The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, stressed that "the work is being undertaken with the sponsorship of Banco Santander with Lorca taken out of unemployment."
April 10, 2012.
The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, this morning visited the rehabilitation works of Pilar Barnes Municipal Library, which was damaged by the earthquakes of May 11 and is being repaired under the sponsorship of Banco Santander.
Jodar explained that "the works are being carried out since November and is now working on this recovery is facing its final, so hopefully by June this service from reopening its doors to offer their services to all Lorca ".
The mayor thanked the solidarity of the Santander Group, which has brought some 360,000 euros to carry out this work is coming true recovery this space reference to Lorca, having work on three floors and basement, on a surface of 1,200 square meters .
In addition, the College of Engineers of Public Works in the Region of Murcia was just altruistically comprehensive settlement of the pillars, columns, cracks in walls and other structural elements damaged by earthquakes.
This made an investment of more than 24,000 euros.
This was the first and necessary step to undertake the comprehensive settlement of the Pilar Barnes.
Francisco Jodar explained that most of the rehabilitation is being carried out by unemployed Lorca, which is an important aid to people who were unemployed, while this infrastructure is recovered as needed.
Specifically, we have held in the Barnes Pilar demolition and debris removal, cleaned up and repair of cracks, replacement of ceilings, fix partitions, replacement of damaged windows, carpentry work, plumbing, electrical, painting, air conditioning, arrangements in the elevator and repair and replacement of the facade in places where was damaged.
However, the mayor pointed out that "the City Council have made since May 11 different actions to compensate for the absence of this Library, as the use of other spaces such as the Campus Library or the Prince of Asturias Institute and installation of the mobile library in the Plaza Real, we all know it is very important that our great municipal public library re-opened as soon as possible what will be possible by the commitment of the Santander Group and demonstrating solidarity with Lorca to the difficulties we are experiencing right now, something that, once again, thank you and the College of Engineers of Public Works in the Region of Murcia ".
The generous support of the Santander Group, who wanted to participate in the reconstruction of Lorca, has been demonstrated through an important agreement which quantified the help of this banking group to Lorca at 500,000 euros, from being carried out these works and those of the first Municipal Nursery School, located in the Cat, as well as the dissemination of Self-Protection Plan in the township schools, an initiative that has been carried out successfully.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca