The plenary of Arona Town Hallwith the votes of the opposition, including six mayors attached to the Socialist Group, rejected the creation of a specific area of Housing in the Corporation that allows promoting public policies in this matter. The proposal had the support of seven socialist councilors, including the mayor, and the mayor of Yes We Can, as well as the abstention of three councilors from the Popular Party and Citizens.
The following socialist mayors voted against creating their own structure for public housing, the City Council reported in a statement: Dácil León, Juan Sebastián Roque, José Luis Gómez Pérez, Pura Martín, Yurena García and Elena Cabello. Canarian Coalition, Citizens for Arona and the non-attached mayor Luis García have joined the blockade in this matter. “It so happens that this proposal was not only endorsed by the government group, but also with the unanimous support of the unions with representation in the City Council and its autonomous bodies, which supported it within the framework of the General Board of Public Employees », points out the note from the Consistory.
Also, in recent months up to five commissions have been held with technicians so that the members of the corporation could present ideas, without a single one having been registered. “What it was about was the creation of its own structure, with material and human resources, for the Housing area, which until now depended on general services, with the aim of promoting public policies in this area,” he details. City Hall. All this is part of one of the axes of the municipal government, which seeks to promote public housing in the municipality with the search for different formulas. In fact, in recent months contacts have been maintained with agencies dependent on the Canary Islands Government.
The spokesman for the government group, Leopoldo Díaz Oda, asked the opposition to “think of the residents of Arona and not their partisan quarrels.” «Work for the good of all the nuclei, that is why we are here, and stop blocking the municipality, as they have been doing since the beginning of the mandate, leaving works and infrastructure without a budget. Housing is a very serious problem for all aroneros and it is necessary to deal with it”, stressed Díaz.
