Transforming the left of the Vega Baja

Esquerra Unida and Podemos took centre stage on the promenade of Los Náufragos in Torrevieja last week where they confirmed that they will be fighting the municipal election together in 7 municipalities; Torrevieja, Orihuela, Pilar de la Horadada, Callosa de Segura, Albatera, Los Montesinos and Redován, and in some of these municipalities they also share a project with other organizations such as Podemos, Los Verdes, Vecinos por el Pilar, Alternativa Republicana or Compromís . In 4 other municipalities Esquerra Unida/Izquierda Unida will compete alone; Almoradí, San Miguel de Salinas, Guardamar del Segura and Bigastro. The event was attended by Héctor tion of Antonio Cerdán (CLARO party, listed at No 14).

Illueca, second vice president and candidate for the Generalitat Valenciana, and Rosa Pérez, councillor and coordinator of Esquerra Unida.

Llueca said that "we present ourselves in Vega Baja as the only progressive on the left, our objective is to work to benefit the majority of the working population and promote social justice, in the same way that we have developed courageous policies confronting the powerful in the Valencian and National governments”.

The lists reflect an effort for unity that did not occur in 2019, to the point that in the case of Orihuela they are also joining with Cambiemos and Compromís.

PP will turn La Caleta into a "beach for the whole year", with activities such as the "Winter beach".

3. LOCAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN: A municipal public company will be established, promoting selective collection, the control of illegal dumping, the collection of garden wastes, the establishment of an eco-park on the coast and other improvements.

4. MAINTENANCE OF THE ROADS: A study will be carried out to establishthe needs, an economic valuation and a master plan for at least 8 years, which will be managed by the department of the coast. At the same time, the PP will improve management of the road maintenance contract so that it has the necessary materials to repair existing potholes.

5. PEDESTRIAN WIDENING OF THE BRIDGE OVER THE AP7: if the amount of the guarantee (1.2 million euros) continues to be blocked, Vegara made a commitment to include it in the first budgets. He announced that, in the coming days, he will confirm in writing, completion before the end of the next term (May 2027).

6. EXPROPRIATIONS: the Aguamarina promenade: It cannot be opened this summer due to lack of time. A PP council will continue processing the expropriation file, currently in progress, and will make the necessary budget allocation in the first budgets to be approved for full payment of the agreed price.

The expropriation of the access road to the IES Playa Flamenca is more complex, as the expropriation file has not yet been opened and requires full approval in the General Urban Plan (PGOU).

7. BEACHES: He expressed his utmost concern about the urgent tender for the beach bar service and the installation of toilets, the lack of which is jeopardising the award of the blue flags. He believes that a wooden ramp accessible for people with reduced mobility can be installed on the beach of La Caleta (Cabo Roig) instead of an elevator. The recovery of the Aguamarina beach cliff is not a municipal responsibility, but they will urge the appropriate agency to carry out the work. The

8. RAMBLA RÍO NACIMIENTO-PLAYA DE LA GLEA: he recognises that the isolation of Dehesa de Campoamor due to the state of the Avenida de las Adelfas road is a serious problem, to which a definitive solution must be found. The option of channeling the boulevard, as in Pilar de la Horadada, is more complex in our case, as it is an action that involves other agencies (Coasts and the Confederation), outside the municipal powers. However, he undertakes to carry out a serious study with all the possible options and to urge the affected administrations to carry it out, providing the corresponding financing.

9. MARKETS: the need was raised for the Orihuela markets to evolve into benchmark markets in the area, improving quality, variety, cleanliness, etc., to which Vegara confirmed that the Department of Markets will work in close contact with trader representatives to get the best results.

10. COALITIONS: Asked about the council options with regard to future coalitions (Ciudadanos and Vox), Vegara said that he does not foresee any other scenario than obtaining 13 or more councillors and governing in an absolute majority.

Finally, Pepe Vegara stated that he wants to turn Orihuela Costa into a place where people want to come, and not where they want to leave. And that he wants to do so by presiding over a strong, stable government with management capacity, drawing up a future management plan for 4, 8 and 12 years.