The Cabildo and the seven town councils unanimously agreed to compensate the municipality of Tinajo for the extraction of aggregates from the Rodeos mountain, as confirmed by the mayor Jesús Machín at the end of a meeting held this Thursday by representatives of the different public administrations at the headquarters of the First Island Corporation.
The updating of the Municipal Charter is a fact. Tinajo will receive 300,000 euros more for this concept, which means it will be on par with Haría, another of Lanzarote's non-tourist municipalities.
In addition, another of Tinajo's demands is to find an area for the extraction of stone and sand in its municipal area. The Cabildo promised to do so and its technicians already have the mission of choosing the most suitable site to process its legalization in the Island Territorial Planning Plan (PIOT).
The mayor, satisfied
Machín was pleased with the support found in all the municipalities and made it clear that the municipality has never opposed helping the farmers of Lanzarote.
"We know that the passage of the Delta caused damage and that the rofe from Rodeos mountain is necessary, but we demand fair compensation," he said. "Tinajo gives carte blanche from today for the extraction of rofe," he added. According to the mayor, the ideal formula for the distribution of the aggregate is for each farmer to choose his truck driver under the supervision of the Cabildo.
Voices in favor
The president of the Cabildo, Inés Rojas, described Machín's demands as "very fair" and believes that it is time to settle the "historical" debts that the Island has with the municipality.
Rojas, who is a resident of Tinajo, positively valued the good predisposition of all the town councils to satisfy the demands of her municipality. Likewise, despite the disasters of the Delta, she said that it will be a blessing to be able to recover the Rodeos mountain and the beautiful natural landscape of Santa Catalina.
For his part, the mayor of Haría, José Torres Stinga, commented that Tinajo needs the solidarity of all public administrations and stressed that Machín's request is totally understandable, since it is going to intervene in a place that is part of the heritage of Tinajo.
"Tinajo has a significant deficit and must be compensated," he added. Luis Morales, who attended representing the capital's City Council, described it as "logical" that Tinajo demands compensation for the extraction of aggregates in Montaña Rodeos.
