Pattaya officials survey beaches as new regulations prepped

Pattaya officials this week planned to debate new rules aimed at cleaning up Pattaya and Jomtien beaches to bring them in line with policies set by the National Council for Peace and Order.

At a Sept. 26 press conference, city council members Terasak Jatupong, Banjong Banthoonprayuk, and Ithiwat Wattanasartsathorn said they had led 10 teams of city workers to area beaches Sept. 24-26 to count the number of beach chairs and vendors plying their trade on the sand.

The surveyors gathered information on each vendor, including whether the current operator had taken over from the original licensee. They noted that beach chair franchises were first granted 30 years ago and many have been passed down through generations or sold.

Terasak said information collected will be complied and present to the full city council, which planned to meet this week with provincial and military representatives.

Thailand’s military regime has made a steady march through the country’s beach resorts, removing benches, umbrellas and vendors from public beaches in an effort to restore the natural environment, eradicate entrenched corruption and improve the atmosphere for tourists.

- See more at: http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/pattaya-officials-survey-beaches-as-new-regulations-prepped-41623#sthash.OoBiTSPz.dpuf

-- Pattaya Mail 2014-10-03

Let,s hope the recommendations will be beneficial to the public

....... and there was me thinking the officials were were on the beaches lining their pockets

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