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caused by an irresponsible residential policy implemented by
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In 2001 the mayor stated that his main goal for the municipality was to promote it as a touristic destination. In fact, Catalán's first year in office was focused on improving the appearance of the municipality, and the El
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to improve children's education, and other programs that also benefited the municipality by getting citizens more involved in the community activities. As of 2008 public schools conditions are worse than they were before the arrival of
Catalan into office. Also, crime and heavy traffic problems
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Catalan dedicated his second term to the issuing of residential construction permits all over the municipality without stopping to consider how this would affect traffic in the municipality. There are few avenues and roads that connect El
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of the area, including the repair of five state-owned schools that support 1,400 students. Special programs were implemented for students, such as drug prevention, water conservation, the
Francisco de Miranda Project, which focused on the use of
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