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The mayor, Francisco Jodar, yesterday presided over the meeting of the Social Council of the City in which he was given participation to groups, politicians and experts parties towards the preparation of the municipal proposal for ERDF funding in the second round of the EDUSI.

The mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, announced yesterday at the meeting of the Social Council of the City that "the City of Lorca increase in its Strategy for Sustainable Integrated Urban Development for the historic area of ​​the city the co-financing rate for the second call for ERDF grants on the proposal presented in the first trial. "

During the meeting which was given participation to groups, politicians and experts parties towards the preparation of the municipal proposal for ERDF funding in the second round EDUSI, the mayor explained that "the main obstacle when obtain financing, has been economic. in the Region have been submitted to the call 16 municipalities, four of which could apply for up to € 15,000,000 of assistance, when available funds were just over € 27,000,000. Under this circumstance , which has been the trend in other autonomous communities when undertaking valuations, technical considered appropriate to put limits award as the population that did not come on the bases, with the aim that could develop initiatives really integrals in different locations. "

The mayor explained that "following the meetings held by municipal technicians with evaluators technicians indicated that they agreed as a general criterion for the whole country not subsidize more than 10 million euros to municipalities with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants, as is the Lorca case ".

"The good news is that starting from that document, which has achieved a good assessment, we have a global sustainable plan of action in the medium and long term for the revitalization of the historic center, agreed with the social and political actors, and that we are willing to take implemented in full, for what we have already taken steps to achieve other complementary lines of public and private funding, "said Francisco Jodar.

However, the mayor has stated that "following the recommendations for this call'll require up to 10 million euros, but will keep the same municipal contribution of € 3,435,470, which in the previous EDUSI accounted for 20% required by ERDF minimum cofinancing, and which we will present will now be 34.35% with what we want to show, from this council committed to the objective of this strategy, recovery and revitalization of the historic center, shared by all Lorca objective, as already it demonstrated in the broad citizen participation that had various consultations and working groups made ".

In addition, the mayor stressed that "we have maintained contacts with the Central Government to those actions that can not be developed by this budget variation under FEDER go framing in other state and mainly European calls".

70 million euros invested in recent years in the area

Francisco Jodar said that "Sustainable Development Strategy Lorca 2020 is a further step in the development of the overall planning of the New Lorca, which has focused investing administrations exceeds the historic 70 million euros in the last years with actions to improve roads, energy efficiency, rehabilitation of housing, public buildings and historical heritage, those who have joined them plans boosting tourism and trade, along with an increase and strengthening of festive cultural, sporting and as well as tax for those who invest in this area of ​​the city or direct to the opening or renovation of commercial and catering establishments aid benefits. these initiatives will join them soon others like Mercado del Sol, Artisan House, Palace of Justice, the Center for Women, musealization other historical buildings ... ".

The mayor also recalled that since 2007 the town has benefited from achieving around 40 million euros of ERDF, of which an important part was achieved in his first term to the districts of the city.

The mayor concluded by the Social Council of the City saying that "the technicians in charge of redesigning the strategy, inter alia as regards the new budget, are already working on it, because the deadline for submission is December 15 .

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca