The city council in Alicante, which is headed by the PP, says it is working to get rid of the rats at Plaza del Portal de Elche, which is in the centre of the city. They admitted that they knew about this “problematic” scenario and were looking for various “solutions.” They also asked homeowners not to feed pigeons because the food leftovers left in the vicinity could attract rodents.
Manuel Villar, the city’s deputy mayor, and Cristina Cutanda, the city’s spokesperson, said this at a press conference they conducted after the meeting of the local government board on Tuesday.
Villar has said that the city council is working to fix this problem, which could be “somewhat inconvenient” for companies, residents, and people who are just passing through. He went on to say, “We are giving out more resources than usual.”
Cutanda, who is also the Health Councillor, has called for “raising awareness” among people about “not” feeding the pigeons in the square. He said that the food they don’t eat “stays there” as trash that rodents then look for.
FITUR AND CENTRAL PARK
Before the press conference started, Villar and Cutanda observed a minute of silence in honour of the national mourning that the government declared after the Adamuz (Cordoba) train accident last Sunday. The death toll has now risen to 41 people, according to the count given early Tuesday morning.
The spokeswoman for the governing team said that the Alicante City Council will only take part in some events at Fitur, with an itinerary that is “adapted” to the current situation. She also said that, “in principle,” Mayor Luis Barcala and the Councillor for Tourism, Ana Poquet, are going to Madrid on behalf of the local administration.
The deputy mayor did say, though, that the city council is still in talks with the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility about the date of the presentation for the future Central Park project. He did say that the situation after the Adamuz accident is “very extraordinary” and that the planned presentation dates “could” change. Villar said that the state administration might suggest “alternatives.”
PUBLIC ROAD RULE
Cutanda also said that all changes made by left-wing groups to the public thoroughfare occupation ordinance were turned down. She also criticised “the hypocrisy of Compromís” because the coalition asked for bars and restaurants to stay open longer, from 1:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Cutanda, who is also the councillor for Public Road Occupation, stated that the “popular” party thinks it’s “unacceptable” that “those who go around saying they defend the rest” of the inhabitants “then propose more schedules than anyone else.”
Author: Derek Appleton
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