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- "We can not remain silent and with our arms folded when we see that this local government, through the Department of Sustainable Development, is unable to sit down to talk and negotiate with one of the main concession companies and that is causing it not to fall water price, and has stopped investing about 6.5 million euros in the necessary work for the best municipal water network, and in the purification facilities, "said Manuel Padin, spokesperson for Citizens in Cartagena.

Cartagena, Thursday, October 5.

The Municipal Citizens Group in Cartagena has initiated a new round of contacts to try to resolve the conflict between the concessionaire of the water service, Hidrogea and the City of Cartagena in relation to the company's surplus since 2011, the commitment by the City Council to reduce the receipt of water, and the paralysis for three years of the necessary maintenance works in the sewerage networks, collection of rainwater, and purification.

The municipal spokesperson for the orange formation, Manuel Padín, met with the Hidrogea board in Cartagena at its headquarters on Capitales Ripoll street to try to assess the situation, "we have reviewed with them all the information that has been requested by the party of the City Council so far, its proposed revision of tariffs, and we have gathered their opinion before the rejection of their allegations by the Governing Board, as well as the policy that the company follows to bid the works, and with all that we want to meet with the municipal technicians and the councilman of Finance, Isabel Garcia, to explain, among other things, that it is past ten months after the agreement to support municipal accounts to continue to lower the price of water, and how they are going to unclog the pause of works in our water network ".

The meeting was attended by the concessionaire's manager, Fulgencio Díaz, and the Director of Concessions, Javier Ybarra, and both expressed their concern about the unwillingness of the City Council to work together and with dialogue, and criticized that the Government is working in a manner unilateral and according to them, "outside the legality".

"We can not remain silent and with our arms folded when we see that this local government, through the Department of Sustainable Development, is unable to sit down to talk and negotiate with one of the main concession companies when that is causing it to stop invest about 6.5 million euros in the necessary work for the best municipal water network, and in the purification facilities, "warned the spokesman for the orange formation that fears that" if this continues, Cartagena will have that to face a serious economic and environmental crisis, the leaks, bad smells, and spills will appear because of the irresponsibility of a government that does not know how to do real politics, which is to manage and find solutions, not problems. "

On the other hand, Manuel Padín recalled that his group has a commitment to its voters and the rest of Cartagena, "we told them that we would do everything possible to force the PSOE and MC Government to lower the water bill, in exchange for our support for the latest budgets, we had them sign a document in which they committed to do so, a signed pact that today is in breach. "

Manuel Padín has sent a clear message to the Government of Cartagena, "if this situation continues in time, if the price of water is not lowered, it will be very difficult for citizens to trust the government again, they can not have fellow travelers who do not keep his word. "

The Citizens' spokesperson recalls that "our commitment to dialogue does not imply in any case an impediment to continue with the inspection work of the concessionaire, the cost of the service or any other actions that may occur, as well as decisions regarding the the concession contract will be taken, on the contrary, in Citizens we have always opted to exercise a tight control of the activity of Hidrogea, its income, its expenses, and works that tender so that no excess can occur and interest prevails public over any other ".

Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena