The residents of Maneje managed to extract a commitment on the Arrecife Ring Road from the parliamentarians of the island of Lanzarote, in a meeting they held last Friday at 8:00 p.m. in the neighborhood's socio-cultural center. According to the residents, the parliamentarians will present a joint amendment so that the Government considers a solution to the slopes of the Ring Road and commits to providing greater lighting to the area.
This was explained to La Voz by one of the members of this residents' commission, Tomás Fuentes, who was "very happy" with the attitude shown by the parliamentarians at this meeting. "We saw them receptive and it is the first time that all the parliamentarians of Lanzarote have come together for a specific issue on the island. We hope it is the beginning of a new path, not only for Maneje, Titerroy, and the Ring Road, but for the island of Lanzarote in the Government of the Canary Islands. It is time for the Government to know that we are here, not just for elections," he said.
Tomás Fuentes, who was accompanied by the president of the commission, Iván Hormiga, among others, will give "a little over a month" to the parliamentarians to present this amendment. If they do not, he will return to "the battle," as he told La Voz.
Of eight parliamentarians, seven of them attended the meeting, specifically, David de la Hoz, Juan Pedro Hernández, and Isaac Castellano (CC), Manuel Fajardo Palarea (PSOE), Fabián Martín (PIL), and Ástrid Pérez and Fernando Figuereo (PP). Only the parliamentarian for CC, Inés Rojas, was absent. Also present were the general secretary of the PSOE on the island, María Dolores Corujo, and the deputy mayor of Arrecife, José Montelongo.
The amendment that the parliamentarians have committed to presenting involves finding a solution to the slopes of the Ring Road, after the residents warned of possible landslides. In addition, they will also request more lighting on the Maneje bridge, on Los Andes street, and on Avenida de Los Geranios to the connection with Tenderete street, as well as speed bumps on José Pereyra street, where cars "pass very quickly."
