The newspaper La Verdad informs this morning of the continuous delays of the Government of Arroyo and Castejón in the announced deadlines of the Rambla Plan, something that evidences the stagnation of this project.
Specifically, the new road will be operational at least six months later than expected after more than a year of work.
The folly of the Executive of PP, transfugas and Cs was already warned by MC, training that presented its allegations against the processing of the project by not taking into account Castejón that the area is flooded.
The time has given the reason to the Cartagenerist formation since the Segura Hydrographic Confederation (CHS) already warned the City Council in March 2019 that the Government Board had prompted the revision of the agreement without a report of flooding of the land.
Months later, in August, the CHS issued an unfavorable report on part of the residential area due to the risk of flooding in case of torrential rains, in addition to making other safety recommendations on the road and warning about the lack of definition of works for rainwater discharge
Regarding the large announced park of almost 300,000 square meters, it is already known that reality will be very different from what was promised by limiting itself to the contribution of the promoter after the Government failed to attend European funds last summer and not even show up for the call of 2020.
This context has been valued by the spokesman of the municipal group MC Cartagena, José López, who has started remembering the accumulated delay in the road, in addition to the 'initiative' of various owners to lift a concrete wall that prevents it from being built in its I usually.
"One more sample that the City Council has given itself to the promoter and works at your service," he said.
The City Council, unable to finance the park
Then, he added that "obtaining a large park" would be the main advantage that Cartagena would obtain from the development of the Rambla Plan, "because we are in need of green and public spaces, and that area is ideal."
However, he regretted that the Government entrusted its share of financing to the European UIA funds and that they had 'forgotten' to announce "that they have not obtained them".
"Cartagena has been left out and has no funding for the park. A park that Mr. Olivo cannot demand either because Castejón signed him not to do it for anything, at least for the Cartagena people."
Project 'Boria' rejected
Subsequently, it has deepened the consequences of the rejection of the municipal project 'Boria', which generates "clouds" for the development of the Park of the Rambla Plan, since "it is at the mercy of what the promoter wishes to do without the City Council being able to demand its completion, "He said that" in October should be completed, and it is clear that in the best case, if Mr. Olivo so decides, we will have 10% of that park, because around 300,000 square meters would cost about 10 million euros (€ 30 / m2). Remember that the promoter only commits to one tenth of this in the agreement that Castejón validated and Arroyo has taken for granted. "
The PP is unmarked from the request for a report to the Legal Council
The cartagenerista leader, later, recalled that "in the spring, the PP, like MC, wanted to ask the Legal Council for a report on the law. That is what the Plenary approved. But things changed in summer. The PP was already comfortable 'in the shade' and he accepted the entire procedure. From MC we appealed against the process for not taking into account that it is a flood zone. And in recent dates we have received the dismissal of our allegations. "
The Confederation reports on notable deficiencies not provided for in the Plan
The spokesman for the Cartagenerists has continued his argument by stating that, as reflected in the municipal resolution, "the agreement was validated by the Governing Board in February 2019 without the report of the Segura Hydrographic Confederation (CHS). We have confirmed that the CHS warned of the flooding of the land in March 2019 (after approval), as well as informing in August 2019 in very conclusive terms. "
Thus, the aforementioned agency transferred communication informing "negatively part of the residential that the City Council raised in the flood zone; safety recommendations for the road and other residential areas outside the police zone but in the flood zone; the lack of study of the water resources necessary for development and lack of definition of works for stormwater discharge ".
The consequences of irresponsible processing
Similarly, the Cartagenerist leader has censored that "Castejón gave Olivo a clear path without taking into account that the area is flooded, as MC denounced. Now, cornered, everything has to change on the fly."
José López has concluded by adding that "it has been more than demonstrated that the reactivation of the Rambla Plan was not signed by the channels that guarantee the safety of future neighbors, but by those that give security to the promoter having benefits no matter what happens" .
"It is also clear that the PSOE then, as now PP, C's and transfugas are puppets of business interests. That is why they do not claim the legality report, nor can they demand from the promoter anything that he does not want to do willingly because they gave him a blank check without consideration for cartageneros. "
Source: Grupo municipal MC Cartagena