Some news from Angel Medina.
Cranes. There now remain just two cranes in Marina de la Torre, two in Macenas and the one in the grounds of what was Felipe San Bernabé’s. We are in communication with the owner about this last one.
The IBI (Rates) can be satisfied in several payments. You must ask in the local tax office in Vera before November 20th. These fractioned payments will need to be paid through automatic bank transfer. Ciudadanos Europeos can provide the appropriate forms by mail or by hand.
The street outside Correos. This street is always full with double-parked cars or parked on the pavements. I am preparing an inquiry into finding ways of fixing this problem.
The Padrón. It is important to be registered before the end of 2010 to be able to vote in next year’s local elections. We shall continue to be available outside the Mojácar Town Hall on Tuesdays at 12.00 noon.
The Palm Tree Bug (Picudo Rojo). A decree from the Department of Agriculture of the Junta de Andalucía (BOJA Nº 67 April 8th 2010) states (briefly) that the plague of this insect was recognised in 1997 and a special permit was issued then to transport palm trees and rules were laid down to burn infected ones. New rules have now been introduced, including an order to notify infestations to the Delegación Provincial de Agricultura y Pesca and to allow inspectors onto one’s land as necessary. One must follow cures and measures as the Dept of Agriculture orders. One must control pruning/cutting and avoid planting new palms in infected areas. There are, however, no offers of direct help or subsidies to owners. Town halls have the obligation to alert the Department of Agriculture of suspected infestations, to report companies that market these plants illegally or without proper regard to the rules, and to oversee the destruction of infected plants. The owners of these infected palms have the obligation to treat them with special chemical products (available from plant stores), follow instructions from the Department of Agriculture, to not make any transplants without permission, and eliminate any dying or dead palms following instructions from the Dept of Agriculture. And all on the pocket of the owner! Then there’s the subject of fines. What a shambles!
viernes, 29 de octubre de 2010
domingo, 10 de octubre de 2010
Notes from the October Meeting
From The Entertainer Online: 'The recent meeting of Mojácar's premier political party, Ciudadanos Europeos (the only party in Mojácar that bothers to have meetings) began with the news that some residents of Arboleas are so upset with their ruling PSOE (and dismayed by the prospect of the previous mayor's bid to return as 'PSA'), that they have decided to start their own independent branch of Ciudadanos Europeos de Arboleas. The provincial paper, La Voz de Almería, gets some of the detail wrong, but the basic point is made: the European foreigners are sick of the local greed and corruption of 'clan politics''.
The Voz article in fact suggests that we are in contact with some other groups from other towns with similar concerns.
The meeting on Saturday also had more pedestrian subjects to deal with - which is right for a local party concerned with local affairs. The first subject raised by Angel Medina was the confirmation that three Mojácar builder's cranes have now been retired, including the one that disfigured the picture-postcard approach to the pueblo for so long, and that a further two will be gone by Christmas. Perhaps the biggest news was that the famous ring-road (meant to have sped through La Paratá to 'take pressure off the beach avenida' - but in fact to allow heavy lorries from Carboneras easier access to the Murcia motorway) has now been finally discarded and the expropriated land involved has been returned to previous owners. The Town Hall is studying the proposal to widen the existing road that runs (well, 'walks' anyway) behind the gasolinera and hotels.
Some of Mojácar's larger infrastructure, built and financed by the Junta de Andalucía, remains closed. The sports centre and swimming pool for example, would need too much funding to run as a municipal project and tenders are out for private companies to take on the management. The town's long-awaited art museum will however be open by Christmas.
A new project, Mojácar Ciclista, starts this autumn. Based at the Oasis Tropical Hotel, and promoted by Thomas Cook, this is a plan to bring cyclists to Mojácar and offer them a series of interesting routes, together with a workshop and full support at the hotel. The project starts just in Belgium, and has received favourable interest. This type of tourism, Angel Medina told us, is far better than the late-night young boozers from Vera-and-beyond tourism which generates so much mess, noise and potential tragedy. His department would continue to support quality tourism, but without encouraging the 'any-and-all' proposed by previous tourist departments (and currently, some of our other parties).
In culture, our monthly art exhibitions and regular concerts will continue as always. In transport, Angel is trying to open bus routes from Mojácar to Turre, the Huercal Overa hospital and the Almería airport.
Lenox Napier gave a talk about the importance of belonging to Mojácar by saying that one must integrate and become part of our community. Try and practice saying: 'Yo Soy Mojaquero'. Lenox says he will be outside the Town Hall each Tuesday at 12.00am to help with padrón, voting registration and other concerns.
Crispin Welby from Arboleas gave a talk (in perfect Spanish), ably translated by Virginia, about the concerns in his town and why he intends to start the new independent party there. The sound and technical support came, as always, from Alan Sykes. Our thanks to them all.
The Voz article in fact suggests that we are in contact with some other groups from other towns with similar concerns.
The meeting on Saturday also had more pedestrian subjects to deal with - which is right for a local party concerned with local affairs. The first subject raised by Angel Medina was the confirmation that three Mojácar builder's cranes have now been retired, including the one that disfigured the picture-postcard approach to the pueblo for so long, and that a further two will be gone by Christmas. Perhaps the biggest news was that the famous ring-road (meant to have sped through La Paratá to 'take pressure off the beach avenida' - but in fact to allow heavy lorries from Carboneras easier access to the Murcia motorway) has now been finally discarded and the expropriated land involved has been returned to previous owners. The Town Hall is studying the proposal to widen the existing road that runs (well, 'walks' anyway) behind the gasolinera and hotels.
Some of Mojácar's larger infrastructure, built and financed by the Junta de Andalucía, remains closed. The sports centre and swimming pool for example, would need too much funding to run as a municipal project and tenders are out for private companies to take on the management. The town's long-awaited art museum will however be open by Christmas.
A new project, Mojácar Ciclista, starts this autumn. Based at the Oasis Tropical Hotel, and promoted by Thomas Cook, this is a plan to bring cyclists to Mojácar and offer them a series of interesting routes, together with a workshop and full support at the hotel. The project starts just in Belgium, and has received favourable interest. This type of tourism, Angel Medina told us, is far better than the late-night young boozers from Vera-and-beyond tourism which generates so much mess, noise and potential tragedy. His department would continue to support quality tourism, but without encouraging the 'any-and-all' proposed by previous tourist departments (and currently, some of our other parties).
In culture, our monthly art exhibitions and regular concerts will continue as always. In transport, Angel is trying to open bus routes from Mojácar to Turre, the Huercal Overa hospital and the Almería airport.
Lenox Napier gave a talk about the importance of belonging to Mojácar by saying that one must integrate and become part of our community. Try and practice saying: 'Yo Soy Mojaquero'. Lenox says he will be outside the Town Hall each Tuesday at 12.00am to help with padrón, voting registration and other concerns.
Crispin Welby from Arboleas gave a talk (in perfect Spanish), ably translated by Virginia, about the concerns in his town and why he intends to start the new independent party there. The sound and technical support came, as always, from Alan Sykes. Our thanks to them all.
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