No 990 Monday 25th September - Sunday 1st October 2023
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ORIHUEL A MAKES ITS L ARGEST INVESTMENT IN W ASTE SINCE 2012
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he Orihuela Department of Urban Solid Waste and Street Cleaning will allocate 2,555,000 euros of credit from liquid treasury reserves to alleviate the major deficiencies in garbage collection and street cleaning in Orihuela, the renewal and improvement of the service.
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This represents the largest investment made in this area since direct management was agreed in 2012. The proposal will be submitted for opinion today, Monday, to the Information Commission, and raised for debate and a vote at the next Ordinary Plenary Session on September 28th. The councilor, Rocío Ortuño, said that she is hoping for a unanimous vote from all political groups. Ortuño stated that the municipality has been suffering from a significant lack of machinery, containers and personnel for eleven years. The garbage collection and street cleaning service has major deficiencies that do not allow it to operate properly. A great deal of equipment and many containers are missing, or obsolete, and there has been a lack of staff employed in the area for all that time. “Cleaning up Orihuela is the commitment of this government. We have already brought almost 7 million euros in credit modifications to the plenary sessions during July and August to meet the payment of unpaid invoices, and a provision for anticipated expenses until the end of the year,” she explained. This means putting in order the obligations we have in this area. “We are talking about a necessary investment demanded by the residents of Orihuela and, also, by the municipal staff who are determined to improve the quality and safety in the development of their work.”
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