"La Manga del Mar Menor is not just a district, it is a particular territory that also requires special treatment."
María José García, candidate of Citizens to the City of San Javier, pointed out that "the hoses have to be able to decide on the decisions that affect them and take the reins of their future because we are talking about a complex territory, and with a large number of unresolved problems for years, a linear city of 18 kilometers with a low and dispersed resident population density, and very far from its municipal centers respectively ".
García has said she knows "the abandonment of the neighbors, a fact that contrasts with the central role that La Manga plays as a regional tourist pole.
Every euro we spend in La Manga is an investment that will return and benefit the Sanjaviereños, Cartagena and the entire Region. "
Therefore, García recalled that Ciudadanos led the implementation of participatory budgets in the municipality in the last term.
"Now it's time to reinforce the existing ones and to bet on these open decision-making processes, as well as dedicating a part so that the hoses do not feel excluded or have fewer opportunities to get their projects carried out."
For this reason, since the orange training, they are committed to providing a stable participatory budget to this locality where the rest of the local, regional or national administrations collaborate, all coordinated and managed by the La Manga Consortium.
Unblock the execution of EDUSI
"Far from the electoral and megalomaniacal proposals of other parties, Ciudadanos wants to carry out a battery of measures aimed at solving urgent and daily problems that remain entrenched in La Manga," said García, who believes that the first challenge is to unblock the execution of the EDUSI de La Manga "For this it is necessary to reinforce the role of the technicians involved in the management of the European Funds so that they can be executed in a timely manner.
We are talking about 18 million euros of which only a few hundred thousand euros have been executed, "he added.
Another issue that concerns the orange training is to eliminate the bad odors and sewage problems that La Manga suffers year after year, "We can not aspire to be a top tourist destination without solving the most basic public services" Garcia has highlighted, who has listed other proposals such as the implementation of a plan to clean lots and public spaces, the beautification and change of information posters or mobility plans and alternative connectivity, especially in summer to avoid kilometric jams.
"But above all, from Ciudadanos we want the implementation of a participatory process where all the needs are met and a route is set within reasonable timeframes for the fulfillment of the neighborhood and associative demands," he said.
Sustainable tourism to break seasonality
García has proposed "start thinking now, what tourist model we want for La Manga".
The candidate of Cs considers that "we start from a mass tourism model focused on the second residence and the concentration in summer times, which it is necessary to break, and focus La Manga to a new more sustainable tourism model, which encourages alternatives and complements to the sun and traditional beach ".
The candidate of San Javier has announced other proposals such as a commitment to alternative markets that break seasonality, a beach for pets, nautical tourism, a program to promote new collaborative channels of rents that put in value the numerous homes that are closed for a large part of the year, a commitment to expand the ludic events throughout the year and the recovery of spaces of high ecological value, landscape or historical-cultural in the environment.
"It is also our obligation to reinforce the correct set-up of the beaches of La Manga, both those of the Mar Menor, as well as the beaches of the Mediterranean and provide them with equipment to meet the highest quality recognitions, as well as a commitment to provide the beaches of material and equipment that allows its universal and accessible use ", the orange training candidate has finished.
Source: Ciudadanos Región de Murcia