The Nationalist Group (CC-PNC) in the Arrecife City Council regrets that the Government Group, presided over by the popular Ástrid Pérez, has not taken into account a single one of the seven initiatives presented in the last plenary session, "despite the fact that all of them were aimed at improving the quality of life of the people of Arrecife, even more so in these difficult times from a socio-health and economic point of view."
"It makes no sense to reject proposals that are nothing more than a sign that we have our hand outstretched to collaborate when this mayor decides to accept it," said the spokesperson for the nationalists, Echedey Eugenio, who emphasizes that, with this type of decision, it is only clear that "this mayor is not concerned that not enough is being invested in Social Services, she doesn't care about the back-and-forth of statements regarding the incidence of Covid in schools, and she doesn't care that many SMEs and self-employed people have been forced to cease their activity."
Among its motions, CC-PNC raised in the plenary session held this Friday the need for the capital's Consistory to increase the expenditure allocated to "Social Services and Social Promotion" to reach the sum of 6.5 million euros, equivalent to an investment of 100 euros per inhabitant/year, in the budget for the year 2021. This proposal was rejected, as has been pointed out, just as each and every one of the suggestions aimed at "alleviating the serious economic situation that all those SMEs and self-employed people who have been forced to reduce or even cease their activity are going through" were rejected. Neither bonuses for Social Security contributions, nor reduction of fees, nor subsidies, nor extension of the ERTES in the tourism, restaurant, commercial, culture and leisure sectors until December 31, 2021, etc. seem to be options for the group of Ástrid Pérez."
Likewise, "the government of Arrecife did not consider it necessary to clarify the contradictions between the Cabildo and the City Council regarding the incidence of Covid19 in the capital's schools." "While the mayor demanded massive screenings from the Government of the Canary Islands due to the incidence of Covid in the schools of the capital, the president of the Cabildo stated that the schools of the Island are resisting Covid," said Eugenio.
"Ástrid Pérez also did not admit the proposal to hold a virtual carnival, adapted to the current health, economic and epidemiological situation, in order to maintain not only the illusion that is so necessary at this time, but also to collaborate with the groups that live from these festivities," they say.
"It is more than evident that we cannot think of celebrating a carnival as it used to be in the past, but it is also true that the City Council should work so that this year does not mean a total break with our traditions that could lead to a loss of such an important festivity in the coming years," Eugenio stressed.
Finally, CC points out that "the rest of the motions focused on improving the city's infrastructure." Thus, the nationalists proposed that "future budget years include items of at least 5 million euros for the paving of Arrecife and proposed the creation of a boulevard that connects the new large Garavilla area and the downtown area, to promote commerce in Arrecife and have focused on improving the accessibility of public infrastructure (streets, sidewalks and municipal facilities). All these proposals, given the lack of vision of the mayor and her team, were rejected."
