A Couple of Bits

Just a couple of things I ascertained today which may be of information to some readers.

Firstly if, due to circumstances, the names of the people shown on an escritura change, e.g. through death or change over in ownership, then the regional authorities eg Diputacion need to amend their records. In any such case just take a copy of the escritura to the Town Hall for the information of Salvadore and he will organise the notification, or let me have a copy and I will take it to him.

Secondly the TH is trying to get round all the areas where trees etc need to be tidied up but there are only a few workers and many tasks so please be patient.

The main office staff this week are very busy with accountancy jobs as one of the budgets has to be completed by Wednesday evening. So please bear in mind if you have to wait for attention just now.

We have a meeting of the administering councillors this Wednesday evening at 5.0pm and if anything of note I will post.

Friday 17th January

Not a very busy week, for me, in the Town Hall this week. Mainly been out earlier in the week with Candido liaising with the Nila guys doing the road surfacing.

Had intended having a conversation with him about some outstanding issues this morning but failed due to meetings will try again next week.

Passed details, of the reported street lights not working, to Paco and they will sort through them.

Trying to organise a meeting between our Architect and a visiting highly qualified one for Bedar later this month. Apparently he has had success in helping Town Halls fight unjust actions by the Junta re property issues. Just another line to possibly help.

Popped in to see Andreas whilst he was doing his outlying, mobile, Town Hall thing in Palaces on Wednesday. For those who do not know where he is doing this, it is in the old village school which is the white building, just below street level on the right hand side, when going down the main road into Palaces, before the church on your left. It is quite an interesting little building which the TH is trying to improve. The details of the times when he is in Palaces and Los Llanos was on the post a week ago but to repeat he in there 4.30pm to 7.30 pm Mondays at Los Llanos and Wednesdays at Palaces. This is a facility which if we do not use it we will lose it. So if you have anything you need to talk to the TH about pop in and see him. He does not have all the facilities of the Town Hall but, from reports I have so far received, he does follow any up that he is unable to do in the halls.

Latest list for people to confirm they should be on the Padron is a very short one Alan Kantor, Joy Sharon Cole, Robert Anthony Fowler, Susan Elizabeth Fowler and from Decembers list Christine and Philip Hamdorff, David James Hargreaves, Linda Hargreaves and Michael John Roberts.I will be trying to contact these people by telephone but if you know any of them please let them know and ask if they can call into the Town Hall to confirm they should still be on the Padron.

Road Works

Due to being contacted by some readers, to the effect that the contractors Nila ended up blocking people in whilst doing their work, I have asked that they let people know, where possible, if that is to be the case. However, they did say that there may still be occasions where they could do work which would restrict access and not be able to warn people. I suggest that if you have any important appointments etc and you are aware that a street you rely on may be subject to surfacing work, I would, if it were me park my car beyond that street during the next couple of weeks.
Just worth bearing in mind.

Town Hall going on the road

The Town Hall administration is to take the Town Hall to the villages and the details are set out below which are self explanatory.

MOBILE TOWN HALL

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Thursday 9th January

Managed to get a bit of time with Luis today and he firstly informed me of how his discussions with the solicitors and the AUAN had gone. There is a lot of work being done by various members of the team regarding the PGOU and this work will continue and, as and when there are any developements of note I will post on here. We, that is the governing team including the Mayor, and the TH solicitors are to have another meeting next week when further papers will be examined which will help us identify the best way forward both publicity wise and legally. We hope to agree that next week.


Those of you who reported defects in the detail of the Catastro letters, which I informed Salvadore about, do not need to do anything further at this stage as he is trying to get the necessary amendments made to the records. If he requires anything further I will let you know.


I then joined Candido up at Los Llanos del Peral to see how the workers from Nila were getting on preparing the road surfaces for tarmac. There were one or two problems such as levels not good enough widths not set wide enough so Candido will be trying to maintain supervision of this work to try and ensure it is completed satisfactorily. He did say they would be spending the next week or so clearing, cleaning and preparing the surfaces and then the road laying machine would come along to top them off and that all work should be completed within 3 weeks. I did ask that if the work was going to prevent people getting into or out of their homes that Nila inform people. He said he would ask.

I mentioned that in some areas we needed to ensure ducting was laid under the surface to be tarmaced so we did not have to dig it up as soon as it was laid, to lay electric cables for street lights etc! He said he was bearing that in mind, but did inform me that some residents of one street had informed him that they did not want their electric street lights turning on as they liked the lack of light pollution, so it was not necessary for that street.

Happy New Year

Firstly Happy New Year to you all and lets hope we at last see some progress with the PGOU. The Town Halls solicitors are to meet with the AUAN solicitors later this month but I do not yet know the date of this.

Secondly, Nila S.L. the company who were given the contract to do our road resurfacing work have started today in the Los Carasoles area. I am not privy to the order of works which they will work to but I understand it will only take them a few weeks to complete the works.

Bit disappointed with the street plan as, due to the violent winds last Saturday night, the bottom panel was blown off. I will see whether we can get it repaired by the TH staff or whether it will require a new panel!

I have been away over the holidays so I will get into the TH probably tomorrow to see if there is any developements of interest.