PP, Cs and PSPV approved a motion in the County Council to support fire-affected municipalities

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Ordinary plenary meeting of September in Diputación de Alicante

Ordinary plenary meeting of September in Diputación de Alicante
Alex Dominguez

At the ordinary general assembly meeting in September Alicante Provincial Council An agreement reached by Partido Popular, Ciudadanos and PSOE, with Compromis not participating, went ahead to initiate a support scheme for the municipalities of Val d’Ebo, which were affected by the forest fires last August. Valencians refused to participate in this agreement, considering that the investment to be made by the provincial institution is economically important. fire prevention It reaches 400,000 euros and is therefore “inadequate” as it is 60% lower than that realized by Diputación de Valencia. Ana Serna, second vice president and vice president of the Water Cycle, thanked the “will to compromise” shown by the PP, Cs and PSOE on “such an important issue”.

In the presentation of the agreement, the Special Provincial Administration team explained that it will make it possible for the approved plan to be made available to everyone. areas affected by fire A technical team to consult, advise and draft projects to apply for assistance offered by the Generalitat, the central government and the provincial agency itself. In addition, candidate subsidies for promotion will be launched, which will reach 30,000 euros per municipality, and special plans will be designed for the promotion of tourism in the affected municipalities, with a direct investment of 420,000 euros and an indirect investment of 420,000 euros. 480.000 €. Open Change introduced by Compromis In this regard, Serna stated that she was rejected for “lacking rigor and seriousness”. For her part, PSOE spokesperson Toni Frances said they supported the motion because it included proposals submitted by the socialist group, although the mayor of Alcoy also acknowledged that she could “go further”.

Compomís submitted another proposal on forest fires, which has not yet been advanced. In the debate on this point, the MP for the Environment, the popular Miguel Ángel Sánchez, stated that he should “withdraw” the motion submitted to Fullana because it was “budgetary”. Valencia Provincial Council and Alicante’s proposal” considered it “not correct” and contained “many errors and failures in the figures”. A Valencian spokesperson insisted that the municipalities had not yet received help and that many towns hit by the fire this summer. fire at Vall d’Ebo this summer.

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