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This morning the PODECASA Liquidation Commission was held, which was responsible for dissolving this company, which is integrated by the City of Cartagena and the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia (CARM), which owns part of Hondón's land. Mayor, José López;
The Deputy Mayor, Ana Belén Castejón;
The spokesman for the popular group, Francisco Espejo, and representatives of CARM.
The meeting dealt with the current situation of society, the accounts of the meeting held between the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia and the Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) concerning the rehabilitation of soils of El Hondón and The proposed implementation of fencing works on the plot of El Hondón.
REQUEST TO THE AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY OF THE PAYMENT OF ITS PART OF THE DEBT
After this meeting, the mayor of Cartagena and chairman of the PODECASA Liquidation Commission, José López, has informed that it will require "that the Autonomous Community make immediate payment" of the part of the debt that corresponds to it, which Amounting to 628,000 euros and that has been pending payment for two years.
The first mayor has indicated that if the regional administration does not act on the balance of the debt, will articulate the measures that the legal services of the society consider appropriate.
López said in that connection that contacts have been maintained with Finance Minister Andrés Carrillo, who indicated that we want to make progress in this regard but that there are problems with respect to the valuation of land.
The City Council considers that the assessment should be made later, but what must be done is to pay a debt, which continues to grow with interest, to be able to finish liquidating the company and initiate the necessary actions of cleaning and recovery of the land that Have heavy metals and radioactive material, for which the Nuclear Safety Council requests action.
"It is not understood that an Autonomous Community can not pay a debt of just over 600,000 euros after so many years that we have suffered the Cartagena these dangerous remains with those who live the neighbors of the station and the rest of Cartagena," said Lopez.
As for the rest of the debts contracted by the company, Lopez has reported that the other 810,000 euros owed for other services, are being paid promptly by the Consistory.
PERIMETRAL FENCE OF THE CONTAMINATED ZONE
As for the fencing in the plot of El Hondón for the part that gives to the road of the Union and of some rafts, that requested the Nuclear Security Center in a recent meeting, Lopez has indicated that it must be surrounded around 5,000 meters of perimeter.
A performance that would cost about 350,000 euros according to municipal estimates.
The calculation has been made considering the use of welded metal fences, the reconstruction of deteriorated concrete walls and the construction of four entrances.
However, they would still be pending the report of what the Nuclear Safety Council indicates with respect to the materials that it deems appropriate for this action.
POSSIBLE USE OF LAND
With regard to the possible use of these lands or their sale by the City Council to settle the debts, the reports so far indicate that it is not advisable to build residential buildings, but whether other types of infrastructure could be created Such as parking areas, parks or gardens.
The Consistory is pending a report prepared by the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, which together with the reports prepared by the waste manager FCC Ámbito and the company of treatment of floors Emgrisa, would go to the Autonomous Community and to the Security Council Nuclear to see if you can act in any of the land or value it, and with that valuation assume part of the expenses of the company PODECASA.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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