The Mayor of Totana, Juan José Canovas, has convened for the first time this term, members of the new Working Committee of the General Municipal Management Plan, responding to the plenary mandate last January, whose new stage It intends to adopt the final document and consensual manner.
The agenda of the first meeting includes consideration of the request for correction of errors of land-use planning of the municipality and the work plan and scheduling to follow in the coming weeks.
The plenary and adopted at its January session, immediately convene such Working Committee, composed of one representative from each Municipal Group, chaired by the mayor and the presence of representatives of employers, unions, professional associations of Engineers of Public Works , Architects, Surveyors and the drafting team of the current plan.
In addition, it was agreed, after evaluation in the Working Committee and the report of the municipal officers, correct errors and technical deficiencies that were requested by the Ministry of Public Works in July 2015.
In parallel, it was decided to begin a period of consultation with technicians, professionals and citizens to develop a timetable to amend the General Plan, once approved by the autonomous region, adapting it to the Land Law, supplying the amendments considered and plenary have compromised.
The Working Committee will control the time and work of the error handling and the startup process of future modifications and updates of the General Plan.
Political and social consensus
The Mayor explained that the claim is that the document "is as soon as possible", promoting the pursuit of political and social consensus necessary in order that the document is approved definitively.
In addition, he noted that "the idea is to assess whether the correction can be performed and send the document to the competent Ministry;
and in parallel, a process of debate will open the document to adapt to the needs of society totanera ".
In this regard, he defended the need to "move forward" in this field because "although not the ideal plan, it is necessary to unclog the general interest, since there are over 400 building licenses pending approval, and directly affects livestock the municipality. "
He also advocated for the final approval of the document because society in general needs an orderly urban planning and because not having it, this situation creates legal uncertainty for investors, especially when there are neighboring municipalities that already have the plan approved. "
