The twelve municipalities of Tenerife affected by the big forest fire that started on last August 15 In the mountains of Arafo and Candelaria they will have a Plan of Employment Extraordinary endowed with 3.5 million euros that helps alleviate its effects on neighbors. He Island Government Council yesterday agreed to request three million from the Canary Islands Employment Service (SCE) for its preparation. The Council also received the advance of the Sustainable Mobility Plan that will now go into public exhibition to receive allegations. In addition, the endowment for the agency increases by about four million euros through an agreement between the IASS and the regional Executive. The Council approved to delegate to the insular Minister of Employment, Education and Youth, Efraín Medina, the exercise of powers in relation to the direct subsidy of three million euros for a total of 3.5, to be requested from the SCE to carry out said plan that includes other areas such as the Natural Environment or Primary Sector. The initiative, with a deadline of one year for its execution, will allow the human factor to be recovered in the Town Councils whose mountains were affected by the August fire, which will define the needs always under the coordination of the Council. This is the case of Arafo, Candelaria, Güimar, Fasnia, El Rosario, Tacoronte, El Sauzal, La Victoria de Acentejo, La Matanza de Acentejo, Santa Úrsula, La Orotava and Los Realejos.
Dependence
The Institute of Social and Socio-Health Care (IASS) and the Government of the Canary Islands They will agree on a new cost price for each dependent place, which will mean an increase of four million euros in the allocation of this area. The Council also approved the progress of the Island Plan for Sustainable Mobility, the next phase of which will be the public exhibition to receive the mandatory allegations. The president, Rosa Davila, highlighted the importance of the document that was already presented to the social and economic agents of the Island on October 22. It includes an extensive analysis and diagnosis, in addition to 17 proposals that combine road infrastructure projects, the improvement of public and rail transport, as well as mobility policies, in the case of the regulation of surface parking or Low Emission Zones.
public exhibition
Rosa Dávila announced that the document will be presented on December 13 before the Island Commission of the Canarian Federation of Municipalities (FECAM) by the Minister of Mobility, Eulalia García, so that it can be taken into consideration. Starting the next day it will be published in the Official Gazette of the Province (BOP) and a period of 45 business days will open to make allegations. The Advance Plan structures its long-term development, establishes two temporary scenarios (2035 and 2045) and contemplates five large blocks in which infrastructure and mobility are analyzed; public transport; the financing of transport and the planned actions, as well as the planning proposals.
Open access
The island president announced that, in view of the progress of the emergency works carried out in several sections of the TF-21 and TF-24 roads leading to the National Park of Teide, greatly affected by the fire, the Technical Service of Roads, Mobility and Landscape decided to eliminate the existing restrictions starting tomorrow for two-wheeled vehicles, buses and trucks over 10 meters on both roads. The actions were adopted on September 18 after an assessment of the state of the TF-21 roads from kilometer point 16 to 33 and TF-24 from 9 to 37.5. The speed was also limited along the entire route to 50 km/h and the prohibition on stopping and parking in the area of the viewpoints located between kilometers 15 to 32 was maintained.
White Caves
Within the area of Innovation, Research and Development, the order was approved for the public company Gesplan to carry out the work planned to reorganize and urbanize the sector called Cuevas Blancas Technology Park (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) for an amount of 516,086 euros and an execution period of 12 months. The purpose of the assignment includes the prior study of the background in addition to the documentation of the reparcelling and urbanization projects. Cuevas Blancas will be the main enclave of the Tenerife Science and Technology Park. It will house, in a first phase, the PCTT Headquarters Building – already built – and in a second the Multi-company and infrastructures of technology-based companies. An ideal ecosystem for this sector.
Buses and youth
The Council agreed to modify the bases to purchase 247 new buses for Titsa after the credit last September. Also acquire smaller vehicles to intervene in interface areas such as those of the August fire. Within the Youth and Training area, the maintenance service for the Joven y Educa program was approved for 87,000 euros and the tender for the contract for the Espabilé youth participation project for an amount of 250,380. The objective is the design, development, execution and evaluation of the initiative within the framework of the Insular Network of Youth Houses.
Primary sector
Valentine Gonzalez, counselor with special delegation of Primary Sector and Animal Welfare, highlighted among the agreements reached in his areas the rehabilitation of the Las Llanadas Farm, in the municipality of Los Realejos, for 246,000 euros, and the drafting of the project for the consolidation and improvement of the irrigated areas of the Güímar Valley (municipal areas of Güímar, Arafo and Candelaria), the writing of which costs 107,776 euros. It affects an area of 475 hectares, mainly banana, subtropical and vegetable crops, and another 273 that are abandoned. It will be necessary to undertake actions such as “the delivery and pumping center in the regional treatment plant, the conduction from that center to the regenerated water regulating pond, the pond itself (100,000 cubic meters) and the distribution irrigation network,” González explained.
