The regional government allocates 4.5 million for actions in housing and infrastructure and services
Families will also receive another 4.8 million euros in aid for the construction of new housing and rent payments
The Minister of Presidency and Infrastructure, Pedro Rivera, stressed today that the reconstruction works of the neighborhood of San Fernando de Lorca, which was completely demolished after the earthquakes of 2011, "will take the decisive and definitive impulse so that the neighbors can return as soon as possible to their houses ", after the works finish this summer.
"From the regional government does not spend a single day without working so that families can return to their homes and return to normal that the tragic earthquakes snatched," said Rivera, who recalled that the Community makes a direct investment of 4, 5 million euros for the reconstruction of housing and urban renewal of the Lorca neighborhood.
The counselor and the mayor of Lorca, Fulgencio Gil, held a meeting with the president of the Neighborhood Association of the neighborhood of San Fernando, Fernando Roldán, and homeowners, to analyze the status of the reconstruction of the 232 homes, "whose works are at 91 percent degree of execution and the forecast is to end this summer, according to the construction company," he said.
In the course of the meeting, the counselor informed that the construction of the new buildings "is in a very advanced state of construction", in the absence of finishing the interior finishing elements.
Of the total of the 232 houses, the Community owns 18 of public promotion and 20 parking spaces, for which it contributes almost 1.9 million euros to the reconstruction of the buildings.
In addition, the new neighborhood of San Fernando will be completed with urban renewal works on an area of ​​24,620 square meters, which will be developed in a coordinated manner to rebuild the homes and will have a regional budget of 2.6 million euros.
For the renovation of the urbanization of the neighborhood, the renovation of paving, the elimination of architectural barriers, the creation of 134 parking spaces and 306 in basements, the improvement of the rainwater network and the renewal of services are projected (Sanitation networks, drinking water supply, electricity, gas and irrigation communications).
Green areas have also been designed with playgrounds for children and meeting areas and games for the elderly that allow leisure and enjoyment of outdoor leisure, while the urban furniture will be completely renewed.
These actions will be carried out by the City Council.
Support for neighbors
The counselor noted the "permanent support" of the central government, the regional government and the municipality to the neighbors, who highlighted his "effort, spirit of improvement and tireless work to promote the reconstruction of this neighborhood, which is, together with La Viña , one of the 'zero' zones of the 2011 earthquakes. "
In addition to the investments, the regional government has made available to neighbors aid for the reconstruction of the demolished houses and could not access so far to aid by failing to meet the requirements or not get enough compensation from the Insurance Compensation Consortium , and that they can pay the costs of rebuilding their homes.
The families of San Fernando will also receive another 4.8 million euros in aid from the Housing Plan for the reconstruction of the houses and the payment of rents, of which 3 million are destined to the construction of the new homes and the rest, 1.8 million, to finance the lease.
Source: CARM