The Socialist Councillor Isabel Casalduero today deplored the "continual improvisation" and "lack of planning and coordination" of the PP government team as regards the redevelopment of the Plaza of Spain.
In this regard, he recalled that the Mayor Casalduero Francisco Jodar has started "on the wrong foot" when "the luxury" to reject a draft drawn up in time of socialist rule and was agreed by the various political and social agents.
Subsequently, Jódar "unnecessarily overloaded municipal coffers now ordering another project that serves neither has introduced a modified because we do not know how much it will cost us back to Lorca," he said.
Casalduero reported that the mayor has not reported or discussed these changes "with anyone" and that since the government team only announced to the media placement of three steps of 16 cm to eliminate the unevenness of the Plaza of Spain, a solution which, in view of the Socialists is "ridiculous, amateurish and absolute result of improvisation."
In this regard, the Socialist councilor questioned whether Jódar was not aware of the slope, with whom he agreed modification of the project and whether it has consulted the matter with experts and the Association for Protection of Heritage of Lorca, while ensuring that the solution proposed by the PP government team "not ideal" and "given away with the need to eliminate barriers."
In addition, Casalduero recalled that according to the lead time of four and a half months under the project, work should conclude by mid-March, while the Town Planning, Francisco Garcia, has said that will not end until at least June.
Therefore, the PSOE Councillor lamented the "bad" image that will be offered the most emblematic square in the town during Holy Week "which is the most important tourist season of the year for our city."
He also assured that prolong "the torment residents living and working environment of the City, the courts, the Chamber of Commerce, the deposit prison and the police."
Therefore, Jódar Casalduero requested the convening of an emergency meeting of the Board of speakers on the subject "to account for their decisions."
Moreover, since the PSOE Culture requesting a report that endorses the actions being carried out because "this matter is sufficiently important to be left to the discretion of the Mayor or Councillor on duty."
Opening to traffic of the city center
In another development, the socialist mayor gave a warning to the government team of PP in terms of the repeated delays in the works of the city center.
Casalduero expressed concern at the announcement of the council of Works, Angel Mecca, that the main thoroughfares of the town was opened to traffic only ten days before the first Easter procession.
In that sense, from the PSOE warn that any contingencies or unforeseen last minute could cause a real chaos in the local big week and ask the government team "to put the batteries" to be completed as soon as possible "some works should be completed for many months. "
Source: PSOE Lorca