Welcome to the Ciudadanos Europeos de Mojácar. We are working to make Mojácar a better place to live. To do that, we have formed a political party which will be presented to the public on Saturday, March 17th at the Parador Hotel on Mojácar Playa, at 11.00am. Per Svensson from Ciudadanos Europeos will be the guest speaker. If you want regular updates or to discuss any question, send us an e-mail at ciudadanoseuropeosdemojacar@hotmail.com and we will answer as soon as we can.



Returning the Jamón

It all started just before Christmas when the town hall handed out hams as presents to all the councillors, both in the governing group and the opposition. Angel Medina was at that time in the opposition after the 'moción de censura' of 2005 when one of the governing party of the time took it on himself to switch sides, thus causing the fall of the government of the day - which included Angel - and allowing the opposition to take control, a new government which of course included the 'transfuga' - the 'turncoat'.

By this past Christmas, the government had changed again, although with the same mayor (now stripped of his membership card in the PSOE) and four supporters - all similarly without a party-card.

All this betrayal of the voters, together with a more than useless government, prompted Angel to return his ham and to resign as a councillor.

Angel's departure from the town hall, from his party and from politics allowed a new councillor to take the oath, an Englishman called Matthew Shatford, who promptly changed his allegiance from the GIAL party to the governing group. A pretty mess.

Angel Medina is now working with Ciudadanos Europeos and will provide experience, support and a candidature for the next local elections on May 27th of this year.

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For those in doubt about whether they have the right to vote in those elections, or who want to know if they are on the padrón, the town hall register, please contact us for advice and help.

If you want regular updates or to discuss any question, send us an e-mail at ciudadanoseuropeosdemojacar@hotmail.com and we will answer as soon as we can.




We handed in a second letter to the town hall on February 21st regarding the state of many of our streets. The letter is reproduced below, in translation:

Mojácar, 21 de febrero de 2007.
Sr.Alcalde
D. Gabriel Flores Flores
Mojácar
Dear Sir,
We have widened our small investigation into the streets of our municipality and we have found out:
· The asphalt on Rambla de los Terreros is in an appalling state, it is full of very deep potholes. The bins are old and dirty. There is also garden waste next to the bin that has been there for at least 6 months.
· Calle Granada is very dirty, full of dust generated from a nearby construction site. This road hasn’t been cleaned in months and when it has, the machine only cleans the centre of it.
Another problem is that this area doesn’t have any public street lighting, this is a hazard for the residents. The few streetlights that their is are being payed for by the people of the urbarnizations. Urb Campomar has been paying for their lights for the last 15 years.
· Calle Camino las Marinas is also in an awful state, this one doesn’t have any asphalt at all. Another problem the residents have, is the illegal constructions that are going on.
·Calle Jesús de Perceval is in need of speed bumps, as the road seems to of become a part of a rally course.
We also enclose some photos taken of the roads to illustrate the problems with the hope that that you take the pertinent measures with the greatest urgency.
Regards from
Ciudadanos Europeos de Mojácar.

Signed: Lenox Napier, Jenny Hayes















A previous letter highlights some other roads:
1.- Rambla de los terreros (2 E-mails, uno de ellos con fotos ilustrativas)
2.-calle Vista de los Angeles (detrás Bucanero)
3.-Avenida de la Parata.
5.-Calle Iglesia Agua en Medio.
6.-Calle Jaen.
7.-Calle Huelva.
8.-Calle Granada.
9.-Av de la Luz (parte de arriba)

We see some repairs have now started on these streets - so a little complaining can work!



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