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- "This party has never put its political or personal interests in the general interest, I have personally swallowed carts and wagons, frogs and snakes, insults, vexations, I have not yet wanted to quarrel with anyone, and I have continued to enter the plenary month after month with our proposals and to vote, with coherence and responsibility, what we believe is better for the citizens, but we have exhausted our patience, there are things that we can not accept and we have to say 'enough now', "he said. municipal spokesman of Citizens, Manuel Padín.
Cartagena, Friday, October 20.
The three councilors of the Municipal Citizens Group in Cartagena, Manuel Padín, Ana Rama and Alfredo Nieto, have appeared today in the Press Room of the Palace Hall to explain the position of the orange formation in the conflict between Hidrogea and the City Council, and on the status of the agreement for the budgets 2017 and the prospects of future pacts.
The local spokesman of Cs explained his conclusions after meeting with the board of Hidrogea and Finance Councilor, Isabel Garcia, and contract director, Pedro Yepes, "we started a new round of contacts in the hope of clarifying what is which is happening in this conflict with such bitter positions and why after more than two years of promises the water has not come down.We achieved the commitment of the City Council in writing, the condition then was the word and so our agreement for budgets was fulfilled of 2017 but by responsibility we must take another step, and insist that that word they gave us is fulfilled.
Manuel Padín has also expressed his concern about the information that is being published in some media in which it is affirmed that the conflict with the concessionaire of the water service is affecting to the necessary investments in the water network of Cartagena, "to the it seems that investments for three years have been paralyzed in maintenance works in sewage networks, rainwater collection, and even purification, and this can lead to serious damage in the medium term in the quality of the service, not only human consumption, but also of other issues such as spills on ramblas, such as that recently suffered the Algameca.
"We are worried that this lack of understanding is paid by the Cartagena, in Hidrogea have told us that the dialogue with the City Council is impossible, while from the City Council we have been moved that have given many opportunities to the concessionaire to find a meeting point but that has not been fruitful, "explained Manuel Padin, who has been given to act as mediator in the next meeting to be convened between the two parties on the occasion of costing.
According to Padín, "the councilor of the Treasury has assured us that the technical work has ended, that the definitive calculation of costs, with certain qualifications resulting from the last allegations of Hidrogea, is made and ready to be sent back to Hidrogea, moment which will open a new deadline for submitting allegations, after their estimation, the Board of Governors will arrive, "it is not the first time we heard something similar, we have been very patient with all delays in this process but there comes a time in you have to say enough. "
Cs spokesman recalled that his group, has always looked at the interest of citizens, has negotiated and supported the budgets of 2016 and 2017, as well as changes in tax ordinances, "the last example took place in the past Plenary in which we supported the proposal, inter alia, because it had incorporated some of our suggestions such as the ICIO bonus for those investing in renewable energies, or exemption from fees related to some animal control services for non-renewable entities. profit spirit who work for animal welfare by doing a great service to the community. "
"This party has never put their political or personal interests in the general interest, I have personally swallowed carts and wagons, frogs and snakes, insults, vexations, I have not wanted to quarrel with anyone until now, and I have continued to enter the plenary month after month with our proposals and to vote with coherence and responsibility, what we believe is best for citizens, but there are things that we can not accept and we have to say 'enough now', we support the budgets of 2017 in exchange for a battery of amendments , which are being executed to a greater or lesser extent, and also in exchange for the signed promise that the water bill would come down as soon as possible, and today we want to say loud and clear that this party will not support the municipal budgets of 2018 otherwise low water, that is, if the Government does not keep its word. "
Manuel Padin, to the questions of the journalists, said that he still believes in the mayor's word, "I have a meeting with her, as soon as I return to address this issue and transfer our position and listen to what she has to say, last I have left to do ".
Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena
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