The Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, today defended the management carried out by the City Council in the University District, which has restored a degraded environment of the Old Quarter, which have been built and sold 300 homes at a reasonable price, is recovered and protected archaeological heritage and opened the Iron Jose Boulevard.
In addition, Barreiro has stated that this action has already made ​​an entry to the municipal coffers of 7.5 million euros, so he believes the balance is quite positive, to the public purse and for the council.
A performance, added Barreiro, who gave as an example of management and recovery for other cities.
The mayor has memory to indicate that the City acquired the land from a highly degraded area and center of the city, reaching 90 per cent according to their owners.
Once all the land in 2002 was taken out to public tender and unanimously by all municipal groups claimed the company that offered more money and better conditions.
Barreiro also explained why in 2007 ceased to be in the board of New Gate: everything was channeled, the work was consolidated and were finishing the houses, the great work of archeology was already completed and the company had paid under the agreement the land and the first settlement of 30 percent of the excess over the sale price of homes.
According to Barreiro, was after the time when the first municipal technical discrepancies about the valuations of new settlements for 30 percent of the premium housing.
For a year and a half, said the mayor, tried to reach an agreement at all, which did not arrive and has led to the lawsuit, the preparation for the municipal officers have been very laborious to document all home sales that support the claim the remaining $ 3.5 million.
The mayor has denied that there was ending concealment, and yes full transparency, as shown which is provided to groups all documentation for review.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena