The Municipalidad de Santa Cruz has appointed a commission to look into why someone began to build a commercial center on land designated for a park in the middle of Tamarindo.

The construction so irked some residents that they demolished the construction several weeks ago.

The news of the commission was reported by the Asociación Pro Mejoras de Playa Tamarindo, which opposes the project. The zoning plan for the community designates the land as a park, but land is very valuable in the beach community of Tamarindo, and the association said the property is worth $700 a square meter and contains 6,000 meters

The association said that officials in Santa Cruz deny much knowledge of the project. Municipal council members said that a European sent a note in December that proposed constructing the project but no formal decision was made. In March construction began, said the association.

The three-member commission will seek to locate who gave permission for the project, if anyone. The association said it had a six-year agreement with the municipal authorities to administer the park land.