The Cabildo of Lanzarote contributed during 2020 to the processing of 26 projects of the seven municipalities of the island, allocating a total of 9.3 million euros within the framework of the Municipal Cooperation Plan. The Island Corporation assures that its objective is to "favor the equitable development of the seven municipalities of the island and improve, equally, the quality of life of the population, regardless of the municipality in which they reside."
The president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, María Dolores Corujo, describes the "consensus" between the public administrations of the Island Board of Lanzarote as "a great success of this first stage of the legislature, managing not only to promote works and projects that improve the municipalities of the Island and its infrastructures, but also the creation of employment during the difficult time that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought."
In this line, the Councilor for Public Works, Jacobo Medina, also highlights "the great opportunity that the implementation of so many projects has meant for various companies on the island and, therefore, for their workers, thus achieving the creation of employment among small and medium-sized companies in Lanzarote and partially alleviating the complicated economic situation in which we find ourselves."
Distribution by municipalities
The Arrecife City Council received 4,025,347.15 euros for the execution of nine projects, which were distributed between the adaptation and legalization of playgrounds and bio-healthy areas (1,946,199.75 euros); the works of the capital's irrigation network (728,937.75 euros), or the modification to the project of adaptation and activity for the legalization of the multi-purpose court of Titerroy (599,961.27 euros).
Other projects launched in the capital through the Municipal Cooperation Plan were the renovation of the public lighting of the Charco de San Ginés (313,442.18 euros); the optimization and bastioning of the municipal information system (263,659.09 euros); the remodeling of changing rooms and adaptations to the Accessibility Law in the Argana Alta field (123,147.11 euros), and the drafting of the project to improve the functionality and adaptation to regulations of the Arrecife Social Services Center (50,000 euros). Likewise, the traffic light network will also be renovated and the urban section of Manolo Millares street will be conditioned.
For the Teguise City Council, 1,286,427.24 euros were allocated to undertake seven projects as well. The Island Council contributes, in this way, to the actions of the rehabilitation and improvement project of sports courts and playgrounds of Tahíche, with 262,743.51 euros; to the reform of the Sociocultural Center 'Fomento de Tao', with 278,494.49 euros, and to the basic and execution project of conditioning the green area for leisure in Tahíche, with 298,841.84 euros.
Resources were also allocated to the adaptation of the facilities of the Caleta de Sebo Sociocultural Center, with 126,149.68 euros; to the public lighting installation project on Islas Canarias Avenue, Las Olas Street and adjacent streets in Costa Teguise, with 190,000 euros; to the rehabilitation and improvement project of the playground and creation of recreational space in Muñique 'Parque La Familia', with 200,000 euros, and to the supply of 38 compact LED solar luminaires, with 105,716 euros.
The Tías City Council received 1,138,742.36 euros in 2020 for the realization of two projects, specifically the general conditioning and renovation works of the Puerto del Carmen soccer field, for which 572,458.22 euros were allocated; and the project of adaptation and road facilities for multi-purpose buildings, which had an item of 686,326.34 euros.
For the San Bartolomé City Council, the Cabildo allocated 1,067,051.05 euros, used for the adaptation and facilities of the Municipal Sports Center (729,434.80 euros) and for the expansion of the Municipal Cemetery (382,018.83 euros).
The Yaiza City Council received a total of 990,914.37 euros from this Plan for four actions, so that 452,117.17 euros were allocated to the project of repair and implementation of playgrounds in the municipality and 296,825.63 euros to the basic and execution project of point 3 pre-collection of waste in Playa Blanca. Also, 198,355.69 euros were allocated to the Yaiza municipal shooting range and 45,000 euros to the supply of different street furniture for squares in the municipality.
As for the Tinajo City Council, it received funds worth 466,849.14 euros within the framework of the Municipal Cooperation Plan, used for the renovation of the municipal offices (80,000 euros), the La Santa sociocultural center (160,000 euros) and the El Cuchillo sociocultural center (180,000 euros), as well as for the resurfacing of Guirre street (43,972.23 euros) and the transverse paving of Capellanía street (16,439.96 euros).
Finally, the Haría City Council received 403,806.42 euros from the Island Corporation, which were used to finance the repaving of El Dice, El Callejón, Las Casillas and Alpidio Curbelo streets, in the town of Máguez, and Arco Iris street, in Arrieta, for which 301,134.99 euros were used, and for the partial conditioning of the CEIP San Juan de Haría, for which 225,854.69 euros were invested.
The execution period of these actions began on November 1 and has as final date October 31, 2021. Likewise, the justification period will last until December 31 of this year.
