The coordinator and spokesman UPyD in Cartagena, Sergio Martinez, has indicated the existence of a problem with the basic maintenance and neglect of infrastructure and services affects much of the town, especially in the districts and councils, and "are leaving the city with a deep deterioration in its image and services must provide citizens ".
Here, Martinez has stated that the number of deficiencies in the municipality having districts and councils, in lighting, paved streets, cleaning, repairing street furniture or the state of gardens and parks, make it necessary for the immediate implementation of a reclamation project, and that in his opinion has "missed a real political involvement in the councils by the City, to see the priorities and demands on the performance of municipal government"
Thus, as Martinez explains, "the involvement of the entire neighborhood associations, together with the municipal corporation will be necessary" to implement the necessary recovery of the councils, after years of neglect and lack of investment by the development of large works, without economic and social viability, and have doomed the council to have a debt of over 160 million, and not to serve the needs of the people and county because "there was and there is no money."
Similarly, the local spokesman has indicated that no neighborhood or town of Cartagena not need any of the paving of the streets, have problems with cleaning, and does not have totally neglected parks and gardens, so that "it is necessary to seek a recovery option throughout the municipality, and be willing to work to restore the image of the city and county councils, and put the citizen at the center of political activity Cartagena ".
Based on this, he stated that there is a source to the obvious disaffection and indifference of citizens and institutions, which even takes the requests segregation of our people, and is in "severe lack of participation of citizens in decision local decision "as to the actions carried out in the municipality councils," so we will review the rules of engagement and the Neighborhood Councils to provide them with democratic and participatory sense for all citizens. "
As Sergio Martinez explains the segregation process of La Palma, areas of the Mar Menor and La Manga, "the posture of our training will be opposition," for the improvement of living conditions of neighboring passes more attention and improvement or services offered by the City of Cartagena, and "present alternatives to address the imbalances between the city and the counties" with investments in economic and political equality for all citizens, regardless of where they live, and noted that "the proliferation administrations does not serve to improve the management and representation to citizens, but generates negative effects on the division of powers and functions in certain areas, and increases bureaucratic complexity, with a high economic cost. "
As indicated Martinez They also bet for "an innovative municipal management" based on the community planning of public and municipal resources, and will have as its main objective "to establish the main demands and concerns of the residents on public expenditure and investment "conducting strict monitoring of the commitments made.
Finally, the local coordinator he was "optimistic" the round of meetings is keeping with the neighborhood associations and groups, and hopes to continue working closely with them, to stand as "a real alternative and efficient policy in the municipality of service to citizens. "
Source: UPyD Cartagena