My email jiminysimpson@gmail.com

My email jiminysimpson@gmail.com

Friday, September 29, 2017

Road Repairs

At last I can report that the final contracts for the road repairs, which were included in the Provincial Plan for this year, have now been signed (last Tuesday to be exact).

The works should commence on or about the 14th October. This should include Calle Finlandia, Escocia and Dinamarca.

I will try and ensure that if there are any road closures we are made aware of them prior to them taking place!!

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Culinary/Culture Day & Details of a Piki Trip

Following the success of these days earlier this year and last year we are proposing organising another next month. We are looking at Wednesday 25th October.

Those of you who attended at previous events will know the format. What we do is have a few Spanish and from other countries who present a dish from their home country. They do a short verbal presentation about their dish and show how they prepare it (a few pictures showing the process) and afterwards we all sit down to enjoy the food prepared, together with wine and/or beer whatever people bring.

So I am asking that anyone who wishes to volunteer to do a dish at this event to contact me with their idea and what quantity of the dish they would be able to bring to the day. I do hope we can make it as successful as the previous ones. To give you some idea at the last one I prepared Haggis and I explained where and how we catch the wild haggis and how we prepare it for eating!

I will also need numbers for those who wish to attend. So on this occasion we will be registering people who wish to attend. Just let me have your names and telephone number if you wish to attend.

We are also looking at our next trip which will probably be to Calasparra around the 11th November but not confirmed yet. I will post once agreed.

Piki Autobuses, who we use for our Town Hall trips, has details of a trip they are doing in December to the world famous Catholic Pilgrimage Site at Fatima in Portugal. The trip is of 5 days duration pick up locally and the price includes Full Board (inc wine bread and water with each meal) at a hotel in Fatima, entrances to the monasteries and grottos and all transport for a price of €330 per person but with an individual supplement of €130. If anyone is interested I have the full itinerary and details.


Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Pleno and PGOU Meeting

Tonight we held an ordinary Pleno session meeting of the council.

Amongst other items discussed was the agreement to allow 5% discount on IBI bills when paid by direct debit however, due to paperwork and rules it cannily commence after the 1st December. So no good for this year.

One point I discussed with theMayor was when he could give all the people an update regarding the PGOU and we are looking at organising one in the next fortnight. In order that we can ensure accommodation for all I need to estimate the numbers who may attend.I toldLuis that I thought it would be in excess of 100 persons but in order to confirm this (so we can decide whether to do 1 or 2 meetings can you let me know if you would be attending this meeting. That way we can more accurately calculate what we need.  

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

IBI Bill issues & Church Donations

I have been made aware of an issue with the delivery of the bills for this years IBI.

It would appear that the Diputacion have engaged a company to deliver these bills but that they are not showing much efficiency in doing so. It appears that on occasions they have merely placed all the bills on top of post boxes!

My advice to you all is if you have not yet received your 2017/18 IBI bill yet you call into the Town Hall and ask Andreas to check the system. He has the ability to print off your bills.

The final date for payment of these bills is in early November.

Again we have to thank the congregation of the Church in Los Llanos del Peral for their generous gift of parcels for the less fortunate following their Harvest Festival. These are currently being distributed to local families who will benefit from them. 

Monday, September 25, 2017

Back in the Saddle

Well folks after a lovely long holiday including a road trip round Colorado and visiting family I am back in the saddle.

I apologise for the absence but I needed it!

If you have an issue or issues still outstanding which you think I may be able to help with please contact me at the usual email address.

I will be updating the blog later this week with any events and plans from the Town Hall which I hope will include a meeting about the PGOU which I am getting extremely concerned about the lack of news of.