The General Plan Municipal de Totana Management has received the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) favorable to the Panel on Environmental Impact Assessment, held in Murcia last August 3, ensuring the continuity of its passage through the appropriate bodies Autonomous Community.
The Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, accompanied by the Town Planning and Land Management, Bartholomew Pallares, reported a favorable opinion and some of the agreements of the Panel on Environmental Impact Assessment.
The mayor reiterated that must now be seen a series of corrective and protective measures as usual in this type of environmental documentation, so that the document goes to the Directorate General of Planning, prior to final approval of the Plan.
This statement will be published in the BORM once they have produced the latest clarifications made by the Commission and after having the Governing Board of the Regional Park of Sierra Espuña.
Subsequently, within three months prepare an initial opinion by the Directorate General of Urbanism.
In this way, the City will make the adjustments and amendments to ensure environmental sustainability plan to continue to pursue its final approval with regard to the urban zoning and regulation, said the alderman.
In this regard, said it is a tranquility that the DIA has been thoroughly exposed to comprehensive technical filters that offer absolute environmental safeguards in different areas of the municipality.
He noted that this step is closer than ever before final approval and noted that the document was sent to the Autonomous Region on 21 November 2008 to May 3, 2010 was published in the proceedings begin BORM environment, so a year and some months after the procedure is complete global environment.
Martínez Andreo said the PGMO of Totana is "alive" despite the obstacles of the opposition during the handling process and stressed that this document will be a differentiator compared to what is approved in the previous legislature, adapted to the new rules and needs.
But did not specify the corrective measures that the City should do, reported that, among others, the Technical Commission proposes a buffer strip in Espuña depending on the physical and natural lands and habitats, deleting all references to mandatory to qualify and classify some protection naturally sensitive urban areas.
Finally, he thanked the collaboration of different Urban Councillors who have worked and believed in this process and, above all, commitment and effort of the municipal officers who have worked together with the Autonomous Community in its processing.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana. Foto: Totana.com