The mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo, met this morning with the mayors of the municipality of Mazarrón headman to hear firsthand what the needs of different districts, as well as convey its full commitment to these areas in order to banish them in value and the abandonment to which have been subjected in recent years.
The meeting also attended by the First Deputy Mayor, Francisco Garcia and Council Member for the Environment and Public Participation, David Fernandez.
In this first formal meeting, the Mayor explained to his counterparts that the main objective headman of the City "is to enhance and encourage rural development to bring the districts and their neighboring governments."
This initiative involves "give value to these population centers that until now, have been neglected and forgotten by the municipal administration."
For this project to be consolidated as an effective information channel between the municipality and the districts has been determined to hold a meeting every two months between City Hall and mayors headman.
Also, Ginés Campillo has asked representatives of the districts to develop a report detailing the infrastructure needs and historical claims of the residents, to start working on them.
Some of these needs have been exhibited in this first meeting, for example, the implementation of a bus passing through some of these nuclei for the neighbors, especially elderly people, head to Puerto Mazarron and for shopping or see a doctor.
The Mayor has revealed that the City is already working on this project because it is a service that the council calls "vital importance".
In fact, the proper signaling of the parishes as well as access to them is another objective that the Mayor has set its agenda "to improve the lives of neighbors and get to fill the districts with the presence of citizens of the rest of the municipality, as well as those who visit us during the summer with the understanding that tourism should focus not only on the sun and beach. "
Given this commitment, the headman have unanimously requested to be installed as well few panels in which the account of the historical, agricultural, environmental and cultural development of these areas as well as its cuisine and festivals.
Among many other applications, the headman of Leiva, Juan Soler, has called for initiating procedures for the transfer of an existing field in the village with the aim of which is intended to build a garden with playground equipment for children and old.
This cession, as Soler, with the willingness of the owner of the property, so that the council will initiate the necessary contacts to carry out this project.
In the proposal, others have asked Puisne formerly improve existing gardens, to which Campillo has responded that "they have already started with the cleaning and maintenance of these gardens have been neglected for years."
Concha García, representative of the corners, has requested emergency to carry out the action, to bring the line of light to several locals.
In this sense, Campillo has revealed that "has already begun to negotiate with a neighbor who has a transformer, through which may shed light on these points still do not have streetlights."
Also urgent is the meeting scheduled for next week in Bolnuevo speaking with neighbors of the problems that can be assumed that the Pilgrimage Miracle matches this year with the holding of general elections.
The City Council wants to know first hand "what are the concerns of the neighbors to this simultaneity."
Another of the requests made by unanimity among the headman was the need for greater police presence at night in rural areas, to prevent theft in both farm and inside the houses.
According Campillo, the session is studying this problem since its solution must also involve forces and state security.
Finally, among many other issues, the Mayor has asked the parishes their involvement in the celebration of 440 anniversary of the independence of the municipality of Lorca Mazarron because "it is time for the districts of Mazarrón occupy the place they deserve within the cultural, social and political criteria. Something that we are not only fully committed, but also really excited. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón