CASARES MAYOR PRESSES FOR ACTION OVER THE BRIDGE AT THE MANILVA RIVER

Casares Mayor Antonia Morera has requested an urgent meeting with the Junta de Andalusia to finish work on the bridge over the Manilva river which will link Sabinillas and Casares Costa. The project ran into trouble late last year when the consortium building the bridge failed to meet deadlines. Now Mayor Morera wants the Junta to intervene to finish the work before any political changes which might further delay it. She fears that changes in the political direction of the Tourism Council might cause the project to be put on the long finger. The Mayor said that residents are anxious to have the bridge completed and she regrets that the Town Hall can do nothing more to expedite the work.

WORK STOPS ON THE BRIDGE OVER THE MANILVA RIVER AS CONTRACT COLLAPSES

Work has stopped on the construction  of a new pedestrian bridge over the Manilva River after the company involved terminated the contract.  The Ayuntamiento has claimed that the Qualifica Consortium failed to reach the final deadline for completing the work on the new bridge. Last Saturday was the deadline for completion of the work but the company claimed that because of financial problems it could not finish the job. The Ayuntameinto has rejected pleas for another extension of the deadline and has begun proceedings to reallocate the contract. A budget of 131,000 Euro was allocated for the bridge which will link Casares Costa with Sabinillas.

ORGANIC ALLOTMENT PLOTS ARE OFFERED IN THE HISTORIC QUARTER AND ON CASARES COSTA

New organic allotment plots are being offered in the historic quarter of Casares and on Casares Costa. The plots in Casares are in the Los Arenales area and on the coast at a municipal plot close to the Manilva river. The allotments will be offered for a three year period and preference will be given to disadvantaged families, the unemployed and old  age pensioners. People will be able to consume what they produce on the allotments but will not be able to sell the produce. Successul applicants will be charged 10 Euro a month to cover irrigation costs. The ayuntamiento will carry out periodic checks to ensure that the rules of organic farming are adhered to.