Compromiso por Haría has publicly denounced the situation of abandonment that, according to the party, is occurring on the beach of Caleta del Mero, in the town of Órzola, where since last September 29 the corpse of a large animal has remained without being removed. More than a month later, the only visible action by Alfredo Villalba's governing group has been to cordon off the area with barrier tape, while the remains continue to deteriorate in the open air.
"It is absolutely inadmissible that a situation of these characteristics should drag on for weeks in a natural area frequented by residents and visitors, with the consequent inconvenience due to bad smells and possible negative health consequences," states the councilor for Compromiso por Haría, Ambrosio Viñoly.
Compromiso por Haría considers it particularly contradictory that the mayor, Alfredo Villalba, who also holds the presidency of the Commission for Fishing, Coasts, and Insularity of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), has not managed to promote an effective solution to a problem located on the coast of his own municipality.
"It is difficult to understand that someone who boasts of responsibilities in coastal matters at the state level is incapable of promoting the necessary coordination to remove a dead animal from a beach in Haría. These are not large projects or millionaire investments, but rather solving a simple and routine problem, but even this is not possible," points out Viñoly.
Compromiso por Haría extends its criticism to the municipal departments of Public Services, Tourism, and Environment, questioning the lack of an effective response to a situation that affects coastal conservation, the enjoyment of natural spaces, and the municipality's tourist image.
"We cannot claim to sell Haría as a municipality committed to the environment and quality tourism while allowing an animal to decompose for more than a month on one of our beaches. Placing tape and forgetting about the problem is not managing," maintains Ambrosio Viñoly.
For Compromiso por Haría, this episode highlights a worrying lack of coordination and response capacity of the governing group, which once again projects an image of neglect in the face of everyday problems that require concrete and effective actions.
Compromiso por Haría demands an immediate solution and public explanations
The municipalist party demands that the City Council urgently promote the necessary actions to proceed with the removal of the remains, in coordination with the competent administrations and services, and that it publicly inform of the reasons why this situation has been prolonged for so long.
Likewise, it requests that the action protocols for similar incidents be reviewed to prevent episodes of this nature from recurring on the municipality's coastline.
“The residents of Haría do not have to get used to neglect or the lack of responses from their City Council. Our municipality deserves a government that deals with problems, that shows up, and that acts. The protection of our coasts is not demonstrated with speeches or institutional positions, but with actions,” concludes Ambrosio Viñoly.
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