Rosa Cardona (PP): "the balance of the summer season shows that Chulvi does not know how to govern, only to be in power"

The spokeswoman for the Popular Party of Xàbia, Rosa Cardona, made a balance of the political situation and the management of the municipality during the summer. The popular spokesperson referred to the lack of preparation of the municipality when it comes to dealing with storms and floods "which have done us so much damage in Xàbia, and if everything continues the same, unfortunately, Xàbia continues to be vulnerable to strong episodes of rain".

"the laziness"

Cardona stressed that "the local government limits itself only to cleaning scuppers and checking the pumps the day before, -many times even, at the request of the neighbors- with the excuse that "as we can know tomorrow's forecast, we review it all the day before". The PP spokeswoman also clarified that it is "sad that they dedicate themselves to acting at the last minute putting patches, instead of taking seriously an issue as important as the prevention of the risk of floods. Without planning, without conducting pipes, or cleaning ravines, either by installing geotextile tarpaulins or without them. The important work of clearing, cleaning ravines and the Gorgos riverbed to combat floods
it is a task to which they arrive late for another year”.

Another example of the local executive's negligence that Cardona has pointed out is that “we still do not know anything about the aid for emergency expenses that the City Council requested for the damage caused by the Gloria storm; Aid that was requested after the deadline and that finally has not arrived due to the lack of coordination between two Administrations of the same political color.

"To Chulvi's mismanagement, we must add his lukewarmness to claim improvements and investments for Xàbia from other Administrations." This is how the popular spokesperson has pronounced in relation to the almost 3 million euros "that we send among all the xabieros as a sanitation canon, and the counterpart is the little, or rather, nothing, that returns to Xàbia in concept of improvement investments, for at least 4 years. And the proof of this is that we continue with an insufficient treatment plant for our municipality, and the forest cleaning of the ravines is not ready either. To this, it should be added that the CHJ has authorized the City Council to clear and adapt the Gorgos riverbed and we still do not know what the City Council is waiting for to do so.

The breakage of the outfall of the beach of El Arenal

The breakage of the outfall of the El Arenal beach in Xàbia, and the consequences it has caused, have been, as Cardona has indicated, "the hardest thing for the residents, for the businesses and for the users of the Arenal Beach, a black episode this summer for Xàbia".

Rosa Cardona added that the sad thing, "is that it is not a fortuitous episode. The problems caused by the submarine outfall that discharges the water from the treatment plant into the sea have not been by chance, since the outfall broke in November Last year, it broke again in April and currently pours water from the sewage treatment plant just 250 meters from the shore of the Arenal beach in Xàbia".

As Cardona has pointed out, "this is not about continuing to put patches, fixing the outfall and continuing to pour water from the sewage treatment plant into the sea, it is about being committed to sustainability and the reuse of water, culminating the Integral Water Cycle, since It is paradoxical that while we bathe on a beach where purified water is poured, this same water cannot be used to irrigate fields or gardens. El Arenal beach is closed to the bathroom, but they do not open an investigation to find out the causes of the contamination.

The PP Xàbia has pointed out that, "just as Chulvi asked for rigor and scientific evidence to talk about the origin of the water contamination, without wanting to associate the closure of the beach with the breakage of the outfall, now we ask that the same rigor be applied , initiating a serious and transparent investigation".

"It is unfortunate that the only sandy beach in Xàbia has been closed, that the turbidity of the water persists, that, despite the provisional repair, the water from the sewage treatment plant is still on the beach, and at this time and with these circumstances the government municipal continues to ignore when it will return, at least, to the state prior to the breakage of the outfall (discharge point 1350m from the shore), "says the popular spokesperson. "And if to all this, on top of that, is added the null dedication and abandonment of the local government towards Arenal, which we have seen with the lack of maintenance of gardens, cleaning of sidewalks, lack of tiles and replacement of uprooted trees, with all this we have the umpteenth punishment suffered by the merchants and businessmen of Arenal, due to the lack of support and care for the environment by the City Council", clarifies Cardona.

Beaches without hammocks or umbrellas until July

Los Populares, in its political balance, has also spoken about beach services; "We have seen the poor planning of the Chulvi government during this summer, in addition to the absence of necessary improvements, such as when installing current toilets from the 5st century, the last straw has been that a basic service such as hammocks , umbrellas and beach bars, they had to be allowed to settle, when the contract had not yet been signed, since as of July XNUMX, already in the middle of the summer campaign, the beaches of Xàbia did not offer that service. street painting work has been carried out, which if in previous years they were carried out late and unfortunately during the summer, with the inconveniences that this caused, this year there has not even been street painting".

"Another advertisement on the air: the irrigation efficiency project with purified water"

The spokesperson for the PP Xàbia has referred to the call of the Consell Agrari by the local government to present the efficiency study of the irrigation project with purified water, as "a mere procedure", in which the local government "limited itself to announcing , to give an account in the Consell Agrari, with agosticidad included, of a study that, according to the Mayor and the Manager of Amjasa, will only be launched if the farmers of Xàbia take advantage of this plan, which means, in the first place , pass the ball to the farmers to implement the Integral Water Cycle, and that they have to bear whether or not Xàbia takes this step, and secondly and even more seriously, that those who are at the controls in the City Council completely ignore the agricultural reality of Xàbia, since in our municipality water is used more for irrigation of gardens than for irrigation of fields, therefore, the parks and gardens of Xàbia are key to executing the Integral Water cycle".

"Catarroges: the new transfer plant that continues to operate precariously"

From the PP of Xàbia they report that after several questions about whether the Catarroges plant is operating with the relevant authorizations, unlike what happened in the closed Ramblars plant; "and after months of answering us that all the authorizations were requested, we know, with a new question about the authorizations, that the Councilor for Services has changed her version and points out that the Catarroges refurbishment project will be drawn up first, and then the authorizations will be requested authorizations to Conselleria.With all this, the spokesperson for the PP Xàbia has wondered for how much longer the new Catarroges transfer plant will continue to operate without all prevention and security measures, such as surveillance cameras.

To all this, Cardona added that "the worst of all is that it is inexplicable that the local government continues to do nothing to find out the causes of the Ramblars fire." In short, “a zero in terms of safety, a zero in investigating the causes of Ramblars and, therefore, a zero in self-criticism and in sustainability. Zeros that in
In exchange, we xabieros pay dearly in the form of pestilential smoke and odor and an image of Xàbia that unfortunately leaves much to be desired".

"They just fight sanctions and forget to fight fire"

After the sanctioning file opened by the Ministry to the City Council for an amount of 30.000 euros, due to the fact that the Ramblars facilities were not legalized, the PP spokeswoman pointed out that the worst thing is that "the local government has known and consented that the separation of the green waste was not carried out correctly by the company "and despite all this, for the Chulvi government nothing happened, since we have seen how the local government has been forcibly extending the contract for this company".

Los Populares state that "sadly we can say that the local executive has not done anything about it during the 10 years they have been governing." "They have looked the other way for 10 years, consenting to these bad practices by omitting their inspection work, accumulated and that the waste was not separated, "a clear example of what is not sustainability".

The popular spokesperson has questioned on this matter that they apologized for the inconvenience caused by the fire, but have they asked for them for their negligence and poor functioning of the plant, which has led to enduring three months of anguish, a pestilential smell and a bad image for the fire in
Ramblas?

Streets without lighting, containers without pedals and abandoned parks and gardens

Rosa Cardona has indicated that this summer she has returned to attend "another year without timely management or preparation of the municipality by the City Council, for what is the main tourist season in Xàbia. The worst example that can be given in the face of tourists, and especially all the xabieros who work hard in their businesses strictly complying with all regulations.The sad proof of this is the dirt that we see in the streets, many of them plagued with drippings, purines, waste and bad smells".

To this complaint, the PP spokesperson has added the poor state of many gardens and parks, "such as the annex to the María Inmaculada School, where weeds even cover the benches; the lack of pruning of the trees on Trenc d'Alba Avenue , or the abandonment of the roundabout located on Salvador Salvá street."

The solid waste service and the new containers have had a separate mention in this balance, "the new garbage containers coexist with the underground ones, sealed and useless. In addition, the award of the new garbage service was hidden from us until the penultimate minute, in which we could not participate and that it is evident that it has arrived late, it has started on the wrong foot and on top of that, without pedals in the containers".

From the PP Xàbia they insist that they are going to continue working to provide solutions and combat dirt and improve the image of Xàbia.

The staff, 'the engine room' of the city council, is still at a minimum

In another section of his speech, regarding the lack of City Council staff, Cardona pointed out that in these months the general RPT has not been launched for the entire workforce of the City Council, despite being one of the first announcements of Chulvi in ​​this legislature, as well as the Public Employment Offer has not been removed.

"Only the punctual RPT for police, concierges and tourism personnel has been launched. Therefore, without sufficient official personnel and with the obstacles of the contract law, it is difficult for Chulvi's scant political management to end up being transferred into actions that effectively serve to improve the life of the xabieros in time”, says Cardona.

Citizen insecurity: daily robberies

The consequence, according to the PP, of all this carelessness "is that in the end officials and neighbors end up paying for the broken dishes and the last-minute rush, and there we have a clear example of the problems of citizen insecurity, and the daily robberies that have occurred during this summer, due to the lack of Police personnel
Local, with a drain of leaks that continues to perpetuate itself, when Xàbia's needs force the staff of Xàbia Local Police officers to double."

From the PP they make an appeal indicating that "we will always have our hand out to provide solutions and avoid the blockade of the City Council, but that necessarily happens because, in the first place, the local government tenders once and for all the general RPT of the personnel at the service of the City hall".

The implementation of consumer bonds: "better late than never and little than nothing"

After the initial refusal of the Chulvi government to benefit from aid from the Provincial Council to start up the consumer bonds, finally these aids from the Provincial Council, of 140.000 euros, will be the only amount with which the long-awaited bond campaign will start rolling consumption in Xàbia.

As Cardona has pointed out, "we hope that it will not be the last, and that the City Council launches more campaigns like this with the City Council's own funds, as announced. Since in the end, the important thing is not where the money comes from, but that a measure be implemented that is being a complete success in all the municipalities in our environment in which it is being applied, both for its multiplier effect on local commerce and for the help it puts in the pockets of the neighbors".

A string of stopped works and a performance at the stroke of a complaint to the Síndic de Greuges

As Cardona has pointed out, it is not about one or two partially stopped works, nor is it about a specific episode, "we are facing a true collapse", he snapped. And it is that the string of stopped works ranges from the expansion of the Trenc d'Alba school, the installation of the collectors of the sanitation network or the paralysis of the works of the Reina Sofía park, whose contract is already pending resolution.

Meanwhile, regarding the asphalting plan, we have seen how the Síndic de Greuges has had to be the one to order Calle Bellatrix to be included when paving it and adapting it, as a result of a complaint to the Síndic by some brave neighbors, who have demanded a service that corresponds to them and for which they pay taxes.

"However, it is sad that those neighbors who do not go to the Ombudsman have to continue waiting, like those on Carrer Sant Vicent, for the intersection of Cami Vell de la Mar with Carrer Beniganim, where it is their turn to replace the asphalt, agricultural roads … In addition, the fact that the local executive has to act by way of complaint to the
Síndic de Greuges is the sad reflection of the collapse and non-management of the Chulvi government", indicate the popular ones.

The PP asks: what is failing in the City Council? Is it just a company? It is clear that No. We see that strategic projects fail, bids fail and many specifications with deserted bids, and that is because in the end the main thing fails, which is political action and municipal management.

"The future polygon of Xàbia, the reflection of the paralysis in the management of Chulvi"

As Cardona has pointed out, the return to the starting line in the bidding for the construction works of the polygon is a sad reality check due to the inaction of a local executive. "Two years ago we already said that it was an outdated and technically and economically unfeasible project, as it has ended up being shown. Meanwhile, Xàbia is still in the tail car when it comes to diversifying our production model and being able to attract companies that generate wealth, employment and seasonally adjust the local economy".

They are neither there nor are they expected: Casa Candelaria, or PAI Mar Azul, among others

Faced with the paralysis of other "eternal" works such as the Auditorium or the industrial estate, "we find ourselves with an emblematic building such as Casa Candelaria, whose state has reached such a point of ruin and abandonment that it has had to be shored up by closing a street, and all this to avoid the collapse of the façade".

The PP of Xàbia accuses the government team of "perhaps the crux of the matter lies in the fact that the Chulvi Urban Planning management policy is based on looking the other way so as not to see these problems, in the same way that happens, for example, with the PAI Mar Azul. Perhaps it is for this reason that they do not convene Urban Planning commissions, because according to them, there are no issues to deal with”.

European Funds and how to manage them: a mystery not suitable for opposition parties to know

As Cardona pointed out, “we do not know what the star project that will be financed with European funds will be like: the Xàbia Coastal and Pre-coastal Management Plan. A project that is as strategic and necessary as it is unknown to the opposition parties, to whom they always apply that 'confidentiality' to which they
prevail, we don't know if it's because they don't have the project ready yet, or what the reason is. The only thing that is certain is that, as is the case with other projects, as is the case with the intervention in the First Montañar, we know nothing, beyond that hackneyed and recurrent “we are working on it”.

Rosa Cardona points out that "the Chulvi government is exhausted, without planning, and unfortunately, for all the xabieros, their only roadmap is governed by haste and improvisation. Ingredients that, seasoned with no self-criticism, assumption of responsibilities and without giving accounts, explanations, or having a basic element for the democratic quality of Xàbia such as neighborhood participation. The sum of all this leads Xàbia to a situation of collapse in management that must be reversed as soon as possible".

That is why from the PP they make a call to the citizens and the local government, and urge them to rectify themselves in the remaining months of the legislature, so that they sign up once and for all for dialogue, consensus, management and planning. Xàbia deserves it and it is clear that things can be done better.