Councilman Waters, John Pagan, reported that "the Socialists were opposed to residents of" The Gardens "," The Norica "," The Drylands "," Old Parts "," Torrejón "among others, can not build houses on their plots of 2,500 or 5,000 square meters. "
It has also indicated that "once the General Plan is approved, the developable land is not zoned for residential use, which involves no loss of water, as advocated time and again Socialist councilors."
Pagan is surprised to see "how the socialist attacks Martínez Usero government team creating social unrest an issue that is not true and opposing these neighbors can not build homes in these areas," since "the General Plan is no threat to the Tajo-Segura, as they say over and over Socialist councilors. "
The most striking example, as indicated Pagan, are the "Lorca 15 kilometers, after approving the General Plan and the status of those lands for development, irrigated areas continue to have the same water allocation and the only area are 50 acres are urbanized. "
In addition, the mayor recalled "a Socialist councilors who were the leaders of his party in the legislature of the leftist coalition of 1999-2003, which laid the foundations of the General Plan. In the case which involves the document of that era with that of the latter, the urban land not zoned for residential use remains almost the same. "
In this situation, Pagan complains that the PSOE's position they are taking, because "only so that neighbors get alarmed and, if they continue with the same content, which again and again, you might convince the Segura basin and stop sending water to the municipality. "
The councilman of Water in the City Council has indicated that "since the RFP has seen fit to facilitate the construction of houses and protect large estates that do not proliferate."
In addition, the mayor pointed out that "has been the Municipal People's Party group that has advocated for keeping the area under irrigation in the General Plan from the A-7 to the river and not as some unions as requested, COAG-IR, or business associations such as the Cebag, who wanted the area was urbanized. In this sense, Pagan said that the PP has always defended the interests of farmers and the Consistory are working to get effective action. "
The people said "the real danger for the repeal of Diversion is the President of the Government, and in their hands was the National Hydrological Plan, which is going to provide farmers keep their fields, and gave him shelved ".
In addition, the mayor has said that "the biggest threat now is the Statute of Autonomy of Castilla La Mancha, which in the case that is handled as it is, would remove agriculture in Totana and Murcia Region. "
However, Councilman Water has insisted that "water is a public good and that has to be the state who manage siphoning equally abundant water basins, such as the Ebro, which are not , as the Segura. "
Source: PP Totana. Fotos: archivo Totana.com