OPINION | Calpe Popular Party
Late and bad. The incompetence of the tripartite (Somos Calpe, PSOE and Compromís) is sinking Calpe. Now, the chaos of the parking lot and the loss of more than 400.000 euros of annual income from the blue zone are the new bill that we all pay for their negligence. The mayor and her team only know how to say: "these things happen." Really? No, this is due to their lack of foresight and their absolute inability to manage.
The contract for the blue zone concessionaire ended on December 31. In May 2024, the tripartite government had already approved a 6-month extension to prepare the tender. And here we are, without a new tender and without parking regulation. The result: total collapse of parking in the centre and a direct blow to our local commerce. Without rotation, customers flee to other places where parking is not hell. And, in the meantime, the city council is missing out on key revenues. Until when?
In the plenary session, the spokesman for the Popular Party, Miguel Crespo, made it clear that this situation is a scandal. But the mayor, Ana Sala, and Councillor Del Pino, both top officials and part-timers at the Town Hall, only offered shameful excuses: they blamed municipal technicians for retirements and leaves of absence. They always have someone else to point the finger at! And their responsibilities? Fine, thank you. Their response to the chaos: “these things happen.” Unacceptable.
This is not an isolated error. It is a pattern of negligence and clumsiness. We already saw it with the unfair tax on rubbish. While the tripartite government punishes the neighbours with a disproportionate tax, which means that a mezzanine without a lift in the historic centre pays more than a penthouse on Bol beach, they are not capable of approving an equitable solution. The only answer they offer is to blame Europe. Is that social justice? No. It is a mockery.
In contrast, the only tax relief measures in Calpe bear the seal of the PP, carried over from previous legislatures: reduction of the IBI, bonuses for inheritances and solar panels, and exemptions for restaurant terraces. All this, while the tripartite suffocates us with its incompetence.
Furthermore, your new blue zone ordinance is a step backwards in sustainability: you are removing the exemption from tolls for electric vehicles and motorcycles. Instead of moving forward, we are going backwards. Is this your commitment to sustainable mobility? Empty words and useless gestures.
Calpe does not deserve such neglect. We deserve a government that is up to the task, not one that hides behind excuses, blaming others while chaos spreads. It is time to put an end to this neglect that is costing us all dearly.
People's Party Calp
All in accordance with this article. After a while it has become impossible to find the center of Calpe. Windy cars are appropriate for places 24 hours a day. Comment font les portraits qui ont du mal à marcher ou les mères avec leur enfant ou leur poussette pour aller à la banque, à Correos ou chez le petit commerçant? This situation ne peut plus durar