the turnaround (on the left)
blocking its use. Also, notice on the background, to the left alld to the right of the
boulder, cars improperly parked on the sensitive coastal fringe vegetation. The trees
planted two years ago continue to be damaged and the USFWS-PRLF-ORNA Coastal
Restoration project continues to be delayed because of vehicles driving over and parking
on top of the vegetation.

Improperly parked cars

View of improperly parked cars, garbage and picnics inside PRLF private property.
Original foot path to Flamenco Beach (see next picture) was widened illegally by
unknown individuals. As a result vehicles now drive onto Flamenco Beach further
destroying the sensitive beach vegetation.

The original foot path access to Flamenco Beach as it looked two years ago.
Culebra kids who helped two years ago with the tree planting on PRLF's first attempt at
the restoration of the coastal vegetation. Most of the trees planted have been destroy by
vehicles driving over them.

Culebra visitor peacefully enjoying the area when only pedestrian access was possible.