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This morning the Bishop welcomed the new meeting of the Director of Historical Heritage Restoration Plan Lorca, created for the reconstruction of Lorca after the earthquakes of May 11, 2011.

The mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar explained that the regular meetings of this committee to assess how are developing restoration work, "are considering the specific figures of 95% financing of the master plan is already underway ".

Jodar has also explained that the term of this Master Plan expires in July next year, but that has requested an extension until the end of 2016 as a result of having achieved an extension of the tax benefits of the plan of patronage to which restoration historical heritage of Lorca is received: "As the tax benefits have led to the end of 2016 have agreed to raise the validity of the master plan also extended until that date."

Has also assured the mayor that half of 2016 will be completed restoration Lorca heritage, "for purposes of the final touches, so that mattress until the end of the year."

Was also present at the meeting the Minister of Education, Culture and Universities, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, who stressed that despite the complexity of the recovery of Lorca heritage "figures are encouraging," have invested more than 24 million euros by the different public administrations and the Diocese of Cartagena, "almost 80% of the actions have had involvement, commitment and collaboration of the diocese, has been determining their collaboration so that it could undertake with agility and with sufficient investment. "

For his part, Bishop of Cartagena, Mons. José Manuel Lorca Planes, now exercised host of the meeting, spoke about the start of construction of the parish church of Christ the King, whose foundation stone was laid on the 12th, "It will be a modern, dignified, beautiful and simple, austere and modesty that has to have at this time a building by the historical situation we are living church."

Mr. Bishop has assured to feel admired for the effective work of reconstruction developed in just four years.

Lorca's mayor also spoke of how the earthquake of 2.7 degrees which had its epicenter in Aledo Lorca lived in yesterday: "In Lorca we are accustomed to these small earthquakes, but before we drank a little joke and after 2011 people get scared, of course. "

Mons. Lorca added that talk of earthquakes is "touched a chord of Lorca.

In four years we rebuild a city, but fear or fear of a movement of the earth that is not easily reconstructed ".

Source: Obispado de Cartagena