The Municipal Mazarron Town Hall yesterday approved the accession of the municipality Greenways Consortium of the Region of Murcia.
The purpose of this consortium is to value, condition, restore and maintain as greenways paths of old railroad tracks that run through the Region of Murcia and currently play no role in rail transport.
Expenditures for the enhancement of which shall be known as Greenway Greenway Mazarron and Campo de Cartagena, and the cost of maintenance, monitoring and promoting tourism in both passing through the municipality, shall be borne by Mazarron and City Council of the Autonomous Community of Murcia to 50% by both administrations.
In addition to management costs, valued at about 3500 per year, the session will have to provide, once the greenway is in use, about 60 per year per kilometer for lease to the company ADIF (owner of the land ) and depreciation of investments for its value.
It also will invest about 120 per year per mile in maintenance of infrastructure and facilities.
Provide initial estimates that the final cost of the participation of the municipality in the Consortium him to the municipal coffers will cost approximately 6000 euros per year, once you have made the fitting of the two greenways will flow through our municipal and are expected to be finished by the end of 2014.
Mazarrón provide 8 kilometers to the road that bears his name and, with a length of 15 kilometers, connects us with the green way of Campo de Cartagena through Fuente Alamo and La Pinilla.
Greenway in Campo de Cartagena, the city provides a stretch of about 2 ½ kilometers between the towns of Totana and Alhama.
The Greenway Field of Cartagena with its 51 kilometers is one of ten in Spain greenways longest and one of the five largest in the Mediterranean coast.
Councillor for the Environment, David Fernandez, considered that "must not miss this historic opportunity for the town since, once these are operational greenways, Mazarrón be connected to the natural park of Sierra Espuña and from there you can connect to the Northwest Greenway to Caravaca de la Cruz. Joining a Consortium that, today, resisting the crisis. "
The Mayor of Mazarron, Ginés Campillo, wanted to emphasize that "we will have one of the most important greenways Spanish Mediterranean coast and one that will bear our name. Consider this eco-tourist routes attract new visitors and have a positive impact on the economy Mazarron. bet on it because we can not say that we are more than sun and sand and then do nothing about it. "
The item was approved by the government team but not supported by the Municipal People.
To the mayor of the Environment "is regrettable that, although it is an initiative of the Directorate General of Tourism and the director himself of Culture and Tourism of the Region of Murcia, Mazarron People's Party disagrees that the municipality to adhere to this exciting initiative that offers an alternative view to diversify the tourist offer of sun and beach Mazarrón traditionally offers. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón