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Issue 92
1 - 7 AUGUST 3-9 Jan 2014
The historic La Siesta Restaurant saved from demolition this week
City Council helps save restaurant demolition by Keith Nicol THIS WEEK marked D-Day for the La Siesta Restaurant on Bolnuevo. The long established restaurant is under threat of demolition due to changes in coastal law over the years but Francisco Garcia, Mayor of Mazarrón, asked for a postponement of the demolition and wishes to open talks about the possibility of changes to future legalization of the status of the local historic landmark.
The Mayor of Mazarrón, Francisco Garcia, noted his total dissatisfaction about the possibility of the demolition of the La Siesta Bolnuevo, which was scheduled for Tuesday July 29. Garcia believes that the date chosen for the body is an “aberration, since this place is now in full summer season mode, having stockpiled food and also because staff have also contracted for these months.” Secondly, the Mayor said that La Siesta “is a restaurant that has been running a long time, rooted in
the image of our town.” Fortunately the voice of reason was heard for a change. On Tuesday, several hundred people gathered to oppose the demolition of the La Siesta Bolnuevo, including several members of the municipal corporation and Francisco Garcia, from Town Planning, Ginés Campillo, Public Safety, Isidro Coy and Councillor for the Environment David Fernández. Guardia Civil were in place to try and move the protesters off the beach
but they stood firm. The result is a temporary reprieve for at least the summer as a new demolition date has been given for September 17th, giving owners and the council time to put their case for the saviour of the establishment. The delay is important because newe laws will come into force in early August that could be favourable to the future of the restaurant La Siesta Bolnuevo, who have been serving customers for the last 54 years.