José García Murcia, spokesman for the city of Izquierda Unida in the municipality of Lorca, says the team of popular government pursues a policy of short-range, obsessive-poor economic and social and cultural.
The Politics of CP IU Lorca is qualified by "short range" in that, analyzing the facts, do not identify signs that make one think of a global project of development of our county, nor the definition of strategies to guide or guide actions in any area, or economic, or urban, or cultural, or sports, or youth, but rather can be seen that the work, operations or activities of various types that have been made are the result of timing.
This has happened with Plan E or Plan of Works and Services of the Autonomous Region, where in any case have established criteria and has worked on political consensus.
It so happens that we do not have comprehensive plans in Lorca on historic performance (rehabilitation) or on the monuments, which not infrequently leads to important financial outlays for projects poorly resolved (the case of the Plaza of Spain).
This is true both as Urbamed PIBAL not fulfill their ultimate goal of revitalizing the Uptown in its economic and social development; And so it happens that, despite significant investments, our districts are not achieving the expected economic, social and cultural merit .
Have been several times that IU has called for strategic planning for Lorca, which serve, among other things, to define a new local development framework after the failed model that advocated and practiced the PSOE in its day, and thus guide policy towards specific goals of economic advancement, urbanization, tourism, environment, etc, established following the contextual analysis and the new economic conditions both generally and also down to regional programs and projects for the districts.
Quite the opposite of what we see.
The PP has not had enough reflexes to take the opportunity that was provided at the polls, and the only trace or imprint of its political action is the inability to overcome the adversity of the moment.
The obsession with economic, according to IU, taking the team away from the PP to thoroughly investigate the management by the previous team, on one hand, or to strive to seek resources from state or regional administrations, or in any case ensure the highest precision and efficiency in administration, have led the government of the PP to make a huge political mistake to decide to abolish the autonomous agencies, management and business planning suvilor, to exert a central action, which according to IU subtracted operation to the departments concerned, love, despite all the justifications offered by the PP, sacrificing social and political participation in decision-making.
Thus, for IU is neither more nor less than concentration of power and undemocratic political exercise.
And all this, having dealt with during this year 2010 a reform of the statutes of the Urban Planning Department, which in turn claims improvisation in the measures finally adopted.
However, the obsession with saving and austerity measures have barely managed to reduce the deficit, which in the opinion of UI becomes totally into question the appropriate management of the council, being equally reprehensible to maintain the duplication of charges the dome of the organization of planning.
With respect to the social, IU finds that being as it is currently unemployed, the main problem of society Lorca (as is throughout the Region and in Spain), and although not a direct responsibility of the City , but must be the primary concern, as well as basic health care measures are provided, should be first-order political goal the implementation of measures for job creation in the municipality, an issue that certainly has not been treated decisively by the PP.
In this sense IU considers that the PP has not fought enough to attract productive investment projects Lorca or did not produce the necessary conditions.
We must say here that not taken into consideration the request made at the time IU on a Forum of Experts, or the creation of a Data Center, nor the creation of a special economic fund for employment or more recently to adjudicate a methodology of public works to promote the hiring of workers.
In this short critique of the political balance of 2010, IU can not forget the cultural, sports and youth; going to define the performance of the PP in these fields, in general, as disastrous to the extent that the associative in the three areas identified assists astonished to lack of political ability of PP to at least maintain projects, teams, and initiatives of some roots and tradition.
We can not forget the disappearance of Lorca Rock or Eliocroca Volleyball team.
Deserves special mention as regards the development of the Great Law of Municipalities of Population, about what IU pronounce on this matter stating that the PP is completely paralyzed and no complaint has been lodged and Social Council of the City.
It also criticizes the lack of political will to address the establishment of Neighborhood or the implementation of democratic mechanisms for the election of village headman, which will mean the obvious failure of an election promise.
Finally, in view of the publication in the BORM, 24 November, the collaboration agreement signed between the Autonomous Community of Murcia, through the Ministry of Universities, Business and Research and Andaltia, SL, construction and commissioning of a prototype photovoltaic solar power plant of at least 400 MW for electricity production under normal and unique project, approved by the Governing Council at its meeting of 10 September 2010, and considering the significant volume of investment and provision of job creation, IU believes it is a golden opportunity for the Mayor of Lorca demonstrate to its citizens their political weight in the regional context and management skills in demanding that this project should be located in our municipality.
In short, the mayor must fight for this project instead of stroking initiatives ZEIC impossible as China for example.
Similarly, it is an opportunity to check whether the president really bet Valcárcel Lorca and its area of influence.
Otherwise be deducted in his speech that there are many words and little action.
Source: IU Lorca