The Nosara Civic Association

A call, I would say, from the Nosara welcoming committee. In doing research regarding the availability of property managers for Plan B, I ran into Bobbi Johnson, in the digital sense. She is the secretary for the Nosara Civic Association.

Now, I know a bit about the Civic Association, or at least I thought I did. They used to be in charge of the water utilities in Nosara, and used them to great effect to control developers. I don't know if it was by that leverage, or by other means, but they are in part credited with maintaining the balance between the ecosystem, the native inhabitants, and foreign growth. In fact, that is their stated mission on their web site.

The purposes of the Asociación Civica de Nosara are to promote the material and intellectual growth of all the inhabitants of the area known as "Playas de Nosara", without distinction: to promote the region's progress without interference with the local culture of its prior inhabitants or the area's scenic beauties. It shall furthermore watch over the protection and conservation of the regions flora and fauna, striving to maintain the natural ecological balance.

They sent me a dues bill, and before I paid it, I looked into that to which my dues would go. According to the Web Site:

Your support, both financially through dues or donation as well as through volunteer opportunities, returns to you in a variety of ways:
Helps to maintain the integrity of the local airport
Contributes to the preservation of the beaches
Contributes to the preservation of the green belts
Helps to maintain ecological balance in the area by encouraging the reduction of pollution and garbage
Provides humanitarian support during natural disasters.
Provides a legal fund to support environmental causes and to inhibit improper development of beaches and wetlands
Provides emergency repairs and safety protection of the roads

If all that is even half true, then its the best 175 dollars I have ever spent. But wait, there is more:

Membership in the NCA also provides you direct benefits:
Reduced health insurance rates through the NCA group plan
Provides a channel for member businesses to present products and services
In the future, the NCA plans to expand in the following areas:
Help channel new business to our NCA members
Increase the distribution of NCA's helpful community information booklet
Continue the evolution of the NCA website to provide access to comprehensive information about all of our community and updates of current events

Strange, me being the member of a civic association. What is next? the PTA? No matter. I look forward to seeing what these dues cover, and what the efficacy of the association is like.