Coalición Canaria Yaiza celebrates that this past Monday it obtained the "commitment" of the mayor Óscar Noda to "recover the traditional landscape" of Lomo del Cura, which is in a "state of abandonment" and that "has caused the loss of an emblematic palm tree and the deterioration of the place."
In a motion raised to the plenary session and approved unanimously, CC Yaiza recalls the rehabilitation in the 60s of a house by the artist César Manrique to house the La Era restaurant, "which would become part of the traditional architecture of Yaiza, with Lomo del Cura in the background and sporting an emblematic palm tree at the top, linked forever to the history of the municipality due to its height and uniqueness."
The nationalist municipal spokesperson, Emilio Machín, states that "aware of the importance of preserving the landscape in our municipality, Coalición Canaria has presented this motion, which has been approved by the municipal plenary, aimed at recovering the aforementioned landscape and replanting a new palm tree of the same characteristics at the top of Lomo del Cura."
However, Emilio Machín regrets that the government group has rejected in the plenary session three other nationalist motions "aimed at improving the safety of pedestrian crossings, allocating financial aid to the municipality's fishermen, and regulating the awarding of the stalls with transparency."
In the first of these, CC requested "to create a line of economic support of 6,000 euros that guarantees the continuity of the practice of artisanal fishing that has been carried out in the municipality since 1901," as well as "to promote the sustainable development of the fishing sector among our population through training courses and dissemination campaigns."
Deficient pedestrian crossings
Similarly, Emilio Machín regrets that the municipal government group "does not consider it necessary to carry out a study, as we have proposed, in order to improve the pedestrian crossings in the municipality, despite the fact that many have poor visibility, making it difficult in many cases for people with reduced mobility to use them, and that it would include the placement of sound devices to improve the safety of blind people."
And finally, the nationalist municipal spokesperson denounces "the lack of interest on the part of the mayor and his government group in providing transparency to the awarding process of the stalls in the municipality, thus responding to the demand that neighbors related to this activity have conveyed to us, who maintain their doubts about the way in which their concession is being carried out."
In this sense, CC Yaiza considers that the City Council "should regulate the awarding process of these mobile stalls according to fair and objective criteria, observing a serious and responsible attitude when publishing the calls, since sometimes the BOC is used and other times the City Council's notice board."
It also requests that from the beginning of the year, a list be published with the dates of the town festivals and consolidated events in which stalls will be installed; and that once awarded, their location be decided by order of entry of the application in the City Council Registry.
