Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Orihuela Costa Budget Proposals 2009

As part of the preparation by Los Verdes of the 70 proposed amendments put forward, to the PP controlled Town Council, for inclusion within the Orihuela Municipality Budget for 2009, the Orihuela Costa Working Group of Los Verdes has put forward the following suggestions for the benefit of the inhabitants of Orihuela Costa.

We ask for a financial investment within Orihuela Costa in proportion to the population and taxes collected within the coastal area. This has been blatantly ignored by the PP ruled Council for the last 20 years!

The items are not listed in any order of priority or cost.
  1. Building of a heated indoor swimming pool
  2. An effective Public Transport system that truly meets the needs of the people.
  3. Provision of Municipal Public Library facilities.
  4. Maintenance and revitalization of public green areas.
  5. Increase in the number of Local Police officers present in Orihuela Costa
  6. Programme for the reduction of the cost of public street lighting without reducing the safety level of lighting.
  7. Installation of Solar Panels on Public Buildings to reduce financial and environmental costs.
  8. Improved provision and maintenance of street signs and road markings, such as pedestrian crossings, parking areas, and road traffic markings etc. to increase safety on the roads.
  9. Provision of safe and effective bicycle lane system.
  10. A public funded, coordinated and effective, 'Integration Program for Foreign Residents' (e.g. language course, cuisine, culture etc.).
  11. The Civic Centre to be open to all residents regardless of age, or a new multi-purpose centre
  12. Provision of facilities and activities for young people especially teenagers
  13. Provision and maintenance of correct access facilities for persons with reduced mobility in all public spaces, including public buildings, pathways in urbanisations and beaches.
  14. Provision of more parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities both in urbanizations and public areas.
  15. A Public TV Broadcasting station providing multilingual programmes and services orientated towards the coastal area.
  16. Provision of free to use WiFi facilities, for residents and tourists, at the major centres in Orihuela Costa, such as the Ayuntamiento, Civic Centre and in the beach areas.
  17. Opening of the connecting road between the Los Balcones and Dream Hill urbanisations to provide effective access with the rest of the Orihuela Costa area.
We wait with interest to see which suggestions are included within the Final Municipal Budget by the PP - if any!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Whilst I fully agree with your proposal for more parking spaces for the disabled, I would like to point out that spaces already provided for disabled are usually taken up by those morons to lazy to walk the extra 20 metres, who will "only be a minute". Until people learn some respect, you could have all the spaces you want, but sadly, not used by the entitiled people.

Anonymous said...

All very good, but who is going to pay for it?