Five years later Valencian general It will contribute 3 million euros in 2018 co-owner Director of Alicante Teatro – in equal parts Sabadell Bank And Alicante City Council-, Council of Alicante finally unlocked their share (1.5 million) Colosseum rehabilitationCalling for reform due to the external damage and internal shortcomings it has suffered over the years. HE comprehensive seat and floor replacementThe foundation of the stage and the modernization of electrical installations, among others, are some of the things that have been done. most urgent actions.
Alicante Mayor Luis Barcala made a statement on the subject. release of this item to other owners at the meeting Owners Community Management Council The Directors’ Meeting held this Friday, following the General Assembly meeting held in October 2022, fourteen months after the previous meeting.
this advance The first step to writing the rehabilitation project As the mayor stated, the construction of the theater is currently ongoing and the Infrastructure Department is also working on it. sheets to write the plan.
The reason for the delay in this action Intervention service objections It was stated that the Alicante Municipal Council, after receiving some written information from Banco Sabadell, decided to use the money in question, which has not been given the green light so far, every year in line with its demands. After the city council’s vote was published, Sabadell also announced that it would unlock 1.5 million. corresponds to. It is currently unknown whether this amount will also make the payment. debt This dragged the €900,000 stadium into the 2019 departure of previous manager Francesc Sanguino. And not a single word has been spoken about filling the management position of the Principal, which has since been vacant and whose duties have been assumed by the deputy principal. coliseum, María Dolores Padilla.
Budgets and programming, approved
The Board of Directors also approved 2024/25 theater program And 2023 budgetsWe are about to come to the end of the year and From 2024How much 3,062,000 Euros62,000 euros more than in the previous year and No increase in annual allocations from each owner, amounting to 180,000 euros each, reaching a total of 540,000 euros.
The Municipal Socialist Group had previously announced that it rejected the 2024 accounts after evaluating the contributions at the General Assembly. “ridiculous” and “inadequate” and after having claimed but failed to raise it to 380,000 euros per person Reaching 1,140,000 Euros annually.
Socialist criticisms
«It is impossible to deliver quality programming with thisfunds are very insufficient. This is a definite symptom The PP government is not committed to culture.underlined the deputy speaker, Trini AmorosAfter denouncing four years of principal shortages while the building was “collapsing,” he said the mayor had promised reforms since 2018 and “five years have passed and the truth is he has done absolutely nothing.”
More viewers
On the other hand, Barcala emphasized that the management carried out at Teatro Principal “means that the box office return is 121%”. While the number of viewers was 52,600 in 2018, it closed this year with approximately 86,000 viewers. As stated after the meeting, increasing contributions throughout 2024 is not ruled out.
Another issue to be discussed at the next meeting is the prayer to change the legal form of ownership of the theater, which functions as a community because it is not one hundred percent publicly owned, to address the change of charter and define another, more appropriate legal form. (foundation, board of trustees) and that it supervised Intervention’s actions before, not after, the event.
new advisors
The Council of Government appointed new directors of the Generalitat and Banco de Sabadell. In this way, it consists of the mayor and a member of the Cultural Council. Nayma BeldjilaliBy the City Council; General Manager of Culture, Sergio Arlandisby Generalitat Valenciana; And Juan Fernando Canos and Miquel Molins Article by Banco Sabadell.
Free annual transfer
Additionally, an agreement was reached to transfer the Main Theater to an organization or organization free of charge. socio-health field association Once a year so you can celebrate your gala or festival. The future will be 2024 Alinur Foundation The person who can celebrate the end of the year event in the theater. To date, only the facilities necessary to carry out the work have been provided free of charge. Blood Marathon and for the delivery of the José Estruch Awards.
Source: Informacion
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