The plenary session of La Laguna yesterday unanimously approved a motion in which it was agreed to “urge the Cabildo de Tenerife and the Canary Islands Government to carry out the study so that, from this moment and until December 31, 2022, public passenger transport vouchers, both for Titsa and Metropolitano de Tenerife, are 100% discounted for island residents, with the same conditions in terms of use and management offered by the State”. To this is added that the Island Corporation, “based on the provisions of article 44.1.c of the Canary Islands Transport Regulation Law, proceeds to apply a 100% reduction in the cost of island transport, both in buses and in the tramway”. This is reflected in the text agreed between the different groups from two motions presented by CC and PP and with amendments added by the local government.
Likewise, the two administrations are urged “to study and change as many regulations as are necessary so that the 100% discount on public passenger transport can be maintained as of January 1, 2023.”
In addition, the Cabildo is asked to “claim from the Government of the Canary Islands, and this, in turn, from the Government of Spain, financial compensation for the cost of offering our citizens this bonus.” And it is requested that “the singularities of the Canary Islands be addressed, also paying attention to the socioeconomic figures so that the Government of Spain extends free public transport to the island territories that do not have commuter train service, extending its duration which be necessary”.
Likewise, it urges “the necessary legal modification so that the municipalities can apply and expand free formulas in urban public transport to favor the abandonment of private vehicles”, among other points of the approved agreement.
The Alhondiga
On the other hand, the Plenary approved, as institutional, a motion, at the proposal of the mayor, Luis Yeray Gutiérrez, to “urge the Government, Cabildo and other public institutions, taking into account their historical, heritage, ethnographic, cultural values, gastronomic and identity, help the City Council in the purchase of the property called La Alhóndiga, in Tejina”, as well as urge the Cabildo on “the possibility of incorporating the property into the next Island Historical Heritage Plan” and make a consensual proposal for its use. .
Another of the unanimous agreements, also at the proposal of the mayor, was to recognize the figure of Blas Cabrera, for his contribution to scientific culture and his consideration as the main figure of Physics in Spain in the 20th century, and to proceed, with the help from the Mexican consulate, “with the repatriation of the remains of Mr. Blas Cabrera, and his relatives, and their subsequent burial on municipal public land, specifically in the San Luis cemetery”, with the City Council assuming all the costs that are derived.
Likewise, a unanimous agreement was reached on a motion proposed by Citizens to initiate the urban planning file to enable public use for a citizen center, squares and other services on Camino La Villa. Added to this is another unanimous agreement in a PP motion to renovate the children’s playground on Folía street, in the Cercado Mesa urbanization, as well as review its landscaped areas for improvement and assess the possibility of creating a dog park at some point. of the area.
For its part, the PP presented a motion urging the State to make a series of legal modifications and measures against illegal occupation, which was rejected, instead approving an amendment by the government group in which it is committed to continuing to work to expand the municipal public housing stock, support the development of the State Law for the Right to Housing and urge the competent administrations to search for alternatives that avoid practices that favor speculation in such an important matter as housing, among other points .
During the plenary session, a whole series of institutional motions were also approved to request honors and distinctions for Luis Pérez Serichol, Oswaldo Brito González, Óliver Suárez Tomé, CD Arguijón and the group of bugle and drum bands from the lagoon municipality. .
Aitami Bruno takes office as the new councilor and assumes Commerce
Aitami Bruno took possession yesterday, at the beginning of the plenary session, of her minutes as councilor of United You Can in the City Council of La Laguna, after the resignation of María José Roca at the end of July, assuming the area of Commerce and Local Development. This was reported yesterday by the Permanent Commission of the United You Can in La Laguna, which has agreed to propose a restructuring of its areas to the government group. Thus, Rubens Ascanio, first deputy mayor and councilor for Social Welfare and Drug Addiction, will also be for Sustainable Mobility; Idaira Afonso will hold the powers in Tourism, Sports, Equality and LGBTI, and José Juan Gavilán will be the mayor of Education, Youth and OMIC. In addition, José Luis Hernández has already joined the Local Government Board as the sixth deputy mayor. “This is an opportunity to reinforce the end of the mandate and settle the policies that we have been implementing,” said Ascanio.
