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Well what a lot of stuff on A Spanish Life Forum?
To paraphrase the great William Shakespeare : To blog, or not to blog: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?
First, without denying my responsibilities to the people of San Fulgencio, may I remind them that there are 9 Councillors that make up the Corporation in the Town Hall.
Secondly, It would appear that the issue of noise from bars is high on a few people´s agenda. It troubles me to think that when we are trying to deal with a huge debt, left behind, by the outgoing group, trying to negotiate a settlement to the Oasis problem, trying to improve the general area, dealing with a large degree of unemployment. ( The unemployment office has recieved more than 200 requests for work since we entered the Town Hall ) trying to bring business to the area, supporting the various Charities and causes, puting on courses in Spanish, Zumba Classes, Pilates Classes, trying to persuade Central and Regional Governments to give us grants to supply a Library, Internet faccilities for all, as well as improvement grants for our own roads, lighting and water supply, organising events and fiestas, education, Social Welfare, the list goes on and on and on. But the issue of noise from bars seems to take precedence for some people.
I fully apprexciate that noise can be quite disturbing and once you have a bee in your bonnet about it, it seems to be exaggerated. It particularly disturbs me, when I read that the Police are doing nothing about the problem. I must have dreamt the fact that at 11.30 last Friday, after attending a Good Friday Procession in the Pueblo, at which the whole village turned out, but only around 10 or 12 people from La Marina attended, I met up with 3 Police Officers, outside the bars on Calle Justo Quesada/ Franscisco Quevedo. At this time, Chief O´Neills had 2 persons sitting outside and the doors closed. The Hog´s Head had 1 smoker sitting outside and the doors were closed, The George had about 8 or 9 young lads outside. They were being a bit loud but had apparently been warned to turn the noise down. all the other bars on the Consum Square had been monitored and a couple had been warned. While I was speaking with them, they recieved a call, requiring their attendance to an incident on the other side of the Urbanisation. Now it may be deemed that I have a biased opinion, but I feel that the Police under the new Chief of Police, are doing a good job with the resources available to them. Did you know that in the last month, there have been traffic controls set up at various locations in the Urbanisation. A number of vehicles and drivers have been reported for various traffic offences relating to documents, ownership of vehicles, drunk driving and being in possesssion of stolen property. Surely it is imperative to make our Municipality a no go area for criminals, making it safe for our residents to walk the streets. Being a safe area is paramount to bringing investment to an area.
Third: As has been said many times before, If you have a problem, come to the office on Calle Madrid and discuss them face to face. I will not be responding to questions or comments made on the forum, If any one wishes to cut and paste my comments from the blog, onto the forum, they may do so.