The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, met this morning in San Esteban with the President of the Autonomous Community, Pedro Antonio Sanchez, to discuss current issues concerning the municipality.
Jodar has stressed that "I have conveyed to the President the concern generated in Lorca by the judgments of the agreements" trap "which are a financial catastrophe for the municipality and for all Lorca. Remember that the government team PSOE approved 2005 rezoning of SIDU based book. These were agreements "trap" because the council is now required to repay the money. At that time the city coffers entered 12.754 million euros that had to be reserved for urban cost and yet were wasted. Now we have to return this amount, together with costs and expenses, representing an economic condemns capital for our town. We have already been sentenced to return 5.22 million euros, of which we have paid 1,591,000 euros. In 2016 we to pay 1,300,000 euros, to which you can add other expenses for the disastrous policies pursued by the PSOE, which represent an economic slab for all Lorca.
We have moved the President the effort we are making to maintain financial balance without having to remove municipal services through a responsible and efficient administration. "
Similarly, Sanchez Jodar has shared with the progress made in the reconstruction of Lorca after the earthquake of 2011. In this sense, the Mayor has stated that "the regeneration works optimally move, thanks to the work developed together with the Ministry of Public Works. As far higher priority, rebuilding homes, 550 have already been delivered. Currently there are 860 in the process of reconstruction, most very close and the handover. They are all better housing, more efficient and safe, with new spaces such as garages and storage rooms. The Joint Commission has already solved almost all cases and the payment of aid has recorded significant progress in recent months. "
The mayor has also discussed with the President "progress on a new way of doing politics that both the regional government and the city of Lorca are doing. Specifically in Lorca we are pioneers in terms of transparency and citizen participation. In fact already in the previous legislature constitute the Social City Council and drafted as important as the Rules of Participation tools; now we will start the Neighborhood and District early next year Together we are also pioneers in terms of transparency, because we have. and a municipal transparency portal and we are even broadcasting through internet and social networks Municipal Plenary. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca