Regional vice-president visits Benissa
THE SECOND vice president of the Valencian regional government and councillor for housing and bioclimatic architecture, Rubén Martínez Dalmau, paid a visit to Benissa last Friday. He was there to deal with different questions surrounding important projects currently underway in the town.
Some of the topics discussed at the meeting were the construction of the new town hall, the Benissa museum, the adaptation of the auditorium, the current situation of the Pont del Quisi and the general urban plan. The last issue occupied much of the meeting, as it is one of the fundamental strategies for the town hall.
Councillor for territorial strategy, Isidor Mollà, stressed the need to work together with the regional government in order to bring forth an 'ecological and sustainable plan that must have the majority consensus of all the political forces of Benissa'. Mollà continued his speech confirming the need to continue to give importance to the landscape, he also addressed the issue of the protected coastal area of Llobella. “The general plan is one of the priorities of the current governing team and we will work to be approved as soon as possible”, he concluded.
“We are setting up a powerful political agenda with the objective of bringing forth fundamental projects for Benissa” added the mayor, Arturo Poquet. He concluded his statement by saying “Benissa comes first, and we will do everything that is necessary to give it the boost it needs.”
Dalmau’s visit then continued with a walk through the historic centre, a visit to the schools and a tasting of the traditional ‘Pulpo’, an octopus dish from Benissa. He was then taken to the rural outlying village of Pinos, where so many residents turned up, that the original meeting place of the old school house had to be moved to the larger church building. The neighbourhood association were concerned that the general plan includes turning the commune into a forested area, restricting rights for farmers, and this was the only subject discussed.
Dalmau and Poquet both then vowed to do everything they could to find solutions which allow the maintenance of rural settlements.