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The mayor of San Pedro del Pinatar has carried out the assessment of the management of the Government Team in the equator of the current legislature, which has emphasized its commitment to boost employment, the deseasonalization of tourism and investments to create a municipality More modern and accessible.
The mayor of San Pedro del Pinatar, Visitación Martínez, today offered a press conference to give an account of the management balance of her government team after two years of the legislature.
The first mayor stressed that during this period, his government team "has worked hard to promote employment, the deseasonalization of tourism and economic recovery through an efficient management of public resources and commitment to work hand in hand of the citizen".
Thus, one of the priorities in this beginning of the legislature has been to continue with an economic policy governed by the containment in the public expenditure and the efficiency and efficiency in the management of the resources that has been translated in a reduction of the public debt in 6,27 million euros.
The mayor recalled that the municipal debt was at the beginning of the legislature above 31.3 million euros, and now it is 25.07 million euros.
This effort is in addition to the previous legislature.
Thus, the debt, which in 2011 was above 39 million, has declined by more than 14 million euros in six years.
Visitación Martínez has stressed that this achievement has not been at the expense of citizens, since in the tax area has advocated measures aimed at reducing the tax burden and offer payment facilities, such as reducing the type of tax of the IBI until 0.69% to compensate for the revision of the cadastral value, or the reduction of the surplus value of 20 to 25%, also incorporating bonuses of 15 to 75% in transfers of property due to death to ascendants, descendants and spouses.
On the other hand, with the aim of reactivating local economic activity, the City Council has opted mainly for measures aimed at promoting tourism and its deseasonalization, as well as favoring the creation of jobs and entrepreneurship.
Thus, in the tourist area have developed a wide offer of tourism related to nature, with routes and activities in the Regional Park of Arenales and Salinas de San Pedro, to which are added the offer of health tourism or sports, as San Pedro del Pinatar has become a destination for the physical preparation of many professional teams, mainly football.
An offer that is powered in summer with events related to culture, leisure and youth, such as the development of popular careers, Beach 40 Pop or HoliDay.
In addition to outside promotion through various media.
These measures have been translated in the improvement of hotel occupancy data, as the average annual occupancy stood at 53.64% in 2016, compared to 44.87% in 2014. A significant increase is mainly in the low season From October 2016 to April 2017 stands at 49.1%, which represents an increase of almost 10 points in the last two years, since this was sown in the 39.46% from October 2014 to April 2015.
This commitment to tourism is complemented by support for local businesses, with the development of trade fairs in different sectors, the holding of events in Lo Pagan throughout the year, in the urban center and the maintenance of tax breaks for entrepreneurs , 50% for the general opening license and 75% for young entrepreneurs under 35.
In addition to training and advice offered by local employment agents, in collaboration with other bodies such as SEF or INFO.
Projects like the Infomóvil that in 2016 attended to more than 110 entrepreneurs in their visits to San Pedro or the great acceptance of formative actions like the CECARM workshops of electronic commerce, with more than one hundred attendees.
In the area of ​​Employment, the Youth Guarantee Program has been committed, co-financed by the European Social Fund for young people under 30 years of age and within this framework, training activities, pioneering activation and motivation projects such as The Employment Incubator Youth, municipal initiative, the mixed employment and training program Las Salinas II, or through contracting with public employment programs for works of general and social interest, subsidized by the SEF.
To this are added other training programs such as the Popular University with more than 50 courses, business training provided by the CCT or the Labor Foundation of construction or projects such as "100x100 activation", SEF, through which has worked with 25 Unemployed in the active job search with different professional profiles.
These measures have contributed to San Pedro del Pinatar accumulating 40 months of year-on-year decline in unemployment and rising membership.
A period in which the average annual rate of unemployment has fallen by 528 people and membership has grown by more than 700 contributors.
Visiting Martinez has indicated that in this first half of the legislature an effort has been made in investments to improve the municipality.
Thus, more than 25,000 square meters of track have been paved, 200 new banks have been purchased for public spaces, vertical signage and 2,000 square meters of artificial turf for medium-sized, parks and roundabouts.
A transformation in the public spaces of the locality that is more than evident in the parks and gardens, like the Park of the Kings of Spain of Lo Pagán, the park of the Customs, the Park of the Avda. To the Castelar and the Mayor Jose Ballester, in the Antolinos that have been completely rehabilitated.
In addition to the new program "We see ourselves in the park", with the aim that families know and enjoy these spaces.
The municipal energy saving plan has also been continued, with the replacement of a good part of the luminaires of municipal buildings, parks, gardens and streets such as Avenida Artero Guirao, Avenida del Puerto or the urban center.
In total 521 lamps have been replaced by LED technology, which means an annual saving of 215,540 kilowatts and 25,000 euros in the light bill.
The large transformation of the entrances of the town and the Artero Guirao avenue, with the construction of the partial plan of Los Sáez, with 77,000 square meters urbanized, that include walks and green zones, the new asphalting in this way, the pedestrian walk that Unites the municipality with the hamlet of Los Sáez, the commercial area Pinatar Park in this entrance, which has also involved 100 direct jobs and the construction of new businesses at the entrance by the Pillar of the Horadada, which will also improve the image of the locality in this area.
Dozens of actions have been carried out at the Municipal Sports Center, which are leading to its transformation and modernization, new spaces have been created such as a stay to reserve tracks, a storage area and a club room inside the pavilion.
Outside, the children's playground has been expanded, a new popular play area has been renovated and the minipinatarius has been built.
In addition to new tracks such as 3x3 basketball, skating, beach volleyball and a new sports court to be built this year.
The sports center also has a new track of Cross of more than 1 kilometer, which is completed with a mountain bike circuit that has expanded the offer of sports disciplines and has been a differentiating element.
In addition, as a result of the collaboration with the CARM, the works of protection and conservation of each of the salt mills have been carried out, which have been new since December 2015 and the procedures for the rehabilitation of the Floridablanca Spa have begun.
The mayor has indicated that the current Government team has been marked as one of its main objectives for 2017 to improve and modernize the area of ​​the seafront of Villananitos, is currently finalizing the draft of the project to be tendered in July and the urban center of The locality, for which the drafting of the project has already been tendered.
Finally, the mayor has said that the Government team has fulfilled or implemented more than 85% of the electoral program with which they attended the elections.
"San Pedro del Pinatar thus stands on the path of growth and job creation and is committed to seek new opportunities for Pinatarians."
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar
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