SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Jan. 22 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The president of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Rosa Dávila, announced this Monday that they are working together with the town councils to develop a “shock plan” to put an end to the spills given that it is an “unavoidable objective” for the island corporation. .
In statements to journalists at the end of a meeting of the Insular Council of Territorial Administration (CIAT), he commented that work is being done so that all homes can be connected to the sanitation networks to put an end to the “very serious problem” of discharges into the coastline and also to the subsoil.
Regarding the water crisis that the island is suffering due to the lack of rain, he indicated that we must have a “short-term, medium-term and long-term” vision to provide “quality” water, both for consumption and for the sector. primary
Regarding housing policies, he has indicated that the Tenerife Cabildo “has not been actively present in recent years” but now a strategy has been designed to make affordable housing available “for those who need it most.” specifically vulnerable people and young people through housing and land acquisition programs.
The president has also indicated that the island employment plan that is being launched together with the town councils has been addressed, the amount of which grows from 8.2 million to 10 million euros, and with an open period for suggestions for each council to present. your needs.
The vice president of the Cabildo, Lope Afonso, has indicated that “it is not easy to play in the field of dynamizing the real estate market” but he has pointed out that through the ICAVI the acquisition of housing or land will be favored.
This also requires the “direct cooperation” of the municipalities, which are the ones who have to indicate which parts of their municipality are in a position to be developed for development in order to give rise to the generation of housing, he pointed out, emphasizing that the same It happens with the purchase of an unfinished home.
“It is a fundamental right and, therefore, we have to get involved, even going beyond direct powers, as we also do in the case of water,” he commented.
Along these lines, he has stated “that this is not a policy of watertight compartments”, even though the responsibility for sanitation is municipal, and it is an “insular policy”.
Carmen Luz Baso (PSOE), mayor of Los Silos, has admitted the problems that municipalities have in improving the supply network and guaranteeing supply to residents, which is why she has valued the “commitment” of the Cabildo to carry out a plan of shock.
The objective, he pointed out, would be to “sectorize” the network and “digitize” in order to know where the leaks are.
Baso has also commented that city councils are “very concerned” about job creation and access to housing because they are the administration “closest” to residents and have to provide an “immediate” response to neighborhood demands.
