The president of the Cabildo and the mayor of Valle Gran Rey, together with members of both corporations, analyze the projects and actions planned in the municipality
Curbelo assures that these meetings aim to plan and meet the demands of Valle Gran Rey
Piñero is committed to advancing the materialization of Avenida Marítima and the General Urban Planning Plan as axes of the future
The president of the Cabildo of La Gomera, Casimiro Curbelo, began, this Thursday, a round of meetings in the six municipalities of the island to address the projects planned in each of them. These are meetings with the political representatives of the city councils, in order to address current municipal needs and those triggered by the impact of the pandemic on the island economy.
The first of the meetings was held in the Assembly Hall of the House of Culture of Valle Gran Rey, where the island president and the mayor of the town, Ángel Piñero, together with the rest of the corporation, addressed the investments planned in the municipality, in charge of the Island Plan for Cooperation in Works and Services (PICOS), as well as those planned in the Canary Islands Development Fund (Fdcan), in addition to the rest that are proposed to be included in the state accounts and autonomous regions that are in the drafting phase.
Curbelo insisted that cooperation with the town councils “is essential to face the reality left by the current social and economic situation”, hence “we are learning in situ about their demands and adapting the available resources to reinforce public services in the six municipalities of La Gomera”. In this sense, he emphasized the situation of Valle Gran Rey, where tourism “plays a fundamental role and, therefore, this crisis affects in a more unique way.” He highlighted that the meeting served to address future planning in terms of employment and the most vulnerable groups, “working from a common effort to not lose the possibilities that the Reactiva Canarias Plan gives us.”
In this sense, he advanced several of the actions that will materialize in the short term, such as the completion of the Mirador de Juan Rejón, carried out by Tragsa with a multi-year investment of 1.2 million euros. The completion of the Mirador de El Santo will also be commissioned. Regarding the Vueltas port area, he specified that the development of its access from the El Mago roundabout is already being put out to tender. Added to this is the planned construction of a desolate station, as well as other projects linked to municipal public services and infrastructure, the implementation of renewable energies and energy efficiency.
The island president announced that from the line of aid intended to alleviate the consequences of the pandemic, the economic fabric of the municipality has received 520 thousand euros, and 211 of the 265 applications submitted by self-employed workers and SMEs in the town have already been resolved.
For his part, the mayor of the municipality, Ángel Piñero, valued this meeting as having served to expose the municipal reality and determine the priorities "in which we need the help of the Cabildo and the rest of the administrations." Likewise, he explained that among these projects is that of Avenida Marítima, along with the provision of a General Plan. “With these two tools we would be able to advance sustainable development that is complementary to the rest of the island.”
The first deputy mayor, Borja Barroso, also participated in the meeting between both institutions, along with the councilors of the Government team, Walter Martín, Teresa Ortiz, Pedro Dorta and Guacimara Barrera. Representing the Council was the Minister of Municipal Cooperation, Cristina Ventura; that of Tourism, María Isabel Méndez; that of Infrastructure, Aníbal González; and Sustainability, Héctor Cabrera.
Visit to the improvement works on the Slope of the Hermitage of Los Santos Reyes
One of the actions that the Cabildo has underway is the conditioning and improvement of the Hermitage of Los Santos Reyes, with an investment of 774,334.69 euros, granted by the Government of the Canary Islands to the island Institution.
The purpose of the works that are already being carried out is to reduce the variations in the terrain that occur in the channel of the ravine due to erosion, minimizing the stability of the slope that supports the plaza and the surroundings of the Ermita. The project allows the demolition of the current existing breakwater on both banks to begin the construction of the exposed stone wall there, which will act as a containment axis on three levels, creating garden and promenade spaces for citizens.
The new infrastructure will be equipped with the bases for the placement of future access to the area through an elevator or lift. Likewise, the drainage works will make it possible to create a 3.5 meter wide pedestrian walkway, which will be accompanied by four tubes 3 meters in diameter, at the crossing of the ravine that gives access to the public area.
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