No 652 Monday 30th January - Sunday 5th February, 2017
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IU seek blueprint to protect San Miguel Cave Houses The leader of the Izquierda Unida in San Miguel de Salinas, Bienvenida Campillo, has denounced the council for failing to implement a municipal project to revitalize one of the most iconic attractions in the town, the site of the cave houses which have been in situ since time immemorial. She said that the work "remains stalled because of a lack of interest by the government team to put it in hand" stating that it has been ready to go "since 2011 when it first obtained the approval of the Generalitat, but since which time nothing has been done� The plan to update the small settlement of about 20 houses was first muted back in 2003 with the approval of a whole
series of local actions that would both improve the standing of the cave house dwellers, of the houses themselves and of the surrounding area. It was suggested that they could be promoted as a great attraction drawing many thousands of additional visitors to
the town and thereby ensuring a much needed boost to the local economy. Unfortunately, though, the council have not accredited the
site with the importance that it deserves, with the plan suffering all sorts of variations since it was first introduced. Continued on Page 2