- According to the Citizen spokesman in Cartagena, Manuel Padín, "we can not allow an emblematic street like San Fernando, and the rest of our historic center to be devalued by the inaction of the last governments of Cartagena, who have to watch the Problem of front, with decision and of multidisciplinary way "
- If the City Council continues to do nothing, Citizens will propose the creation of a plan to prevent overpopulation of this species in the urban center by applying ethical methods such as the use of contraceptive feeds to prevent reproduction
The Municipal Group of Citizens has today sympathized with the problems faced by San Fernando Street traders on a daily basis. "Since the beginning of the legislature, we have been demanding that the local government put solutions to the dirt, one of These problems, from the streets of the historic center of Cartagena, and a few days ago, the three opposition groups denounced that the lack of measures to control the populations of pigeons and seagulls caused many inconveniences that devalued our urban furniture, our heritage and streets Emblematic as the one of San Fernando ".
"On the other hand, we have to remember that we have been in the legislature for two years, and the Government has not yet clarified the budget or deadlines for implementing the remodeling of the street and thus preventing its degradation, what is supposed to be commitments, intentions and promises in Its meetings with merchants to give away the ears but the years go by without anything changes, "said the spokesman of Cs Cartagena.
Plague of pigeons and seagulls
The Citizen spokesman in Cartagena, Manuel Padín, misses "municipal actions to control suitable populations of these urban birds through ethical methods and, in this way, reduce the annoyances, risks they can cause, and allow coexistence among citizens And these animals. "
"In this sense we are glad that the mayor of Cartagena has parked his chronic animosity with the city of Murcia and has announced that he will seek advice from the Murcia Consistory, which has recently addressed this situation, to address the plague of urban birds in Cartagena," has Explained Padín.
"We believe it is a problem that can not only be solved from the Local Trade Council, but also has to be involved in the area of ​​Public Health, because once patched, it will repeat itself in a short time if there are no long-term strategies "Said the Padín, who recalls that his group has already proposed some measures such as limiting nesting areas, protecting access to sensitive areas, and undertaking awareness-raising campaigns that seek citizen collaboration with leaflets that Basic rules to prevent their spread.
If in the next weeks nothing changes, Citizens will propose the creation of a plan to avoid overpopulation of this species in the urban area, or the assistance of one of the companies specialized in the control of urban pests.
From the Orange formation, they believe that the Government of Cartagena must begin to take this issue seriously and to ensure the public health and well-being of Cartagena's neighbors.
In any case, the spokesperson for the orange training has wanted to make clear that "at no time promote the use of techniques that produce any harm, we live in 2017 and we have at our disposal ethical methods such as the use of contraceptive feeds to prevent their reproduction As is already being done in cities such as Barcelona or Florence and do not affect other species.
According to Padín, "we can not allow an emblematic street like San Fernando, and the rest of our historic center to be devalued by the inaction of the last governments of Cartagena, who have to look at the problem head-on, decisively and in a manner Multidisciplinary ".
Cs transferred to the Public Prosecutor's Office of Public Health problems in Cartagena
The Municipal Citizens Group transferred to the chief prosecutor of the Environment Unit of the Attorney General of the State, Antonio Vercher, the Superior Prosecutor of the Region of Murcia, José Luis Díaz Manzanera, and the Chief Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor's Office Cartagena, Carmen de la Fuente Méndez, all the documentation that the orange formation has collected in recent months regarding the serious deficiencies and possible anomalies in public health.
Among the documentation provided, the orange training included the passivity of the Public Health area before the uncontrolled populations of pigeons, seagulls and other urban birds.
"In less than a month we expect a response from these prosecutors and we will be able to report on what our next steps will be," said the spokesperson for Citizens.
Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena