The mayor, José López, held a meeting this morning, in the administrative building of San Miguel, with the president of the Association of Merchants of the San Fernando commercial area, María José Rodríguez Ballesta, as well as with other representatives of this entity.
After the meeting, López has listed some deficiencies of the open commercial center of San Fernando, lamenting that "the wiring, as in the rest of Cartagena, goes in the facade, and the electrical and telephone companies refuse to bury", in addition to citing Other issues "such as the replacement of the street sign", which will be undertaken when budget is possible, at which time it will be "to leave the buried lines or prepare the infrastructure so that the lines can be buried without being more burdensome to The neighbors of San Fernando Street ".
Likewise, it has referred to other health problems related to the proliferation of birds in the area, an issue that will be undertaken by the company responsible.
Similarly, the association has asked the mayor mediation for private owners to install panels or vinyl in the perimeter fencing of their plots, as is being done in other areas of Cartagena.
All these issues have been aggravated by not being resolved by previous municipal officials in recent years.
Finally, the mayor has indicated his intention to "attend" the needs of San Fernando Street, in addition to reiterate that the City Council has addressed to the electrical for the withdrawal of the aerial wiring, indicating that the local administration has met with the Problem that "there is no legislation and are not obliged to do so".
María José Rodríguez Ballesta, president of the Association of Merchants of the San Fernando commercial area, has reaffirmed as main concerns the aspects of wiring lines, pavement and the proliferation of pigeons and seagulls.
Rodriguez has said that San Fernando Street "currently has forty premises and the commercial area has very active businesses because they maintain a relationship of trust with its public, as well as durable, which promotes the street will not decline but boom ".
However he has criticized how hygienic deficiencies can cause the street to undergo a devaluation.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena