No 921 Monday 30th May - Sunday 5th June 2022
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HE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE who used to pass daily along the pedestrian path in front of the Bella Vista urbanization in Cabo Roig are currently unable to do so, and despite the City Council's promise to reopen the Aguamarina walkway for the summer season, following it’s compulsory purchase of the land, the new Orihuela council announced during last Thursday’s Plenary Session that it would not be possible, with the deputy mayor, José Aix, blaming the Partido Popular for not carrying out the correct procedure.
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Aix, who is also the Councillor for Heritage, was responding to a question raised by the Cabo Roig y Lomas Neighborhood Association. Last December, the Council closed the paseo, in compliance with a court ruling, forcing those wishing to move between the two points, a distance of approximately 60 metres, to make a detour of two kilometers to get to the beach. Shortly after the walkway was closed, the previous Councillor for Heritage, Rafael Almagro (PP), announced that based on
the general interest, the administration had the option of expropriation, stating that the matter would be resolved and it would be reopened before the summer. For this reason, the neighborhood organization asked Aix if that commitment would be met, to which the deputy mayor said that his intention is to "reopen it as soon as possible." However, he said that it would be impossible to meet a summer deadline, in that the procedure has not been moved forward by the previous administration. We must remember that he, of course, was a part of that previous administration, in which he also served as the deputy mayor, and in which he and his Ciudadanos colleagues voted against a CLARO/Cambiemos motion decrying the paseo’s closure. Now, however, he seems to have joined the increasing number of politicians who are seemingly not averse to performing a Uturn! Beforehand, Almagro had told the Spanish press that there had been a number of meetings with the community of Bella Vista owners, but without any positive results.
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