A wide representation of the Municipal Government Team will analyze with the technicians the details suggested by the directive of this group to improve the area and agreed to continue maintaining the dialogue for the next actions planned for this area of ​​Lorca.
Following the round of meetings with neighborhood groups that has been ongoing in the last decade, the City of Lorca last night reviewed with the board of the Association of Rabaleros Neighbors the numerous projects of improvement and creation of new infrastructures which, valued In more than 67.5 million euros, have been destined, are being implemented or will be carried out between 2007 and 2018 in the neighborhood.
In this meeting a wide representation of the Municipal Government Team recalled the benefits that have been the 25 million euros of the construction of the University Campus of Lorca, which will be expanded with a Day Center for Older People;
The 5 million of the building of a new institute, which is also the headquarters of the Official School of Languages;
Or the start-up of the M13 Youth Resource Center.
In addition, the dialogue and coordination with the neighbors with which they have been implemented and will continue to be carried out, will be carried out the works of integral remodeling of the areas of San Cristóbal, San Diego, access by Caravaca Road, Los Angeles, Apolonia , Avenida Europa and adjacent, that are getting the neighbors of these areas to have the latest technologies of lighting, telecommunications, drinking water supply, sewage and a newly independent network of rainwater collection.
All this thanks to an investment of more than 34.8 million euros, which has become the largest in its history.
"As we are doing in the rest of neighborhoods and districts of the municipality, in this area of ​​Lorca we are transforming all public spaces, from the main streets to the smallest and degraded, where there was no pavement, in a few corners Beautiful with a careful image and better services such as bins, banks or underground containers wherever they come, "added from the Municipal Government.
But in addition to the effort in road infrastructure, during the meeting recalled the investment of 1 million in the construction of the largest Social Center in Lorca, which is also a reference for all women and elderly in the municipality, where decentralized citizen services And social services.
It has also rehabilitated the headquarters of the Peña la Jarapa and the Association of Women, have restored the churches of San Diego (with 600,000 euros regional grant) and San Cristobal, while practically rebuilt largely the Sacred Heart College , Where we have now generated new areas of shade, and a covered pavilion was built at Colegio San Cristobal, where other improvements have been made such as the dining room or the reinforcement of structure totaling € 183,600.
To this we could add the 36,600 € that the City granted a subsidy for the rehabilitation of the Cemetery, the € 190,000 that cost the rehabilitation of the Prince of Asturias Institute and € 167,982 of the rehabilitation of the San Diego Health Center after the earthquakes, Not to talk about aid to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of homes and businesses by earthquakes.
However, Barrio's improvement policies have not been limited to bricks, but the City Council has made programs of educational support and extracurricular activities for the social and linguistic integration of students with greater difficulties;
In recent years have been given aid to new entrepreneurs who wanted to build their business in the area or wanted to modernize their establishment,
Without forgetting the multitude of programs of formation for the employment centered in the inhabitants of San Cristóbal and the Barrios Altos.
In addition, disadvantaged children in Barrio are also benefiting from the Proinfancia program.
In addition, during the last decade, this City Council has launched a Municipal Library open to all Lorca, located in the Prince of Asturias Institute.
In addition, the governments chaired by Francisco Jódar have contributed to improve the Museo del Paso Incarnado.
It was also recalled that the current mayor was the only candidate for mayor who had in his electoral program work to facilitate that the Autonomous Community built a new Health Center in this area.
Finally, the Government Team agreed to analyze with the technicians the details suggested by the directive of this group to continue improving the area and agreed to continue to maintain the dialogue for the upcoming improvements planned for this area of ​​Lorca.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca