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The acting mayor of Cartagena, Juan Pedro Torralba, signed Wednesday the agreement by which the City Council subscribes to the extension of the ARRU Program (Areas of Regeneration and Urban Rehabilitation) of the Ministry of Development and the Autonomous Community, with which more than 800,000 euros will be dedicated to the remodeling of old houses.

Until now, this program was limited to buildings located in the old town, but the City Council has requested that the scope of action be extended to the surroundings of Jorge Juan Street, which includes, in addition to the historic center, the Ensanche.

"The objective of this project is to contribute to the remodeling and modernization of old houses, improving their habitability and improving the sustainability of the urban environment. We have requested from Casco Antiguo the extension of its scope of action so that more properties can benefit from these aid, since in the Eixample there are also many houses that need remodeling due to their antiquity. In this way, more citizens will be able to benefit from these aids, "said Juan Pedro Torralba.

In principle, it is expected that up to 155 homes can be rehabilitated, with a total cost of € 871,428.57 being estimated.

Of this amount, 305,000 will be contributed by the Ministry of Development;

105,000 for the Autonomous Community and 9,285.71 for the City Council.

The rest, 452.142,86 euros, will be provided by individuals.

The signing of the agreement was held this morning in the Ministry of Presidency and Development, and has been assisted by the Secretary of State for Infrastructure, the Minister of Development, the Director General of Land Management and the mayors of municipalities beneficiaries.

Beneficiaries

The beneficiaries of the aid may assume responsibility for the integral execution of the works, whether the Public Administrations themselves, the sole owners of residential buildings, the communities of owners, the groups of communities of owners and the consortia and associative bodies of management.

When the performance of the action corresponds to several beneficiaries, the aid will be distributed in proportion to the cost assumed by each one.

Those who have benefited, within the scope of action, from the aid of the rehabilitation program can not obtain financing.

Eligible works

The actions eligible for this program are:

a) The execution of works or maintenance and intervention works in buildings and houses, fixed installations, own equipment and common elements, in order to adapt them to the current regulations.

b) The execution of the following works to improve the quality and sustainability of the urban environment:

1. Urbanization and material redevelopment of public spaces such as paving, gardening, infrastructure, facilities, water supply, sanitation, energy supply, lighting, collection, separation and waste management, telecommunications and subsurface utilization.

2. Works to improve the accessibility of public spaces.

3. Works aimed at improving environmental efficiency in water, energy, materials use, waste management and biodiversity protection.

c) Demolition and construction of newly built houses.

The new buildings must have a minimum energy rating B, and comply in any case with the requirements of the Technical Building Code.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena