We started today’s meeting by mentioning the new ‘senior’s amusement and exercise park’ at the Parque Comercial which has become a surprise hit. Angel also mentioned the new electric displays which list concerts and exhibitions. One at the Parque Comercial and the other – to be moved from the Plaza Nueva in the Pueblo and placed at the Fuente by the Centro de Usos Multiples (the Centro de Artesanía as it used to be called). 
Owners of the inert cranes which dot our landscape are being traced and warned that they must have an official inspection on their cranes every six months and must hold insurance. The police are taking photos and fines as necessary. A list of all cranes in Mojácar will be available in two weeks time. Those cranes that can be ordered removed will be taken down at the owners’ cost.
The large and unfinished block of apartments at the beginning of C/ Vistamar is under an inquiry and some of the apartments may be demolished before the building can get a licence. The road surface of C/ Hilguero will be repaired in the next few days. The wild boar which have come down the mountain and are to be seen in the C/ Rumanía and surrounds will be ‘controlled’ by the Guardia Civil.
Our party puts residents first: that is, residence in front of tourism, said Angel Medina in his speech. Our goals are simple enough: Cleaning up, repairing and beautifying our municipality; keeping us safe (security cameras are going to be installed in the Pueblo soon); to open a new and more complete medical centre near the Petrol Station; to improve local public transport (and to inaugurate a regular bus service to/from the airport); to make Mojácar a good and comfortable place to live; to build a residence for the elderly (a site has been set aside for this) and to pedestrianise the Pueblo.
We need to think long-term and we will continue to hold regular meetings (unlike the other parties), said Angel.
It is not easy to be a junior partner in the government but, with more representation, we would have more ‘say’ over our town’s course. As the only party which represents the ‘European’ residents, we would hope for a higher turnout in the next elections from this group (only 13% of Mojácar’s ‘European’ Residents voted in 2005). To vote, you need to be on the padrón and to have asked for the right to vote, filling out a simple form. A copy of this can be downloaded here.
Angel explained the Coalition's reasoning behind the project to build a small underground car-park up near the church in the Pueblo – to be used solely by local pueblo residents to, in turn, encourage people to live – or to continue to live – in the village. This would improve the area, allowing the Plaza’s Arbollón and Frontón to return a ‘Moorish’ appearance; would finally bring back the Arco de Luciana (callously demolished several legislations ago); would reduce traffic there (currently around 350 cars per day pass the church); while the cost (paid out of ‘protected funds’) would be returned by local vehicle owners buying an eighty-year lease. Well, we'll see.
The meeting was covered by Jacqui from the Costa de Almería News – see next Friday’s edition.
Please feel free to write to us with ideas, comments and suggestions for next year’s program – Our mail address is:
ciudadanoseuropeosdemojacar (at) hotmail.com
Owners of the inert cranes which dot our landscape are being traced and warned that they must have an official inspection on their cranes every six months and must hold insurance. The police are taking photos and fines as necessary. A list of all cranes in Mojácar will be available in two weeks time. Those cranes that can be ordered removed will be taken down at the owners’ cost.
The large and unfinished block of apartments at the beginning of C/ Vistamar is under an inquiry and some of the apartments may be demolished before the building can get a licence. The road surface of C/ Hilguero will be repaired in the next few days. The wild boar which have come down the mountain and are to be seen in the C/ Rumanía and surrounds will be ‘controlled’ by the Guardia Civil.
Our party puts residents first: that is, residence in front of tourism, said Angel Medina in his speech. Our goals are simple enough: Cleaning up, repairing and beautifying our municipality; keeping us safe (security cameras are going to be installed in the Pueblo soon); to open a new and more complete medical centre near the Petrol Station; to improve local public transport (and to inaugurate a regular bus service to/from the airport); to make Mojácar a good and comfortable place to live; to build a residence for the elderly (a site has been set aside for this) and to pedestrianise the Pueblo.
We need to think long-term and we will continue to hold regular meetings (unlike the other parties), said Angel.
It is not easy to be a junior partner in the government but, with more representation, we would have more ‘say’ over our town’s course. As the only party which represents the ‘European’ residents, we would hope for a higher turnout in the next elections from this group (only 13% of Mojácar’s ‘European’ Residents voted in 2005). To vote, you need to be on the padrón and to have asked for the right to vote, filling out a simple form. A copy of this can be downloaded here.
Angel explained the Coalition's reasoning behind the project to build a small underground car-park up near the church in the Pueblo – to be used solely by local pueblo residents to, in turn, encourage people to live – or to continue to live – in the village. This would improve the area, allowing the Plaza’s Arbollón and Frontón to return a ‘Moorish’ appearance; would finally bring back the Arco de Luciana (callously demolished several legislations ago); would reduce traffic there (currently around 350 cars per day pass the church); while the cost (paid out of ‘protected funds’) would be returned by local vehicle owners buying an eighty-year lease. Well, we'll see.
The meeting was covered by Jacqui from the Costa de Almería News – see next Friday’s edition.
Please feel free to write to us with ideas, comments and suggestions for next year’s program – Our mail address is:
ciudadanoseuropeosdemojacar (at) hotmail.com
