In the opinion of the Ariquero ruler, “This is the umpteenth argument used to deny us fair compensation”. Sebastián Martín highlights that, “after they told us that this agreement did not exist, they now affirm that it did, but that it is no longer in force.”
Javier Rodríguez informed the plenary session last Thursday that this agreement was in force from 2001 to 2004 (although it lasted until 2018), but “it is understood to be resolved because there is an agreement that starts in 2010”, by which Arico receives around 730,000 euros a year. This formula is defended as the most guarantor as it is linked to the Special Territorial Waste Management Plan (Pteor).
It was Rodríguez Medina himself who announced that on Thursday there will be a meeting between the two administrations to address this claim from the Ariquero government, which he hopes will provide “the technical and regulatory support” to justify it. At this point, he warned that Arico has pending justification the last annuity (2018) that he received through the agreement he is trying to reissue, a contribution that is linked to the construction of the Plaza de la Villa de Arico, a work that remains unfinished.
The meeting called by the island president, Pedro Martín, for Thursday will be fundamental to define the future of this conflict between administrations. «We want to think that the Cabildo of Tenerife and its president have not said the last word in this regard, that next day 7 they will sit down with us to negotiate in good faith with the aim of seeking legal avenues, which there are, and thus respond positively to our neighbors, “he said. Sebastián Martín to citizens through social networks.
In mid-September, the mayor publicly warned the Cabildo that “if they (the island government) deny us compensation for the PIRS, we will work from now to close that landfill». Councilor Javier Rodríguez Medina, downplayed those words of the Ariquero alderman and assured the Plenary of the Island Corporation that “the Environmental Complex is not going to close. The mayor has no powers to do so.
