THE WEATHER
Edition 319
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Friday 28th April 2017
THE STATE OF PLAY
T
aking a youngster to a children’s playground on the Orihuela Costa has been described as “suicidal” by one of the leading residents lobby groups in the area. Tomás Moreno of the Federación de Asociaciones de Vecinos de Orihuela
Costa (FAOC) used the word to sum up the state of the facilities and has called on Orihuela council to implement an unanimously approved motion from 18 months ago which called for play areas to be properly maintained. Moreno, who also
described the children’s parks as a “jungle” said that nothing has been done and the 2017 budgets had no mention of the play areas or over matters concerning cleaning and maintenance issues affecting the Orihuela Costa. FAOC claimed that weeds and vegetation area growing across the areas designated for youngsters, as well as worn-out ropes on swings and missing nuts, bolts, and screws on steps, swings and roundabouts. The organisation also slammed the state of fences and the general safety level of the areas. “Orihuela Costa residents feel abandoned”, fumed Moreno. “With budgets not
approved, nothing is going to be done on the coast in time for summer. We need fast action and a financial investment”.
IN AT THE DEEP END A
developer of an Orihuela Costa urbanisation has been ordered to pay over four and a half million euro in compensation to residents at El Mirador in Los Altos after advertising a large common green space and community swimming pool that was actually build on Orihuela council-owned land. A final appeal ruling from the Supreme Court though still doesn’t shed any light on how Promoplus International happened to promote the pool and common land as being part of El Mirador’s community when it wasn’t, as well as what, if any, action or discussions have taken place with Orihuela council
over their land being used for the facilities. Promoplus has been fighting in the courts for the last four years, with a Torrevieja judge awarding nearly five
and a half million euro in compensation to the residents four years ago, with the Provincial Court reducing the figure to four and a half million euro in December
2014. That figure was ratified by the Supreme Court in a written ruling, after it dismissed the Promoplus appeal last month.
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